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Winona County, Minnesota

Winona County, Minnesota. Winona County had 50,523 residents in 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 1.7% since 2020, in line with Minnesota (+2.2%). It holds 35 places (13 cities, villages and boroughs, 19 towns and townships and 3 census-designated) and 13 census tracts. GEOID 27169.

Winona County is the county of the Winona, MN micropolitan statistical area (the Census Bureau's July 2023 delineation).

Residents, July 2025 estimate

50,523

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 49,671 · ACS 2020-2024: 49,779

Median household income

$70,744

±$4,222 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $89,062

Median home value

$235,400

±$5,774 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $329,300

Median gross rent

$907

±$39 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $1,280

How many people live in Winona County, and is it growing?

The 2020 Census counted 49,671 residents in Winona County. The Census Bureau estimates 50,523 for July 1, 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, in line with Minnesota (+2.2%). The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts the population at 49,779 over 626 square miles of land.

July 2020→2021 +138 (49,794)
2021→2022 +4 (49,798)
2022→2023 +106 (49,904)
2023→2024 +439 (50,343)
2024→2025 +180 (50,523)

Winona County in Minnesota. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, with the change from 2015-2019
Measure	Winona County	Minnesota	Change since 2015-2019
Total population	49,779	5,739,445	−946
Households	20,253±333	2,307,955	+811
Average household size	2.30±0.04	2.43	−0.11
Housing units	21,855±48	2,545,030	+635

Winona County's population since 2000

From 49,985 in 2000 to 50,523 in 2025: up 1.1%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts. 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 49,985
2005 (estimate) 50,756
2010 Census 51,461
2015 (estimate) 50,859
2020 Census 49,671
2025 (estimate) 50,523

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); PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); 2020 Census · Check it at data.census.gov

What cities and towns are in Winona County?

Winona County holds 35 places: 13 cities, villages and boroughs (incorporated places), 19 towns and townships (county subdivisions with their own government) and 3 census-designated places. The largest is Winona with 26,530 residents (2025 estimate). Places that cross a county line are listed with the share of their 2020 residents who live in this county.

Places in Winona County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ring: estimate with a coefficient of variation over 40%.

Winona	city	25,948	26,009±57	$56,337	$201,800	23.1%	100%
Goodview	city	4,158	4,103±18	$74,712	$254,200	5.9%	100%
St. Charles	city	3,990	4,037±22	$96,200	$256,600	3.2%	100%
Lewiston	city	1,533	1,613±244	$91,875	$213,600	5.2%	100%
Homer Township	township	1,298	1,101±174	$93,750	$332,200	5.3%	100%
Wilson Township, Winona County	township	1,148	1,174±189	$98,600	$361,500	6.7%	100%
New Hartford Township	township	811	817±117	$80,313	$305,600	4.4%	100%
Stockton	city	809	811±192	$86,042	$258,100	6.2%	100%
Hillsdale Township	township	779	833±177	$72,143	not published	15.4%	100%
Rollingstone Township	township	759	856±160	$70,521	$229,300	22.7%	100%
Rollingstone	city	678	620±96	$93,000	$239,400	6.7%	100%
St. Charles TownshipGEOID 2716956806	township	651	667±230	$130,357	$482,300	15.3%	100%
Richmond Township	township	636	478±97	$69,375	$276,900	7.3%	100%
Saratoga TownshipGEOID 2716958558	township	618	692±233	$105,568	$420,800	8.1%	100%
Warren Township	township	586	540±128	$131,719	$304,700	1.9%	100%
Utica Township	township	574	680±127	$78,750	$321,400	11.0%	100%
Pleasant Hill Township	township	533	936±189	$72,647	$301,700	1.3%	100%
Norton Township	township	523	494±99	$96,875	$405,000	3.6%	100%
Altura	city	471	388±92	$61,563	$206,000	8.8%	100%
Dresbach Township	township	410	407±73	$101,875	$433,300	7.1%	100%
Wiscoy Township	township	347	301±67	$107,500	$288,200	7.7%	100%
Elba Township	township	328	287±56	$120,625	$540,200	2.8%	100%
Fremont Township	township	314	231±68	$101,500	$258,300	4.3%	100%
Hart Township	township	300	386±149	$86,313	$312,500	13.7%	100%
Dakota	city	295	304±58	$95,357	$236,200	2.6%	100%
Mount Vernon TownshipGEOID 2716944656	township	276	266±111	$82,750	$415,900	6.8%	100%
Dresbach	CDP	272	286±67	$90,250	$343,800	9.4%	100%
Utica	city	266	216±50	$73,125	$188,400	8.3%	100%
Whitewater Township	township	204	239±75	$66,944	$540,500	4.2%	100%
Minnesota CityGEOID 2743144	city	202	135±39	$72,083	$169,000	11.1%	100%
HomerGEOID 2730014	CDP	189	179±75	$99,375	$285,000	5.6%	100%
PickwickGEOID 2750740	CDP	157	171±72	$87,647	$266,700	2.3%	100%
ElbaGEOID 2718386	city	129	102±36	$76,250	$159,400	8.8%	100%
La Crescent	city	5,276	5,251±30	$85,368	$272,400	5.7%	1%
MinneiskaGEOID 2743036	city	97	111±41	$87,083	$207,100	6.3%	47%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 place-by-county parts · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Winona County?

