Winona, Minnesota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 27,069. Estimated population in July 2024: 26,587 (-1.8% change)
Males: 12,727 (47.0%), Females: 14,342 (53.0%)

Winona County

Zip code: 55987

Demographics

Median resident age: 28.8 years
Median household income: $32,845
Median house value: $89,300

Population by Race

Races in Winona:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Other Asian (1.2%)
  • Black (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (43.2%), Norwegian (15.5%), Polish (14.8%), Irish (13.0%), English (5.5%), French (3.6%).

Land area: 18.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Winona

  • High school or higher: 82.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 26.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.5%
  • Unemployed: 6.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Winona city

  • Never married: 41.8%
  • Now married: 41.8%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 7.7%
  • Divorced: 8.1%

3.5% Foreign born (2.1% Asia, 0.5% Europe, 0.4% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +508 (+1.9%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Winona:

  • COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (855 MANKATO AVENUE, PO BOX 5600)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Winona:

  • FRANCISCAN SKEMP MED CTR-ARCADIA HOSP (about 18 miles; ARCADIA, WI)
  • TRI COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; WHITEHALL, WI)
  • FRANCISCAN SKEMP MED CTR LACROSSE (about 35 miles; LA CROSSE, WI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Winona:

  • LA CROSSE MUNI (about 31 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Abbreviation: LSE)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 57 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Abbreviation: EAU)
  • ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 59 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Abbreviation: RST)

Other public-use airports nearest to Winona:

  • WINONA MUNI-MAX CONRAD FLD (about 4 miles; WINONA, MN; Abbreviation: ONA)
  • RUSHFORD MUNI (about 21 miles; RUSHFORD, MN; Abbreviation: 55Y)
  • HOUSTON COUNTY (about 34 miles; CALEDONIA, MN; Abbreviation: CHU)

Amtrak station:
WINONA (65 E. MARK ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Winona:

  • WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 6,568; Location: 8TH AND JOHNSON ST; Public; Website: www.winona.msus.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (Full-time enrollment: 2,969; Location: 700 TERRACE HTS; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.smumn.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGE-SOUTHEAST TECHNICAL-WINONA (Location: 1250 HOMER RD; Public; Website: www.southeasttech.mnscu.edu)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Winona:

  • WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 35 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,973)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 35 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,669)
  • LUTHER COLLEGE (about 50 miles; DECORAH, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,566)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 52 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 52 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,601)
  • ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 55 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,368)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 60 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)

Schools

Public high schools in Winona:

  • WINONA SR. (Students: 1,420; Location: 901 GILMORE AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • WINONA ALC (Students: 84; Location: 926 W. 5TH ST.; Grades: 07 – 12)

Private high school in Winona:

  • COTTER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 518; Location: 1115 W BROADWAY; Grades: 7 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Winona:

  • WINONA MID. (Students: 1,267; Location: 1570 HOMER RD.; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • JEFFERSON EL. (Students: 313; Location: 1268 W. 5TH ST.; Grades: KG – 04)
  • WASHINGTON EL. (Students: 271; Location: 365 MANKATO AVE.; Grades: KG – 04)
  • MADISON EL. (Students: 199; Location: 515 W. WABASHA; Grades: KG – 04)
  • GOODVIEW EL. (Students: 197; Location: 5100 9TH ST.; Grades: KG – 04)
  • BLUFFVIEW MONTESSORI (Students: 178; Location: 1321 GILMORE AVE.; Grades: KG – 08)
  • CENTRAL EL. (Students: 106; Location: 317 MARKET ST.; Grades: KG – 04)
  • EARLY CHILDHOOD SP. ED. (Students: 49; Location: 654 HUFF; Grades: PK – PK)
  • DAY ALC (Location: 1410 BUNDY BLVD.; Grades: 00 – 00)
  • WINONA TARGETED SERVICES (Location: 654 HUFF ST.; Grades: 00 – 00)

Private primary/middle schools in Winona:

  • ST STANISLAUS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 197; Location: 602 E FIFTH STREET; Grades: 4 – 6)
  • CATHEDRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 183; Location: 352 CENTER STREET; Grades: 1 – 3)
  • ST MATTHEWS LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 179; Location: 756 WEST WABASHA STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ST MARTIN LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 121; Location: 253 LIBERTY STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ST MARYS PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 103; Location: 1315 WEST BROADWAY; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Winona:

  • WINONA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $991,151; Location: 151 W FIFTH STREET; 100,508 books; 5,269 audio materials; 4,149 video materials; 268 serial subscriptions)