Arlington vs Winthrop

A side-by-side comparison of Arlington and Winthrop: population, income, housing, and more.

Arlington and Winthrop are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Arlington has the higher population (2,298 vs 1,275 in Winthrop). Winthrop has the higher median household income ($67,375 vs $66,458 in Arlington). Arlington has the higher median home value ($181,600 vs $157,400 in Winthrop).

Population, income & housing

	Arlington	Winthrop
Population	2,298	1,275
Median age	34.1 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$66,458	$67,375
Median home value	$181,600	$157,400
Median gross rent	$839	$732
Housing units	973	666
Homeownership rate	70.7%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arlington	Winthrop
Population	2,463 → 2,298 (-6.7%)	1,381 → 1,275 (-7.7%)
Median household income	$53,125 → $66,458 (+25.1%)	$55,450 → $67,375 (+21.5%)
Median home value	$131,600 → $181,600 (+38.0%)	$111,000 → $157,400 (+41.8%)
Median gross rent	$714 → $839 (+17.5%)	$648 → $732 (+13.0%)

Arlington

Population

2,4632,298

Median household income

$53,125$66,458

Median home value

$131,600$181,600

Median gross rent

$714$839

Winthrop

Population

1,3811,275

Median household income

$55,450$67,375

Median home value

$111,000$157,400

Median gross rent

$648$732

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arlington	Winthrop
Under 5	8.6%	4.0%
5 to 17	18.6%	16.9%
18 to 24	5.7%	6.7%
25 to 34	20.1%	10.6%
35 to 44	9.4%	13.3%
45 to 54	11.4%	8.9%
55 to 64	9.0%	10.7%
65 to 74	7.3%	11.9%
75 and over	9.9%	17.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arlington	Winthrop
White (non-Hispanic)	78.0%	87.3%
Black or African American	0.7%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	19.3%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arlington	Winthrop
No high school diploma	14.8%	5.1%
High school graduate	31.6%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arlington	Winthrop
Drove alone	79.9%	88.9%
Carpooled	8.8%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.2%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	4.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arlington	Winthrop
1-unit, detached	65.7%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	16.3%	4.1%
20 or more units	5.3%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Arlington	Winthrop
Poverty rate	14.9%	8.7%
Average household size	2.66	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1970	1957