Watkins, MN Population

Overview

813

Total Population

34.7

Median age

53.14%

Female population %

88.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

66.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

82

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Watkins's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Watkins is 34.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Watkins's population under 18 was 28.17%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Watkins's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.39% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Watkins, 25.58% were under the age of 15, 17.22% aged 15 to 29, 42.80% aged 30 to 64, 11.19% aged 65 to 84, and 3.20% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 51 more females than males in Watkins:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.14% females and 46.86% males in Watkins, MN.
The Watkins, MN gender ratio is 88.2:100 i.e. 88.2 men to 100 women (0.882).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 45.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 56.

Watkins's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Watkins population: 96.68% are White, 0.12% are some other race and 3.20% are multiracial.
Watkins's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 82 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 731 (89.91% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Watkins is White with a population of 786 (96.68% of the total population).

Watkins's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,026 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Watkins's population increased by 54 (5.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Watkins's population increased by 27 (2.80%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Watkins's population was lowest in year 2001 at 905.