Watkins

Population: 797
Median household income: $50,875
Median home value: $136,800

Watkins is a community in Meeker County, Minnesota, home to 797 residents. At $50,875, its median household income sits below Meeker County's $75,037.

From 2019 to 2023, Watkins's population declined 15.6% from 944 to 797, while its median home value rose 37.2% from $99,700 to $136,800.

60.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1975.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 797
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $50,875
Median home value: $136,800
Median gross rent: $760
Housing units: 398
Homeownership rate: 64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

944797

Median household income

$41,333$50,875

Median home value

$99,700$136,800

Median gross rent

$492$760

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	944	$41,333	$99,700	$492
2020	859	$51,607	$108,500	$450
2021	813	$60,278	$114,000	$480
2022	831	$62,500	$136,100	$775
2023	797	$50,875	$136,800	$760

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1719.8%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5418.2%

55 to 648.7%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	31	3.9%
5 to 17	158	19.8%
18 to 24	53	6.6%
25 to 34	104	13.0%
35 to 44	95	11.9%
45 to 54	145	18.2%
55 to 64	69	8.7%
65 to 74	60	7.5%
75 and over	82	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	740	92.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1	0.1%
Two or more races	40	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.1%

High school graduate44.5%

Some college or associate's36.8%

Bachelor's degree4.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	67	12.1%
High school graduate	247	44.5%
Some college or associate's	204	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	25	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12	2.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone77.3%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means3.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	314	77.3%
Carpooled	32	7.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	16	3.9%
Bicycle	1	0.2%
Worked from home	28	6.9%
Other means	15	3.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	194	51.3%
15 to 29 min	47	12.4%
30 to 44 min	69	18.3%
45 to 59 min	33	8.7%
60+ min	35	9.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 8.1% (60 of 745)

	Count	Share
Family households	190	57.8%
Nonfamily households	139	42.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	329	82.7%
Vacant	69	17.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	212	64.4%
Renter-occupied	117	35.6%

1-unit, detached60.3%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units17.6%

Mobile home & other14.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	240	60.3%
1-unit, attached	9	2.3%
2 to 4 units	20	5.0%
5 to 19 units	3	0.8%
20 or more units	70	17.6%
Mobile home & other	56	14.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2768620
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.69 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 45.3158, -94.4120