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Willmar is a city in the United States, with a population of 21,378 in July 2026. The city had 12 schools in 2026. For Willmar, median gross rent was US$910 per month, while the median home value was US$198,400 in July 2026. There were 120 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1922 sources

Population22,001people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary2,637EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent799.9EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate4.84%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime1,731offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 9% aboveOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Willmar?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

Owner occupation was 59.4%, and the vacancy rate was 6.35% in July 2026. 42.7% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month4 published recurring costs, € per month
Willmar recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€390
Utilities, 85 m² flat€174
Internet, 60 Mbps€71
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Supplemental estimate lane, not official statistics: Utilities, 85 m² flat, Private kindergarten, Internet, 60 Mbps. The others are published prices.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited70.74 EUR/month31 Dec 2023Numbeo - Cost of Living in Willmar (Wayback Machine capture 20230928050948)22Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly390.1 EUR/month31 Dec 2023Numbeo - Cost of Living in Willmar (Wayback Machine capture 20230928050948)22Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan19Official · national market
Basic utilities, 85 m² home174.1 EUR/month31 Dec 2023Numbeo - Cost of Living in Willmar (Wayback Machine capture 20230928050948)22Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross rent$910/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent42.73 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)6.35 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents2,129 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)896 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)1Official
Median monthly rent799.9 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables21Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes258 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Is Willmar a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 45–63%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–67%
Student54%strong on education, weak on work · range 44–64%
Family55%strong on family, weak on cost · range 46–64%
Retirement49%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 38–60%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

17.2% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 3,780 of 22,001 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$62,280 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Willmar is 4.8%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income62,280 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband68.41 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with a broadband subscription88.25 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with internet but no subscription5.54 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households without internet6.21 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with satellite internet5.35 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Median gross salary2,637 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)20Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)3,538 EUR/month31 Dec 2025data.bls.gov8Official
Unemployment rate4.84 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables21Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Willmar?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,538 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,618of €2,781 take-home
  • Rent
  • Utilities
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,781
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €896
Public transport passnot published for this city—
Utilities, 85 m²€174 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Willmar (Wayback Machine capture 20230928050948) · 2023-12-31− €174
Internet€71 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Willmar (Wayback Machine capture 20230928050948) · 2023-12-31− €71
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish€1,618
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Willmar Salary needed to live in Willmar

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Willmar. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Willmar. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher86.28 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Schools12 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count14Official
School enrolment, share of residents24.95 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio2 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents120 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Preventable hospitalizations1,412 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Willmar when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesWillmar highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Willmar highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
Willmar1,731
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,731 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting12Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents426.7 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Recorded violent crimes75 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time12.64 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0.52 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers commuting by public transport0.9 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers walking to work0.44 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Nearest airportILL3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official
Distance to nearest airport7 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Willmar. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Willmar.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan -6.39 · Feb -3.5 · Mar 3.44 · Apr 12.22 · May 19.78 · Jun 25.5 · Jul 27.5 · Aug 26.33 · Sep 22.28 · Oct 14.11 · Nov 4.5 · Dec -3.11 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information16Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -16.17 · Feb -14.44 · Mar -6.61 · Apr 0.889 · May 8.39 · Jun 14.33 · Jul 16.61 · Aug 14.94 · Sep 10.06 · Oct 2.5 · Nov -4.72 · Dec -12.17 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information16Official
Average temperature by monthJan -11.28 · Feb -9 · Mar -1.61 · Apr 6.56 · May 14.11 · Jun 19.94 · Jul 22.06 · Aug 20.61 · Sep 16.17 · Oct 8.28 · Nov -0.111 · Dec -7.61 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information16Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 17.27 · Feb 17.02 · Mar 35.31 · Apr 66.8 · May 84.58 · Jun 121.7 · Jul 101.3 · Aug 98.81 · Sep 67.06 · Oct 60.96 · Nov 36.07 · Dec 21.34 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information16Official
PM2.5, highest monitored reading102.5 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
PM2.5, annual mean8.54 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
PM2.5 monitoring sites2 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
Annual precipitation231.3 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature20.8 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature-1.59 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature-10.12 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Fargo ±1.0 °C. Elsewhere: Gatineau (Canada) ±1.1 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±2.1 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±2.7 °C, Markham (Canada) ±3.5 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±3.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 3,780 is not 11.9% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share11.88 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official
Foreign residents3,780 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables21Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density597 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau7Official
Population22,001 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program18Official
Population covered by crime statistics22,110 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value198,400 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Owner-occupied homes59.36 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Labour force participation rate63.8 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Residents born abroad17.68 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents5.81 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Non-citizens, share of residents11.88 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Flu vaccination coverage67.68 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage4Official
Mammography screening coverage77 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate5Official
Residents without health insurance8.43 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher25.31 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Crime reporting agencies0 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Households with a vehicle available91.94 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database1 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Transit passenger trips, 2022220,752 trips4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Transit vehicles in peak service, 202228 vehicles4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers aged 16 and over9,636 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers mainly working from home8.24 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households using cellular data plans82.66 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official

Alternatives for people set on Willmar

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Plainfield as a Willmar alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 676 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €2,637 Willmar+83%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 741 Plainfield vs 1,731 Willmar−57%
  • Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 22,001 Willmar+127%
  • Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 11.9% Willmar−49%
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 4.8% Willmar−22%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,043 Plainfield vs €3,538 Willmarno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 7.0 km Willmar+29%
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Alternative cities in United States

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Tukwila22,003 residentsNorthfield21,992 residentsBothell West22,015 residentsMontgomery21,978 residentsWest Rancho Dominguez21,977 residentsNorth Liberty21,976 residents

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Common questions

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What is the typical salary around Willmar?

The median gross salary is 3,538 EUR/month. Source: data.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Willmar?

The unemployment rate is 4.84 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

How safe is Willmar?

Police recorded 1,731 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Willmar?

The published population is 22,001 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Willmar?

3,780 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Willmar a good place to live?

Willmar may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

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Sources

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  1. ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
  2. ACS median gross rent api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-04
  3. ACS total population api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-04
  4. CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage data.cdc.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  5. CDC mammography screening rate data.cdc.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  6. Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
  7. Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
  8. data.bls.gov data.bls.gov · checked 2026-08-27
  9. EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-07-01
  10. FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-07-01
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  1. FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip) cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-09-05
  2. FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-08-04
  3. HRSA mental health provider ratio data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  4. NCES CCD public school count nces.ed.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  5. NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  6. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  7. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  8. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program www2.census.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  9. Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
  10. Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-09-11
  11. Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-26
  12. Numbeo - Cost of Living in Willmar (Wayback Machine capture 20230928050948) numbeo.com · checked 2026-07-31

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