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Winona, MN
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Winona profile


Living in Winona



Winona is a medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 25,842 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Winona is the 40th largest community in Minnesota. Much of the housing stock in Winona was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Also of interest is that Winona has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Winona is a major college town that has a very high percentage of its residents over 18 years old who are college students. Naturally, collegiate life has a major influence on local Winona culture, lifestyle and entertainment options. Winona really pulses to the beat of the academic calendar. In Winona every fall, returning students reinvigorate the community, who you will notice are all over town, buying groceries, out with friends, and getting acquainted or re-acquainted with each other and Winona. One of the beneficial effects that colleges provide is that they tend to be lasting institutions that deliver direct economic benefits to the local economy in the form of such things as jobs for faculty and staff, and spending by students. Winona benefits directly from this.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Winona spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.08 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

The education level of Winona citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.12% of adults in Winona have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Winona in 2018 was $30,829, which is lower middle income relative to Minnesota, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,316 for a family of four. However, Winona contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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