City safety & data profile

WinonaMN

Winona, MN is a 27K-resident city in Winona County with a median household income of $56,337.

Winona County, Minnesota. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Winona, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Winona has a population larger than 59% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $201,800, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

27K
Population (place)
Top 41%
By size
$56,337
Median income (place)
$201,800
Median home (place)
23.1%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Winona

Winona posts a median household income higher than 17% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Winona area.

Bottom 18%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Winona

Where Winona income ranks nationally

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

$56,337 Bottom 17% higher than 17% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Winona $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 Winona, MN beyond the headline numbers

Winona sits inside Winona County, Minnesota, at roughly 44.05°N, -91.64°W. Population 27,094, $56,337 median household income. Median home value $201,800, median rent $882. Poverty rate 23.1%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Winona, 2/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

23.1% of Winona, MN residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

The median home in Winona costs roughly 3.6 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

Remote work covers 9% of Winona workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, binge drinking departs furthest from its peer median: 19.5% in Winona, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Winona's median age is 31.3 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Winona 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)
27,094
Winona · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$56,337
-37% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$201,800
-51% vs avg
Median Age (place)
31.3
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Winona County): Winona'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
50K-3%
Median Income
$70,744+49%
Median Home Value
$235,400+49%
Poverty Rate
14.8%-1%
Unemployment
2.3%-72%

Economics

Economics indicators for Winona, MN
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$882/mo
Poverty Rate
23.1% +86% vs avg
Unemployment 2.7%
Bachelor's Degree+ 36.3%
Work From Home 9%
Public Transit 0.7%

Population

White 87.7%
African American 3.6%
Asian 2%
Two or More Ethnicities 2.3%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
34.4%
Short Sleep Duration
29.6%
High Blood Pressure
28.7%
Physical Inactivity
24%
Binge Drinking
19.5%
Frequent Mental Distress
18.7%
Current Smoking
13.7%
Frequent Physical Distress
12%
Current Asthma
10.9%
Diabetes
9.4%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 62.2%
Annual Checkup 71.9%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
7.9%
Coronary Heart Disease
6%
Stroke
3.1%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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0
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1
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Average Rating
2/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
WINONA HEALTH SERVICES
WINONA · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
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What alerts and safety updates affect Winona?

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

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet MN-WINONA · Winona

Winona: 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 Winona; 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 Winona, MN?
Winona, MN has a population of 27,094 people, located in Winona County, Minnesota.
What is the median household income in Winona?
The median household income in Winona, MN is $56,337 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 23.1%.
What is the median home value in Winona?
The median home value in Winona, MN is $201,800. Median rent is $882/month.
What are the top health concerns in Winona?
The top health indicators in Winona include Obesity (34.4%), Short Sleep Duration (29.6%), High Blood Pressure (28.7%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Winona?
Winona has 1 hospital with an average rating of 2/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Winona?
The median age in Winona, MN is 31.3 years. 36.3% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

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

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MN (23.1% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MN ($56,337 here).

Compare Winona with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using Winona's profile

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

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Winona area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Winona against Minnesota peers on any ranking lens. Explore Minnesota

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 (Winona 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.