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Willow River, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Willow River is a Census city of 342 people across 1.78 square miles of land, in Pine County. Median household income is $58,125, 63.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Willow River
What Willow River is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.78 sq mi
- Water area0.15 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land192
- County holding the largest share of its areaPine 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 Willow River
- Population342
- Median age37.7 plus or minus 7.8
- Population under 1871 plus or minus 24
- Share under 1820.8 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Population 65 and over82 plus or minus 27
- Share 65 and over24.0 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Households157 plus or minus 35
- Family households86 plus or minus 19
- Share of households that are families54.8 percent plus or minus 17.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Willow River
- Median household income$58,125 plus or minus $18,831
- Per capita income$31,494
- Civilian labor force168 plus or minus 42
- Employed156 plus or minus 38
- Unemployed12 plus or minus 13
- Unemployment rate7.1 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Adults 25 and over244
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.9 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.4 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Willow River
- Housing units186 plus or minus 38
- Occupied units157 plus or minus 35
- Vacant units29 plus or minus 21
- Vacancy rate15.6 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Owner occupied99
- Renter occupied58 plus or minus 28
- Ownership rate63.1 percent plus or minus 18.5
- Median owner-occupied home value$206,300 plus or minus $46,278
- Median gross rent, monthly$743 plus or minus $277
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.3 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Single family units146 plus or minus 34
- Share single family78.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more30 plus or minus 23
- Share in buildings of two or more16.1 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Mobile homes10 plus or minus 8
- Median year structure built1990
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Willow River gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute129 plus or minus 34
- Commuting under 15 minutes38 plus or minus 13
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.5 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more40 plus or minus 17
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.0 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Drove alone66.2 percent plus or minus 22.6
- Carpooled14.3 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Worked from home16.2 percent plus or minus 6.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Willow River
- NFIP communityCity of Willow River
- NFIP community number270353
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/03/12(M)
The City of Willow River participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270353 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.
Pine County, not Willow River
Pine County context, not Willow River figures
- Establishments in Pine County627
- Covered employment, Pine County7,799
- Average annual pay, Pine County$44,269
- Housing units permitted, Pine County241
Every figure in this section is published for Pine County as a whole and is not a measurement of Willow River.
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
Willow River questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Willow River, Minnesota?
342, in 157 households. Willow River city covers 1.78 square miles of land, which is 192 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Willow River in?
Pine 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 Willow River?
$58,125. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $206,300. Median gross rent is $743 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Willow River in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Willow River appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Willow River, city of, community 270353, 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 Willow River figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Pine 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 Willow River.
Is zoning published for Willow River?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.