Worthington, MN

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2023 Population

13,792

0.332% 1-year decline

US Senator

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic(DFL) Party

US Senator

Tina Smith

Democratic(DFL) Party

2023 Median Age

33.5

1.21% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

15.6%

1.2% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$61,840

5.37% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$184,200

13.1% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

6,012

6.21% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Worthington, MN had a population of 13.8k people with a median age of 33.5 and a median household income of $61,840. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Worthington, MN declined from 13,838 to 13,792, a −0.332% decrease and its median household income grew from $58,690 to $61,840, a 5.37% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Worthington, MN are White (Non-Hispanic) (36.8%), Other (Hispanic) (19%), White (Hispanic) (11%), Two+ (Hispanic) (7.9%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (7.3%).

None of the households in Worthington, MN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

80.2% of the residents in Worthington, MN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Worthington, MN are Avalon School of Cosmetology (23 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2023, the median property value in Worthington, MN was $184,200, and the homeownership rate was 63.3%.

Most people in Worthington, MN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Worthington, MN was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Worthington, MN is home to a population of 13.8k people, from which 80.2% are citizens. As of 2023, 30.2% of Worthington, MN residents were born outside of the country (4.17k people).

In 2023, there were 1.94 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.07k people) in Worthington, MN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.62k Other (Hispanic) and 1.52k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

80.2%

2023 Citizenship

82.1%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 80.2% of Worthington, MN residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Worthington, MN was 82.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Worthington, MN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Worthington, MN

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.07k ± 236
Other (Hispanic)
2.62k ± 549
White (Hispanic)
1.52k ± 608

43.5%

Hispanic Population

6k people

43.5% of the people in Worthington, MN are hispanic (6k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Worthington, MN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Minnesota.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
53,321 ± 5,642 people
Somalia
38,263 ± 4,786 people
India
30,262 ± 4,259 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Minnesota was Mexico, the natal country of 53,321 Minnesota residents, followed by Somalia with 38,263 and India with 30,262.

Foreign-Born Population

30.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

4.17k people

28.5%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

3.94k people

As of 2023, 30.2% of Worthington, MN residents (4.17k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Worthington, MN was 28.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Worthington, MN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
170 ± 115
Korea
39 ± 43
World War II
35 ± 37

Worthington, MN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.36 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Worthington, MN employs 6.01k people. The largest industries in Worthington, MN are Manufacturing (1,629 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (791 people), and Retail Trade (684 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($66,705), Information ($65,781), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,114).

Males in Minnesota have an average income that is 1.27 times higher than the average income of females, which is $68,089. The income inequality in Minnesota (measured using the Gini index) is 0.458, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

6.01k

2023 Value

± 558

−6.21%

1 Year decline

± 13.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Worthington, MN declined at a rate of −6.21%, from 6.41k employees to 6.01k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Worthington, MN, are Production Occupations (1,377 people), Sales & Related Occupations (611 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (478 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Worthington, MN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Minnesota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.01k

2023 Value

± 558

−6.21%

1 Year decline

± 13.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Worthington, MN declined at a rate of −6.21%, from 6.41k employees to 6.01k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Worthington, MN, are Manufacturing (1,629 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (791 people), and Retail Trade (684 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Worthington, MN, though some of these residents may live in Worthington, MN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,210

Median earning men ± $5,007

$36,610

Median earning women ± $4,175

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($73,000), Information ($70,625), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,057).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,250), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($60,464), and Construction ($51,833).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Minnesota.

Y-Axis

2.26%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.93M people employed in Minnesota. This represents a 2.26% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Minnesota.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Minnesota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Worthington, MN. Showing the available data for Minnesota.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (50.9%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.7%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (0.738%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Minnesota for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Minnesota

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Amy Klobuchar

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2007
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.

Tina Smith

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Al Franken.

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing Minnesota.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Minnesota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Minnesota

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Minnesota have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Worthington, MN awarded 23 degrees. The student population of Worthington, MN in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 0 male students and 18 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Worthington, MN are Hispanic or Latino (11 and 47.8%), followed by Asian (5 and 21.7%), White (4 and 17.4%), and Two or More Races (2 and 8.7%).

The largest universities in Worthington, MN by number of degrees awarded are Avalon School of Cosmetology (23 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Worthington, MN are General Cosmetology (15 and 65.2%) and Nail Specialist & Manicurist (8 and 34.8%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 18 students enrolled in Worthington, MN, 0% men and 100% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 7 records, of which 100% were women and 0% men.

Completions

Concentrations

General Cosmetology

Most Common

15 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Worthington, MN was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Worthington, MN according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Avalon School of Cosmetology

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

23 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Avalon School of Cosmetology with 23 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 2 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Worthington, MN, which is 0.0952 times less than the 21 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 11 degrees mean that there were 2.2 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 5 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.877% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.991% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.07M), Bachelors Degree (1.04M), and Some college (962k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Worthington, MN was $184,200 in 2023, which is 0.607 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $162,800 to $184,200, a 13.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Worthington, MN is 63.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Worthington, MN have an average commute time of 18.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Worthington, MN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Worthington, MN is $61,840. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Worthington, MN was Census Tract 1056 with a value of $72,381, followed by Census Tract 1054 and Census Tract 1055, with respective values of $62,896 and $55,888.

Housing

Property

$184,200

Median Property Value 2023

±$13,592

$2,848

Median Property Taxes

±$348

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Worthington, MN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Worthington, MN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

63.3%

Homeownership

2023

64.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 63.3% of the housing units in Worthington, MN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 66.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Worthington, MN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 1056
Census Tract 1054
Census Tract 1055

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Worthington, MN was Census Tract 1056 with a value of $72,381, followed by Census Tract 1054 and Census Tract 1055, with respective values of $62,896 and $55,888.

The following map shows all of the places in Worthington, MN colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$61,840

Median Household Income

± $4,539

4.5k

Number of Households

± 438

In 2023, the median household income of the 4.5k households in Worthington, MN grew to $61,840 from the previous year's value of $58,690.

The following chart displays the households in Worthington, MN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Worthington, MN is from Minnesota.

0.458

2022 Wage GINI in Minnesota

0.459

2021 Wage GINI in Minnesota

In 2022, the income inequality in Minnesota was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.267% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Minnesota was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Minnesota in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Minnesota across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (72%)
Carpooled (15.9%)
Walked (5.39%)

In 2023, 72% of workers in Worthington, MN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.9%) and those who walked to work (5.39%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

18.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Worthington, MN have a shorter commute time (18.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.27% of the workforce in Worthington, MN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Worthington, MN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Worthington, MN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Worthington, MN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Worthington, MN (2.1k out of 13.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Worthington, MN is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

83% of the population of Worthington, MN has health coverage, with 40.4% on employee plans, 24.8% on Medicaid, 9.46% on Medicare, 8.02% on non-group plans, and 0.348% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Nobles County, MN see 1529 patients per year on average, which represents a 8.11% decrease from the previous year (1664 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1466 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 733 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Nobles County, MN.

1,529 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Nobles County, MN

Primary care physicians in Nobles County, MN see an average of 1,529 patients per year. This represents a 8.11% decrease from the previous year (1,664 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Nobles County, MN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 33.5% under 18 years, 19.1% between 18 and 34 years, 32.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.1% were men and 48.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

17%

Uninsured

40.4%

Employer Coverage

24.8%

Medicaid

9.46%

Medicare

8.02%

Non-Group

0.348%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Worthington, MN grew by 9.36% from 15.5% to 17%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Worthington, MN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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