Moving to Worthington, Minnesota

About Worthington, Minnesota
Worthington

Worthington is a city in and the county seat of Nobles County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,947 at the time of the 2020 census.

The city's site was first settled in the 1870s as Okabena Station on a line of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway, later the Chicago and North Western Railway (now part of the Union Pacific Railroad) where steam engines took on water from adjacent Lake Okabena. More people entered, along with one A. P. Miller of Toledo, Ohio, under a firm called the National Colony Organization. Miller named the new city after his wife's maiden name.

Gender
Gender Worthington Minnesota Country
Female 47.8% 50.2% 50.8%
Male 52.2% 49.8% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Worthington Minnesota Country
Less than $10,000 6.4% 4.1% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 6.6% 3.4% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 10.4% 7% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 11.5% 7.5% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 15.8% 11.5% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 17.2% 17.4% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 14.3% 14.1% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 13.3% 18.3% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 3.2% 8.2% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 1.3% 8.5% 8.3%
Education


Education Worthington Minnesota Country
< 9th Grade 24% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 8% 4% 7.0%
High School or GED 27% 24% 27.0%
Other College 18% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 8% 12% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 11% 24% 20.0%
Master's Degree 3% 9% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Worthington Minnesota Country
White 39.2% 79% 60.1%
African American 6.2% 6.3% 12.2%
American Indian 0.5% 0.9% 0.6%
Asian 8.9% 4.9% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 5.3% 3.1% 2.8%
Hispanic 40.1% 5.5% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity