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Williams, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Williams is a Census city of 237 people across 0.98 square miles of land, in Lake of the Woods County. 88.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $15,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Williams
What Williams is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.98 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land243 plus or minus 120
- County holding the largest share of its areaLake of the Woods County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Williams
- Population237 plus or minus 117
- Median age43.2 plus or minus 11.0
- Population under 1857 plus or minus 33
- Share under 1824.1 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Population 65 and over44 plus or minus 51
- Share 65 and over18.6 percent plus or minus 19.3
- Households108 plus or minus 64
- Family households48 plus or minus 26
- Share of households that are families44.4 percent plus or minus 35.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Williams
- Per capita income$24,894 plus or minus $7,817
- Civilian labor force103 plus or minus 52
- Employed92 plus or minus 52
- Unemployed11 plus or minus 11
- Unemployment rate10.7 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Adults 25 and over172 plus or minus 84
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.2 percent plus or minus 59.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher4.7 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.1 percent plus or minus 7.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Williams
- Housing units117 plus or minus 64
- Occupied units108 plus or minus 64
- Vacant units9 plus or minus 8
- Vacancy rate7.7 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Owner occupied95 plus or minus 63
- Renter occupied13 plus or minus 16
- Ownership rate88.0 percent plus or minus 26.2
- Single family units94 plus or minus 62
- Share single family80.3 percent plus or minus 29.3
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes23 plus or minus 17
- Median year structure built1991
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Williams gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute70 plus or minus 42
- Commuting under 15 minutes11 plus or minus 15
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.7 percent plus or minus 19.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more20 plus or minus 24
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.6 percent plus or minus 30.5
- Drove alone68.5 percent plus or minus 19.8
- Carpooled1.1 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked6.5 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Worked from home23.9 percent plus or minus 26.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Williams (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$15,000
- Average approval$15,000
- Median approval$15,000
- Largest approval$15,000
- Jobs supported0
- Jobs per approval0.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Williams, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Williams
- NFIP communityCity of Williams
- NFIP community number270612
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/27/22
The City of Williams does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270612 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lake of the Woods County, not Williams
Lake of the Woods County context, not Williams figures
- Establishments in Lake of the Woods County154
- Covered employment, Lake of the Woods County1,578
- Average annual pay, Lake of the Woods County$54,228
- Housing units permitted, Lake of the Woods County13
Every figure in this section is published for Lake of the Woods County as a whole and is not a measurement of Williams.
All Lake of the Woods County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Williams questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Williams, Minnesota?
237, in 108 households. Williams city covers 0.98 square miles of land, which is 243 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Williams in?
Lake of the Woods County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
How much SBA lending goes to Williams businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $15,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $15,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Williams, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Williams borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Williams. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Williams in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Williams appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Williams, city of, community 270612, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Williams figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lake of the Woods County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Williams.
Is zoning published for Williams?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.