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Red Wing, MN
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Living in Red Wing



Red Wing is a medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 16,672 people and four associated neighborhoods, Red Wing is the 67th largest community in Minnesota.

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Red Wing has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Red Wing a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

The percentage of people in Red Wing who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.39% of adults in Red Wing have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Red Wing in 2018 was $38,098, which is upper middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $152,392 for a family of four. However, Red Wing contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Red Wing is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Red Wing home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Red Wing residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Red Wing include German, Norwegian, Irish, Swedish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Red Wing is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.