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Willmar, MN
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Living in Willmar



Willmar is a medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 21,282 people and five associated neighborhoods, Willmar is the 55th largest community in Minnesota.

One of the benefits of Willmar is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 13.28 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

In terms of college education, Willmar is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.64% of adults 25 and older in Willmar have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Willmar in 2018 was $29,074, which is low income relative to Minnesota, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,296 for a family of four. However, Willmar contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Willmar is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Willmar home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Willmar residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Willmar also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.87% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Willmar include German, Norwegian, Irish, Swedish, and Somalian.

In addition, Willmar has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.20%).

The most common language spoken in Willmar is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.