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Waseca County, MN

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

AI Overview

Waseca County is a small agricultural-rooted community of roughly 19,000 residents in south-central Minnesota, with a median household income of $76,261 and a GDP per capita of $47,800 against a median home value of just $213,200 and median rent of $819 per month. The labor force participation rate stands at 64.6%, with 92.9% of residents holding a high school diploma or equivalent, though only 20.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, pointing to a workforce oriented toward trades and production rather than professional services. Unemployment is 4.0%, poverty is low at 7.2%, and the county's 80.7% homeownership rate reflects stable, owner-occupant households amid modest population growth of 0.8% over five years.

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

Population

18,958

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$76,261

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone17,257 (91.4%)
  • Asian Alone354 (1.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race337 (1.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone322 (1.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races318 (1.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone191 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,001
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)101
  3. 3.Other Indo-European33
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic26
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic24

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

851

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$47,800

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$37,199

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,191
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,508
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,039
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services678
  5. 5.Construction (Group)663

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,163
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,810
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,739
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,596
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,024

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.63×)544
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.74×)1,625
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.58×)343
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.21×)538
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.12×)1,148

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$213,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$819/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,011 (16.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999998 (16.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999728 (12.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999636 (10.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999588 (9.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999404 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$44,031

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,422 (80.5%)
  • Carpooled842 (9.1%)
  • Worked At Home642 (7.0%)
  • Walked228 (2.5%)
  • Other56 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit15 (0.2%)

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.