Housing data for Willmar Township, MN

Willmar Township, MN has an estimated 547 residents and 265 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Kandiyohi County.

51.6% of households rent.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
547 (±133)
Housing units
265 (±57)
Households that rent
51.6%
Residents since 2015–2019
−3.9%

What stands out in Willmar Township

Households without a vehicle: 36.1% (±14.6 points) in Willmar Township, higher than in Kandiyohi County (5.5%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 37.3% (±17.2 points) in Willmar Township, higher than in Kandiyohi County (13.4%).

Households that rent: 51.6% (±12.4 points) in Willmar Township, higher than in Kandiyohi County (27.5%).

Renters paying 30% or more of income: 79.0% (±24.6 points) in Willmar Township, higher than in Kandiyohi County (41.5%).

Housing in Willmar Township at a glance

  • Rent by bedrooms: $3,500 or more median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 79.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income
  • Renters and owners: 51.6% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $68,333 median household income
  • Home values: $329,300 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,973 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $2,788 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 37.3% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 52.1% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 43.9% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 1.5% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 36.5% heat with electricity
  • Commute and cars: 13.6 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: −3.9% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 42.1% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 1.2% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Willmar Township against Kandiyohi County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Willmar TownshipKandiyohi CountyMinnesotaUnited States
Residents547 (±133)44,079 (exact)5,739,445 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units265 (±57)20,337 (±135)2,545,030 (±1,535)143,775,355
Households that rent51.6% (±12.4 points)27.5% (±2.0 points)27.8% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent—$909 (±$47)$1,280 (±$7)$1,413
Median household income$68,333 (±$23,077)$76,592 (±$2,794)$89,062 (±$409)$80,734
Median home value$329,300 (±$36,997)$243,200 (±$7,920)$329,300 (±$903)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$2,788 (±$589)$2,492 (±$90)$3,357 (±$10)$3,119
Built before 198043.9% (±15.6 points)53.1% (±2.9 points)52.1% (±0.3 points)49.7%
Average commute13.6 minutes (±3.3)17.5 minutes (±0.8)22.7 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband57.5% (±14.6 points)88.5% (±1.7 points)91.6% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents51.5 years (±9.8)40.0 years (±0.6)38.8 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Willmar Township covers 21.7 square miles of land, about 25 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Willmar Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents569 (±101)547 (±133)−3.9%Not a measurable change
Housing units257 (±40)265 (±57)+3.1%Not a measurable change
Median home value$243,800 (±$28,931)$329,300 (±$36,997)+35.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$70,893 (±$11,313)$68,333 (±$23,077)−3.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,644 (±$215)$1,973 (±$260)+20.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$2,028 (±$315)$2,788 (±$589)+37.5%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent30.4% (±10.3 points)51.6% (±12.4 points)+21.2 percentage pointsMeasurable increase
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±21.9 points)1.5% (±2.2 points)+1.5 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Kandiyohi County

Willmar Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Kandiyohi County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Kandiyohi County recorded 224 violent and 777 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Willmar Township

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
5620118%25,146$910$216,300$68,804

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Willmar Township

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Willmar2.8 mi$910$198,40040.6%
Whitefield Township4.9 mi—$171,1007.4%
St. Johns Township5.6 mi$1,725$234,30017.7%
Pennock6.1 mi$1,042$153,90036.9%
Edwards Township6.3 mi$530$304,80024.3%
Kandiyohi Township7.2 mi—$308,8003.0%
Dovre Township7.8 mi$567$382,2009.4%
Kandiyohi8.0 mi$788$161,60029.6%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Willmar Township, fiscal year 2027

Kandiyohi County, MN, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$831$836$1,026$1,421$1,715

HUD income limits for Willmar Township, fiscal year 2026

Kandiyohi County, MN, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$21,300$35,500$56,800
2 people$24,350$40,600$64,900
3 people$27,400$45,650$73,000
4 people$33,000$50,700$81,100
5 people$38,680$54,800$87,600
6 people$44,360$58,850$94,100
7 people$50,040$62,900$100,600
8 people$55,720$66,950$107,100

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Kandiyohi County, MN, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $101,400.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Willmar Township

Are renters in Willmar Township rent-burdened?

79.0% of renting households in Willmar Township pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many renters are there in Willmar Township?

Willmar Township has an estimated 130 (±54) renting households, 51.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in Willmar Township?

The median household income in Willmar Township is $68,333 (±$23,077) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Willmar Township, MN?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $329,300 (±$36,997) for owner-occupied homes in Willmar Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Willmar Township?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Willmar Township, MN is $1,973 (±$260) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Willmar Township?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Willmar Township, MN is $2,788 (±$589) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Willmar Township growing?

In Willmar Township, the number of residents went from 569 in 2015–2019 to 547 in 2020–2024 (−3.9%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Willmar Township?

The ZIP code that covers Willmar Township is 56201.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 56201?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56201 is $910 (±$60) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Willmar township, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota (county subdivision:70438, in state:27 county:067).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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