Norman County vs Wilkin County

A side-by-side comparison of Norman County and Wilkin County: population, income, housing, and more.

Norman County and Wilkin County are counties in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wilkin County has the higher population (6,413 vs 6,411 in Norman County). Norman County has the higher median household income ($69,833 vs $69,635 in Wilkin County). Wilkin County has the higher median home value ($172,300 vs $135,700 in Norman County).

Population, income & housing

	Norman County	Wilkin County
Population	6,411	6,413
Median age	43.9 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$69,833	$69,635
Median home value	$135,700	$172,300
Median gross rent	$752	$561
Housing units	3,228	2,977
Homeownership rate	81.6%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Norman County	Wilkin County
Population	6,520 → 6,411 (-1.7%)	6,291 → 6,413 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$55,085 → $69,833 (+26.8%)	$60,595 → $69,635 (+14.9%)
Median home value	$100,700 → $135,700 (+34.8%)	$140,000 → $172,300 (+23.1%)
Median gross rent	$599 → $752 (+25.5%)	$523 → $561 (+7.3%)

Norman County

Population

6,5206,411

Median household income

$55,085$69,833

Median home value

$100,700$135,700

Median gross rent

$599$752

Wilkin County

Population

6,2916,413

Median household income

$60,595$69,635

Median home value

$140,000$172,300

Median gross rent

$523$561

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Norman County	Wilkin County
Under 5	5.8%	6.3%
5 to 17	17.5%	16.2%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.6%
25 to 34	9.9%	10.7%
35 to 44	11.4%	12.2%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.7%
55 to 64	14.6%	16.2%
65 to 74	11.8%	11.1%
75 and over	9.7%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Norman County	Wilkin County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	91.2%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.5%
Asian	0.8%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	1.3%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Norman County	Wilkin County
No high school diploma	6.6%	6.6%
High school graduate	33.6%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Norman County	Wilkin County
Drove alone	74.7%	77.7%
Carpooled	10.7%	6.4%
Public transit	0.4%	0.3%
Walked	7.4%	4.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	8.2%
Other means	1.0%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Norman County	Wilkin County
1-unit, detached	83.6%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	3.9%
20 or more units	3.5%	9.7%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Norman County	Wilkin County
Poverty rate	10.3%	14.7%
Average household size	2.34	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	1961	1967