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Darwin, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Darwin is a Census city of 358 people across 1.99 square miles of land, in Meeker County. Median household income is $70,000, 80.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $390,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Darwin
What Darwin is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.99 sq mi
- Water area0.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land179
- County holding the largest share of its areaMeeker 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.
Darwin
How many people live in Darwin
- Population358
- Median age37.7
- Population under 1890 plus or minus 26
- Share under 1825.1 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Population 65 and over65 plus or minus 18
- Share 65 and over18.2 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Households136
- Family households80 plus or minus 20
- Share of households that are families58.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Darwin
Income and work in Darwin
- Median household income$70,000 plus or minus $23,450
- Per capita income$33,181
- Civilian labor force188 plus or minus 40
- Employed169 plus or minus 34
- Unemployed19 plus or minus 24
- Unemployment rate10.1 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Adults 25 and over222
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.2 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.3 percent plus or minus 5.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Darwin
Housing in Darwin
- Housing units151
- Occupied units136
- Vacant units15 plus or minus 13
- Vacancy rate9.9 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Owner occupied110
- Renter occupied26 plus or minus 14
- Ownership rate80.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$175,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$791
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.6 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Single family units122 plus or minus 25
- Share single family80.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more14 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more9.3 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Mobile homes12 plus or minus 9
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Darwin
How Darwin gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute158 plus or minus 34
- Commuting under 15 minutes59 plus or minus 19
- Share commuting under 15 minutes37.3 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more44 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.8 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Drove alone79.3 percent
- Carpooled7.3 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Public transport4.3 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Walked3.0 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Worked from home3.7 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Darwin
SBA loans in Darwin (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$390,000
- Average approval$130,000
- Median approval$140,000
- Largest approval$200,000
- Jobs supported5
- Jobs per approval1.7
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term84 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Darwin, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 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.
Meeker County, not Darwin
Meeker County context, not Darwin figures
- Establishments in Meeker County606
- Covered employment, Meeker County8,042
- Average annual pay, Meeker County$53,874
- Housing units permitted, Meeker County71
Every figure in this section is published for Meeker County as a whole and is not a measurement of Darwin.
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
Darwin questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Darwin, Minnesota?
358, in 136 households. Darwin city covers 1.99 square miles of land, which is 179 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Darwin in?
Meeker County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Darwin?
$70,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $175,000. Median gross rent is $791 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Darwin businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $390,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $140,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Darwin, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Darwin borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Darwin. Only 3 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.
Are the county figures on this page Darwin figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Meeker 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 Darwin.
Is zoning published for Darwin?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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