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Warren, Minnesota

Warren, city, in Marshall County, Minnesota. Warren had 1,558 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 2.8% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 1,605 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 1,680 (±138). GEOID 2768170.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

1,558

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 1,605 · ACS 2020-2024: 1,680 ±138

Median household income

$59,875

±$7,978 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $89,062

Median home value

$148,400

±$28,517 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $329,300

Median gross rent

$717

±$89 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $1,280

Where is Warren and what county is it in?

Warren is a city in Marshall County, Minnesota. It covers 1.5 square miles of land, 1,102 residents per square mile in 2020.

Warren (marked with a dot) in Marshall County, Minnesota. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Warren, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 1,558 people lived in Warren on July 1, 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, while Minnesota grew 2.2%. The 2020 Census counted 1,605 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 1,680 (±138).

  • July 2020→2021 −7 (1,595)
  • 2021→2022 −21 (1,574)
  • 2022→2023 −8 (1,566)
  • 2023→2024 −9 (1,557)
  • 2024→2025 +1 (1,558)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
Measure WarrenMarshall CountyMinnesota Change since 2015-2019
Total population 1,680 ±138 8,909 5,739,445 no clear change
Households 711 ±60 3,781 2,307,955 no clear change
Average household size 2.25 ±0.13 2.32 2.43 no clear change
Housing units 764 ±59 4,396 2,545,030 −86

Warren's population since 2000

From 1,678 in 2000 to 1,558 in 2025: down 7.2%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Warren as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 1,678
  • 2005 (estimate) 1,637
  • 2010 Census 1,563
  • 2015 (estimate) 1,562
  • 2020 Census 1,605
  • 2025 (estimate) 1,558

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Warren?

The median resident of Warren is 38.2 years old; 26.5% are under 18 and 18.6% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 89.3%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 4.0%. 2.0% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure WarrenMarshall CountyMinnesota Change since 2015-2019
Median age 38.2 ±2.3 43.2 38.8 −5.8
Under 18 years 26.5% ±3.1 pts 23.3% 22.9% –
65 years and over 18.6% ±3.1 pts 23.0% 17.3% –
Male 45.7% ±2.7 pts 51.3% 50.1% –
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9% ±1.9 pts 4.8% 6.4% –
White alone, not Hispanic 89.3% ±2.8 pts 91.0% 75.9% no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 0.4% ±0.5 pts 0.4% 6.9% –
Asian alone, not Hispanic 1.2% ±0.7 pts 0.3% 5.1% –
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.3 pts 0.2% 0.7% –
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.3 pts 0.0% 0.0% –
Two or more races, not Hispanic 4.0% ±1.7 pts 2.8% 4.5% –
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 1.2% ±1.2 pts 0.4% 0.5% –
Born outside the United States 2.0% ±0.9 pts 2.0% 8.7% no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 3.1% ±1.3 pts 4.2% 12.4% –
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 7.7% ±2.6 pts 7.3% 5.9% –
With a disability 17.7% ±3.4 pts 13.1% 11.6% –
No health insurance coverage 5.1% ±2.4 pts 4.6% 4.7% no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 94.2% ±2.8 pts 93.0% 93.9% –
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 17.0% ±4.6 pts 18.7% 39.4% no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 4.1% ±1.5 pts 3.5% 13.8% –
Lived in the same house a year earlier 87.6% ±4.0 pts 92.2% 87.8% –
Moved from another state in the past year 1.9% ±1.1 pts 1.4% 1.8% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Warren earn?

Half of Warren's 711 households earn less than $59,875 a year (±$7,978), against $72,543 in Marshall County and $89,062 in Minnesota. In 2015-2019 it was $68,947 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 13.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
Measure WarrenMarshall CountyMinnesota Change since 2015-2019
Median household income $59,875 ±$7,978 $72,543 $89,062 no clear change
Mean household income $71,876 ±$4,720 $86,673 $118,304 –
Per capita income $31,294 ±$2,816 $37,984 $48,237 −$4,516
People below the poverty line 13.9% ±5.4 pts 8.3% 9.3% no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line 17.5% ±12.2 pts 9.8% 10.3% –
Households receiving SNAP 13.1% ±4.9 pts 6.5% 7.9% –
Households with a computer 91.3% ±3.3 pts 92.3% 95.8% –
Households with a broadband subscription 89.0% ±3.6 pts 87.4% 91.6% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Warren?

