Moving to Willow River, Minnesota
Population: 309. Estimated population in July 2024: 379 (+22.7% change)
Males: 153 (49.5%), Females: 156 (50.5%)
Pine County
Zip code: 55795
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.3 years
Median household income: $25,938
Median house value: $61,300
Population by Race
Races in Willow River:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.6%)
- American Indian (6.1%)
- Hispanic (1.9%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- Other race (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (30.7%), Norwegian (17.5%), Polish (17.5%), Irish (9.7%), Swedish (9.4%), French (5.8%).
Elevation: 1038 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Willow River
- High school or higher: 80.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
- Unemployed: 8.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Willow River city
- Never married: 33.2%
- Now married: 40.4%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 11.1%
- Divorced: 14.5%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +24 (+8.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Willow River:
- MERCY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; MOOSE LAKE, MN)
- PINE MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; SANDSTONE, MN)
- LAKESIDE MEDICAL CENTER, INC (about 36 miles; PINE CITY, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Willow River:
- DULUTH INTL (about 58 miles; DULUTH, MN; Abbreviation: DLH)
- CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 74 miles; HIBBING, MN; Abbreviation: HIB)
- GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 76 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: GPZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Willow River:
- MOOSE LAKE CARLTON COUNTY (about 8 miles; MOOSE LAKE, MN; Abbreviation: MZH)
- CLOQUET CARLTON COUNTY (about 35 miles; CLOQUET, MN; Abbreviation: COQ)
- ISEDOR IVERSON (about 38 miles; MC GREGOR, MN; Abbreviation: 17Y)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Willow River:
- LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 57 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,512)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 58 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,436)
- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 63 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 71 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
- CENTURY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 86 miles; WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,381)
- ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles; COON RAPIDS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,627)
- BETHEL COLLEGE (about 89 miles; ST PAUL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,787)
Schools
Public high schools in Willow River:
- WILLOW RIVER SEC. (Students: 206; Location: 8142 PINE ST.; Grades: 07 – 12)
- WILLOW RIVER ALP (Students: 24; Location: 8142 PINE ST.; Grades: 08 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Willow River:
- WILLOW RIVER EL. (Students: 235; Location: 8142 PINE ST.; Grades: PK – 06)