The median resident of Winona County is 36.4 years old; 17.6% are under 18 and 18.7% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 88.9%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 3.9%. 3.0% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin and education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure	Winona County	Minnesota	Change since 2015-2019
Median age	36.4±0.3	38.8	+1.2
Under 18 years	17.6%	22.9%	–
65 years and over	18.7%±0.1 pts	17.3%	–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.9%	6.4%	+0.9 pts
White alone, not Hispanic	88.9%±0.3 pts	75.9%	−2.2 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	1.9%±0.4 pts	6.9%	+0.6 pts
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2.2%±0.4 pts	5.1%	no clear change
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0.2%±0.1 pts	0.7%	–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.1 pts	0.0%	–
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2.8%±0.6 pts	4.5%	–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0.1%±0.1 pts	0.5%	–
Born outside the United States	3.0%±0.5 pts	8.7%	no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	4.9%±0.8 pts	12.4%	–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	5.8%±0.6 pts	5.9%	–
With a disability	11.7%±1.0 pts	11.6%	–
No health insurance coverage	5.2%±0.8 pts	4.7%	no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	94.1%±0.7 pts	93.9%	–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	32.7%±1.8 pts	39.4%	+2.6 pts
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	10.7%±1.0 pts	13.8%	–
Moved from another state in the past year	2.5%±0.5 pts	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 Winona County earn?

Half of Winona County's 20,253 households earn less than $70,744 a year (±$4,222), against $89,062 in Minnesota. In 2015-2019 it was $73,016 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 14.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Winona County	Minnesota	Change since 2015-2019
Median household income	$70,744±$4,222	$89,062	no clear change
Mean household income	$92,678±$4,245	$118,304	–
Per capita income	$38,508±$1,664	$48,237	no clear change
People below the poverty line	14.8%±1.8 pts	9.3%	no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line	10.6%±1.9 pts	10.3%	no clear change
Households receiving SNAP	6.9%±1.3 pts	7.9%	–
Households with a broadband subscription	91.0%±1.3 pts	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 Winona County?

