Population 256 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Wilpen
Household size in Wilpen
| Period | Wilpen | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.27 | 2.52 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.31 | 2.54 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.49 | 2.55 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.23 | 2.52 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.04 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
Households in Wilpen are small: just 2.23 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Wilpen
| Period | Wilpen | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 42.8 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 45.2 | 38.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 47.2 | 39.6 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 53.0 | 40.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | +10.1 | +2.1 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 53.0, Wilpen is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees. Since 2006–10, the median age has climbed from 42.8, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Wilpen
| Period | Wilpen | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.5% | 9.9% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 6.1% | 10.2% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 8.0% | 9.7% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.1% | 9.6% | 11.6% |
| Change | −3.5 pts | −0.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 5.1% of households in Wilpen, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Wilpen
Renters in Wilpen
| Period | Wilpen | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.1% | 25.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 6.1% | 27.9% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 4.1% | 28.4% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 5.7% | 27.8% | 34.8% |
| Change | +1.6 pts | +2.0 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 5.7% of households in Wilpen rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. About half of owners (48.7%) have paid off their mortgages, above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Wilpen
| Period | Wilpen | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.0% | 9.2% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 14.6% | 9.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 16.0% | 8.7% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 8.0% | 8.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | −4.0 pts | −0.9 pts | −1.8 pts |
Fewer homes sit empty in Wilpen than nationally: 8.0%, against 9.6% for the U.S. Minnesota as a whole looks much the same.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Wilpen
| Period | Wilpen | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1973 | 1973 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1972 | 1974 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1975 | 1975 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1975 | 1978 | 1980 |
| Change | +1 | +5 | +6 |
Housing in Wilpen leans a little older: the median home dates to 1975, against 1980 nationally. The picture is much the same across Minnesota.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Wilpen
| Period | Wilpen | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $649 | $882 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $766 | $953 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $787 | $1,099 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $679 | $1,404 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$30 | +$522 | +$606 |
Rent in Wilpen runs $679 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 25.1% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Wilpen
Bachelor's degrees in Wilpen
| Period | Wilpen | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.0% | 32.1% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 13.9% | 33.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 18.7% | 36.2% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 24.2% | 39.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +8.2 pts | +7.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Wilpen have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 24.2%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Wilpen
| Period | Wilpen | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 91.8% | 91.4% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 91.8% | 92.2% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 96.8% | 93.0% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 93.9% | 93.7% | 89.3% |
| Change | +2.1 pts | +2.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion in Wilpen is above the national rate: 93.9% of adults have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3%. Minnesota as a whole looks much the same.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Wilpen
| Period | Wilpen | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.2% | 6.5% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 2.4% | 6.5% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.0% | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.1% | 4.1% | 5.4% |
| Change | −1.0 pts | −2.4 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment runs a little high in Wilpen: 6.1% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4% nationally. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Wilpen compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilpen | 2.23 | 53.0 | 5.1% | 5.7% | 8.0% | 1975 | $679 | 24.2% | 93.9% | 6.1% |
| Buhl | 2.10 | 47.4 | 8.6% | 22.2% | 12.9% | 1961 | $1,056 | 20.5% | 93.0% | 4.0% |
| Chisholm | 2.68 | 48.1 | 12.2% | 24.4% | 18.8% | 1946 | $772 | 16.2% | 91.3% | 3.9% |
| Hibbing | 2.09 | 45.5 | 12.6% | 28.7% | 8.3% | 1957 | $795 | 18.6% | 91.3% | 6.2% |
| Iron | 2.34 | 48.2 | 4.3% | 6.2% | 15.2% | 1975 | $1,043 | 19.0% | 97.8% | 4.0% |
| Kinney | 2.39 | 48.9 | 6.6% | 5.8% | 12.8% | 1975 | $653 | 22.0% | 96.0% | 2.1% |
| Iron Junction | 2.31 | 49.4 | 3.3% | 4.5% | 15.5% | 1974 | $1,276 | 19.3% | 98.7% | 3.8% |
| Mountain Iron | 2.15 | 47.5 | 9.4% | 26.3% | 11.4% | 1973 | $829 | 23.1% | 95.2% | 3.1% |
| Forbes | 2.61 | 47.1 | 3.6% | 2.4% | 22.2% | 1976 | $675 | 16.5% | 96.4% | 5.9% |
| Leonidas | 2.18 | 47.6 | 13.9% | 16.5% | 10.4% | 1961 | $913 | 27.0% | 91.3% | 3.9% |
| Parkville | 1.98 | 50.6 | 11.9% | 49.4% | 27.9% | 1969 | $645 | 17.7% | 97.6% | 0.0% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Wilpen. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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