Owners occupy 65.1% of Warren's occupied homes and renters 34.9%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $148,400 by its owner (±$28,517). The median renter pays $717 a month including utilities, and 26.5% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
Measure WarrenMarshall CountyMinnesota Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied) $148,400 ±$28,517 $164,500 $329,300 no clear change
Median gross rent $717 ±$89 $690 $1,280 −$170
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 26.5% ±9.2 pts 20.9% 38.4% no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $1,143 ±$93 $1,369 $1,947 –
Owner-occupied homes 65.1% ±5.3 pts 83.0% 72.2% no clear change
Renter-occupied homes 34.9% ±5.3 pts 17.0% 27.8% –
Housing units 764 ±59 4,396 2,545,030 −86
Homeowner vacancy rate 3.1% ±3.7 pts 0.8% 0.6% –
Rental vacancy rate 9.5% ±6.6 pts 9.5% 5.3% –
Single-family detached homes 69.2% ±4.7 pts 79.8% 66.0% –
Mobile homes 3.0% ±2.5 pts 9.6% 2.9% –
Built 2020 or later 0.7% ±0.7 pts 1.0% 1.9% –
Built 2010 to 2019 2.1% ±2.0 pts 3.6% 8.5% –
Built 1939 or earlier 20.5% ±4.8 pts 21.3% 15.6% –
Households with no vehicle 11.4% ±3.8 pts 4.6% 6.7% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Warren building?

Builders took permits for 0 new housing units in Warren in 2025 (0 in single-family houses), 0.0 per 1,000 residents against 3.6 across Minnesota.

  • 2019 0 units
  • 2020 1 units
  • 2021 1 units
  • 2022 1 units
  • 2023 0 units
  • 2024 0 units
  • 2025 0 units

Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Warren work and get to work?

80.9% of Warren's workers drive alone and 3.7% work from home. The average trip to work takes 15.1 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
Measure WarrenMarshall CountyMinnesota Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+) 58.6% ±4.9 pts 62.7% 68.1% –
Unemployment rate 1.9% ±1.4 pts 3.5% 4.1% –
Drove alone to work 80.9% ±4.9 pts 76.0% 68.9% –
Carpooled 8.7% ±3.5 pts 8.5% 7.5% –
Public transportation 0.0% ±3.0 pts 0.0% 1.8% –
Walked 4.2% ±2.0 pts 4.1% 2.5% –
Worked from home 3.7% ±2.3 pts 10.0% 17.6% –
Mean travel time to work 15.1 min ±2.3 23.1 min 22.7 min −5.6 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Warren?

No census tract lies mostly in Warren; 1 tract reaches into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Warren, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Warren
Tract 804Marshall County2,579 $64,583 $153,80026%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Warren) · Census block assignment files

How does Warren compare with other places in Minnesota?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Warren is the 8,598th-most populous of the 19,476 U.S. incorporated places that have one and the 295th-most populous of 855 in Minnesota.

Warren ranks 497th of 558 places in Minnesota with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Warren's rank in Minnesota (1 = highest): by population among the state's incorporated places with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate295th855
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)497th556
Residents per square mile189th562
Median household income497th558
Per capita income509th562
Median home value511th559
Median gross rent427th465
Poverty rate84th461
Bachelor's degree or higher513th559
Median age409th561
Owner-occupied share479th561
Work from home517th525
Travel time to work521st562

Warren's figures with every place in Minnesota (CSV)

Every place in Minnesota, sortable · Compare Warren with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Warren?

12 of the 57 figures for Warren on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Warren are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' public schools in Warren.