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.

It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Red Wing has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Red Wing has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Red Wing than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Red Wing may be for you.

In terms of college education, Red Wing is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.39% of adults 25 and older in the city 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.