Randalia vs Wadena

A side-by-side comparison of Randalia and Wadena: population, income, housing, and more.

Randalia and Wadena are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wadena has the higher population (206 vs 37 in Randalia). Since 2019, Wadena's population has grown faster (-16.9% vs -49.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Randalia	Wadena
Population	37	206
Median age	62.3 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$48,438
Median home value	—	$89,300
Median gross rent	—	$594
Housing units	27	115
Homeownership rate	100.0%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.0%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Randalia	Wadena
Population	73 → 37 (-49.3%)	248 → 206 (-16.9%)
Median household income	$40,313 → $34,643 (-14.1%)	$53,750 → $48,438 (-9.9%)
Median home value	$48,800 → $53,800 (+10.2%)	$73,300 → $89,300 (+21.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$444 → $594 (+33.8%)

Randalia

Population

7337

Median household income

$40,313$34,643

Median home value

$48,800$53,800

Wadena

Population

248206

Median household income

$53,750$48,438

Median home value

$73,300$89,300

Median gross rent

$444$594

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Randalia	Wadena
Under 5	0.0%	4.4%
5 to 17	10.8%	12.1%
18 to 24	5.4%	5.3%
25 to 34	8.1%	14.1%
35 to 44	8.1%	9.2%
45 to 54	0.0%	9.7%
55 to 64	21.6%	10.7%
65 to 74	16.2%	20.4%
75 and over	29.7%	14.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Randalia	Wadena
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	85.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	6.8%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Randalia	Wadena
No high school diploma	12.9%	4.3%
High school graduate	41.9%	41.6%
Some college or associate's	16.1%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	29.0%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Randalia	Wadena
Drove alone	58.8%	84.1%
Carpooled	41.2%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Randalia	Wadena
1-unit, detached	96.3%	88.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Randalia	Wadena
Poverty rate	29.7%	13.7%
Average household size	1.76	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	32	34
Median year structure built	1938	1938