Windom, Minnesota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 4,490. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,416 (-1.6% change)
Males: 2,096 (46.7%), Females: 2,394 (53.3%)
Cottonwood County
Zip code: 56101
Demographics
Median resident age: 41.8 years
Median household income: $30,744
Median house value: $63,600
Population by Race
Races in Windom:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Other race (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (49.0%), Norwegian (20.8%), Dutch (7.1%), Swedish (6.7%), English (5.0%), Danish (4.9%).
Elevation: 1364 feet
Land area: 3.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Windom
- High school or higher: 81.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 11.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Windom city
- Never married: 22.7%
- Now married: 57.9%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 10.3%
- Divorced: 8.0%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -23 (-0.5%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Windom:
- WINDOM AREA HOSPITAL (2150 HOSPITAL DRIVE, PO BOX 339)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Windom:
- JACKSON MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; JACKSON, MN)
- WESTBROOK HEALTH CENTER (about 24 miles; WESTBROOK, MN)
- SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CTR/MAYO HLTH SYS (about 28 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Windom:
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 112 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 114 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 122 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Windom:
- WINDOM MUNI (about 3 miles; WINDOM, MN; Abbreviation: MWM)
- JACKSON MUNI (about 18 miles; JACKSON, MN; Abbreviation: MJQ)
- SPRINGFIELD MUNI (about 26 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MN; Abbreviation: D42)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Windom:
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 78 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 81 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 85 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 87 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 115 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
Schools
Public high schools in Windom:
- WINDOM SR. (Students: 359; Location: 1400 W. 17TH ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
- RED ROCK RIDGE AREA LEARNING CNTR (Students: 42; Location: BOX 265; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Windom:
- WINFAIR EL. (Students: 350; Location: 1454 6TH AVE.; Grades: PK – 04)
- WINDOM MDL. (Students: 331; Location: 1400 W. 17TH ST.; Grades: 05 – 08)
- TRI COUNTY CHILDRENS DAY TREATMENT (Students: 11; Location: BOX 265; Grades: 03 – 09)
- RED ROCK RIDGE SETTING IV (Students: 9; Location: BOX 265; Grades: 09 – 11)
- DES MOINES RIVER VLY. TELE-MEDIA (Location: BOX C-177, HWY 71 N; Grades: 00 – 00)
- REDWOOD COUNTY TELE-NETWORK (Location: BOX C-177, HWY 71 NORTH; Grades: 00 – 00)
Libraries
Library in Windom:
- WINDOM PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $115,134; Location: 904 4TH AVENUE; 32,213 books; 808 audio materials; 949 video materials; 117 serial subscriptions)