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Wabasha County, MN

Demographic and economic profile of Wabasha County, MN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Wabasha County is a small rural county of 21,519 residents with a nearly flat 5-year population growth of +0.1% and a median age of 45.2 years, reflecting a stable, mature workforce. The labor pool is modest, with 65.9% participation and an unemployment rate of just 2.2%; 94.9% hold a high school diploma, though only 26.6% have a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings stand at $45,531. Housing costs are relatively low, with a median home value of $245,800, median gross rent of $798/month, and an 83.3% homeownership rate, while the poverty rate of 8.4% sits below many rural benchmarks.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

21,519

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$82,007

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.1% since 2018

Wabasha County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone20,437 (94.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race325 (1.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races320 (1.5%)
  • Asian Alone154 (0.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone138 (0.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone90 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish505
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic94
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island45
  4. 4.Other Indo-European32
  5. 5.Vietnamese15

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,206

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$35,215

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$42,262

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,482
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,395
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,104
  4. 4.Construction (Group)925
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services720

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,577
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,946
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,902
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,582
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,145

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.89×)692
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.44×)1,601
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.30×)3,383
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.28×)984
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.95×)1,148

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$245,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$798/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

83.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,437 (18.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,307 (17.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999957 (12.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999810 (10.6%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999592 (7.8%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999538 (7.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

26.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$45,531

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,189 (74.2%)
  • Worked At Home1,255 (11.4%)
  • Carpooled961 (8.7%)
  • Walked488 (4.4%)
  • Other100 (0.9%)
  • Bicycle29 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.