City safety & data profile

WorthingtonMN

Worthington, MN is a 13K-resident city in Nobles County with a median household income of $61,797.

Nobles County, Minnesota. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Worthington, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Worthington has a population larger than 18% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $210,300, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-05

13K
Population (place)
Bottom 19%
By size
$61,797
Median income (place)
$210,300
Median home (place)
17.6%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Worthington

Worthington posts a median household income higher than 25% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Worthington area.

Bottom 26%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Worthington

Where Worthington income ranks nationally

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

$61,797 Bottom 25% higher than 25% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Worthington $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

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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 Worthington, MN beyond the headline numbers

Worthington sits inside Nobles County, Minnesota, at roughly 43.62°N, -95.60°W. Population 13,090, $61,797 median household income. Median home value $210,300, median rent $938. Poverty rate 17.6%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

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

17.6% of Worthington, 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 Worthington costs roughly 3.4 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

Only 3.8% of Worthington 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, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 21.6% in Worthington, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

2.7% of Worthington workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Worthington's median age is 33.5 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Worthington 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)
13,090
Worthington · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$61,797
-31% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$210,300
-49% vs avg
Median Age (place)
33.5
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Nobles County): Worthington'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
22K+3%
Median Income
$66,101+37%
Median Home Value
$197,200+83%
Poverty Rate
14%-13%
Unemployment
3.2%-52%

Economics

Economics indicators for Worthington, MN
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$938/mo
Poverty Rate
17.6% +42% vs avg
Unemployment 3.8%
Bachelor's Degree+ 16.8%
Work From Home 3.8%
Public Transit 2.7%

Population

White 41.6%
African American 8.2%
Asian 5.7%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
38.8%
Physical Inactivity
36.1%
Short Sleep Duration
31.9%
High Blood Pressure
30.1%
Lack of Health Insurance
21.6%
Current Smoking
16.6%
Frequent Mental Distress
16.5%
Binge Drinking
15.6%
Frequent Physical Distress
14.4%
Diabetes
12.9%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 55.3%
Annual Checkup 71.4%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
9.5%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.8%
Stroke
3.7%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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0
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Average Rating
4/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
SANFORD WORTHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER
WORTHINGTON · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Worthington?

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

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet MN-WORTHINGTON-MN · Worthington

Worthington: 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 Worthington; 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 Worthington, MN? ▼
Worthington, MN has a population of 13,090 people, located in Nobles County, Minnesota.
What is the median household income in Worthington? ▼
The median household income in Worthington, MN is $61,797 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 17.6%.
What is the median home value in Worthington? ▼
The median home value in Worthington, MN is $210,300. Median rent is $938/month.
What are the top health concerns in Worthington? ▼
The top health indicators in Worthington include Obesity (38.8%), Physical Inactivity (36.1%), Short Sleep Duration (31.9%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Worthington? ▼
Worthington has 1 hospital with an average rating of 4/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Worthington? ▼
The median age in Worthington, MN is 33.5 years. 16.8% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

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

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MN (17.6% here).

Paradise, NV 17.6% Lawrence, MA 17.6% Battle Creek, MI 17.6% Panama City, FL 17.6%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MN ($61,797 here).

Kingman, AZ $61,792 Salina, KS $61,783 East Moline, IL $61,779 Overland, MO $61,773

Compare Worthington with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

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Using Worthington'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 Worthington area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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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 (Nobles 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.