City safety & data profile

Red WingMN

Red Wing, MN is a 16K-resident city in Goodhue County with a median household income of $67,192.

Goodhue County, Minnesota. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Red Wing, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Red Wing has a population larger than 33% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $237,300, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

16K
Population (place)
Bottom 34%
By size
$67,192
Median income (place)
$237,300
Median home (place)
13.8%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Red Wing

Red Wing posts a median household income higher than 33% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Red Wing area.

Bottom 34%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Red Wing

Where Red Wing income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$67,192 Bottom 33% higher than 33% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Red Wing $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in MN

Population among 97 MN places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Minneapolis is the largest MN city on this list; Rogers leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in MN

Median household income among the same 97-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Rogers posts the highest place-level median income in MN; Minneapolis is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Red Wing, MN beyond the headline numbers

Red Wing sits inside Goodhue County, Minnesota, at roughly 44.56°N, -92.53°W. Population 16,445, $67,192 median household income. Median home value $237,300, median rent $969. Poverty rate 13.8%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Red Wing, 4/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Poverty in Red Wing, MN stands at 13.8%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

The median home in Red Wing costs roughly 3.5 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

Only 7.2% of Red Wing workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, coronary heart disease departs furthest from its peer median: 7.8% in Red Wing, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,757 cities reporting that measure.

At 42 years, Red Wing's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Red Wing from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
16,445
Red Wing · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$67,192
-25% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$237,300
-43% vs avg
Median Age (place)
42
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Goodhue County): Red Wing's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
48K+4%
Median Income
$84,171+48%
Median Home Value
$285,100+57%
Poverty Rate
9.3%-6%
Unemployment
3.6%-43%

Economics

Economics indicators for Red Wing, MN
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$969/mo
Poverty Rate
13.8% +11% vs avg
Unemployment 4.9%
Bachelor's Degree+ 25.3%
Work From Home 7.2%
Public Transit 1.3%

Population

White 85%
African American 3.3%
Asian 0.8%
Two or More Ethnicities 3.6%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
37.3%
High Blood Pressure
36.4%
Short Sleep Duration
33.7%
Physical Inactivity
28.7%
Binge Drinking
17%
Current Smoking
16.4%
Frequent Mental Distress
16.1%
Frequent Physical Distress
13.9%
Diabetes
12.1%
Current Asthma
10.4%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 63.1%
Annual Checkup 74.9%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
9.2%
Coronary Heart Disease
7.8%
Stroke
4.1%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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Average Rating
4/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM IN RED WING
RED WING · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Red Wing?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Red Wing right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet MN-RED-WING · Red Wing

Red Wing: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Red Wing; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Minnesota state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Red Wing, MN? ▼
Red Wing, MN has a population of 16,445 people, located in Goodhue County, Minnesota.
What is the median household income in Red Wing? ▼
The median household income in Red Wing, MN is $67,192 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 13.8%.
What is the median home value in Red Wing? ▼
The median home value in Red Wing, MN is $237,300. Median rent is $969/month.
What are the top health concerns in Red Wing? ▼
The top health indicators in Red Wing include Obesity (37.3%), High Blood Pressure (36.4%), Short Sleep Duration (33.7%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Red Wing? ▼
Red Wing has 1 hospital with an average rating of 4/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Red Wing? ▼
The median age in Red Wing, MN is 42 years. 25.3% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Red Wing, both outside Minnesota so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MN (13.8% here).

Spokane, WA 13.8% Yonkers, NY 13.8% Lynn, MA 13.8% Bremerton, WA 13.8%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MN ($67,192 here).

Pompano Beach, FL $67,195 Hollywood, FL $67,203 Essex, MD $67,168 Saint Marys, PA $67,167

Compare Red Wing with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

River Falls, WI 15K Hastings, MN 23K Hudson, WI 14K Cottage Grove, MN 36K Rochester, MN 112K Woodbury, MN 68K Stillwater, MN 19K Inver Grove Heights, MN 35K
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Using Red Wing's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Goodhue County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.