Owners occupy 69.5% of Winona County's occupied homes and renters 30.5%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $235,400 by its owner (±$5,774). The median renter pays $907 a month including utilities, and 42.9% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Winona County	Minnesota	Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$235,400±$5,774	$329,300	+$29,505
Median gross rent	$907±$39	$1,280	+$50
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	42.9%±4.8 pts	38.4%	no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage	$1,543±$45	$1,947	–
Owner-occupied homes	69.5%±1.8 pts	72.2%	no clear change
Housing units	21,855±48	2,545,030	+635
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.4%±0.3 pts	0.6%	–
Rental vacancy rate	5.1%±2.7 pts	5.3%	–
Single-family detached homes	65.6%±1.8 pts	66.0%	–
Mobile homes	4.4%±0.8 pts	2.9%	–
Built 2020 or later	0.7%±0.3 pts	1.9%	–
Built 1939 or earlier	30.2%±1.9 pts	15.6%	–

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 Winona County building?

Builders took permits for 42 new housing units across Winona County in 2025 (26 single-family), 0.8 per 1,000 residents.

2019 95 units
2020 79 units
2021 103 units
2022 61 units
2023 107 units
2024 41 units
2025 42 units

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

How do people in Winona County get to work?

76.2% of Winona County's workers drive alone and 10.0% work from home. The average trip to work takes 17.6 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 2.3%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Winona County	Minnesota	Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)	68.4%±1.2 pts	68.1%	–
Unemployment rate	2.3%±0.6 pts	4.1%	−1.3 pts
Drove alone to work	76.2%±1.9 pts	68.9%	–
Carpooled	5.8%±0.9 pts	7.5%	–
Public transportation	0.7%±0.3 pts	1.8%	–
Walked	5.3%±0.8 pts	2.5%	–
Worked from home	10.0%±1.2 pts	17.6%	+5.2 pts
Mean travel time to work	17.6 min±0.8	22.7 min	no clear change

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 are Winona County's census tracts?

Winona County is divided into 13 census tracts. Among those with a reliable estimate, median household income runs from $31,468 (Tract 6705) to $101,563 (Tract 6703.02).

Census tracts of Winona County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; sort by any column

Tract 6701.0127169670101	Goodview (21%)	4,299	4,190±281	$72,636	$273,000	$851	10.4%
Tract 6701.0227169670102	Altura (9%)	3,049	2,864±217	$86,830	$287,000	$806	7.1%
Tract 670227169670200	Goodview (72%)	3,224	3,199±315	$77,197	$203,100	$951	7.3%
Tract 6703.0127169670301	Winona (93%)	2,836	2,797±414	$78,882	$200,800	$869	22.2%
Tract 6703.0227169670302	Winona (96%)	3,376	3,152±239	$101,563	$286,400	$736	9.7%
Tract 670427169670400	Winona	4,185	4,553±427	$72,137	$171,200	$992	17.8%
Tract 670527169670500	Winona	5,195	5,174±586	$31,468	$227,900	$891	48.8%
Tract 670627169670600	Winona (99%)	3,932	4,137±517	$61,097	$195,300	$690	17.7%
Tract 670727169670700	Winona (98%)	3,636	3,942±600	$53,011	$143,700	$935	24.7%
Tract 6708.0127169670801	Dakota (7%)	2,296	2,464±195	$91,016	$330,600	$885	4.0%
Tract 6708.0227169670802	Winona (18%)	4,847	4,262±341	$81,217	$296,700	$945	6.0%
Tract 670927169670900	Lewiston (15%)	3,516	3,632±301	$91,154	$240,400	$987	7.0%
Tract 671027169671000	St. Charles (60%)	5,280	5,413±317	$98,526	$283,800	$1,000	5.3%

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

How does Winona County compare with Minnesota's other counties?

Winona County's rank among Minnesota's counties with a reliable estimate (1 = highest)
Measure	Rank
Population	19th of 87
Growth 2020-2025	33rd of 87
Residents per square mile	18th of 87
Median household income	65th of 87
Median home value	43rd of 87
Median gross rent	39th of 87
Poverty rate	5th of 87
Bachelor's degree or higher	14th of 87
Median age	78th of 87

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Source: PlainCities ranks 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 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 Winona County 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' school search.