Mayer vs Waconia

A side-by-side comparison of Mayer and Waconia: population, income, housing, and more.

Mayer and Waconia are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Waconia has the higher population (13,223 vs 2,501 in Mayer). Mayer has the higher median household income ($120,551 vs $104,929 in Waconia). Waconia has the higher median home value ($407,600 vs $330,400 in Mayer).

Population, income & housing

	Mayer	Waconia
Population	2,501	13,223
Median age	33.7 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$120,551	$104,929
Median home value	$330,400	$407,600
Median gross rent	$1,205	$1,299
Housing units	857	5,162
Homeownership rate	94.2%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.2%	49.8%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mayer	Waconia
Population	1,955 → 2,501 (+27.9%)	12,131 → 13,223 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$98,405 → $120,551 (+22.5%)	$99,602 → $104,929 (+5.3%)
Median home value	$232,400 → $330,400 (+42.2%)	$303,700 → $407,600 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$986 → $1,205 (+22.2%)	$962 → $1,299 (+35.0%)

Mayer

Population

1,9552,501

Median household income

$98,405$120,551

Median home value

$232,400$330,400

Median gross rent

$986$1,205

Waconia

Population

12,13113,223

Median household income

$99,602$104,929

Median home value

$303,700$407,600

Median gross rent

$962$1,299

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mayer	Waconia
Under 5	8.1%	6.2%
5 to 17	21.1%	20.3%
18 to 24	6.3%	6.6%
25 to 34	17.1%	13.1%
35 to 44	21.8%	15.5%
45 to 54	12.3%	13.1%
55 to 64	7.4%	12.2%
65 to 74	3.9%	7.2%
75 and over	2.0%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mayer	Waconia
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.8%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mayer	Waconia
No high school diploma	3.2%	2.1%
High school graduate	18.3%	17.1%
Some college or associate's	40.4%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	30.2%	34.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	15.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mayer	Waconia
Drove alone	78.3%	73.8%
Carpooled	5.3%	3.1%
Public transit	0.1%	0.8%
Walked	0.5%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	14.6%	20.9%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mayer	Waconia
1-unit, detached	97.5%	72.0%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	13.3%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0.2%	4.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Mayer	Waconia
Poverty rate	5.2%	4.2%
Average household size	2.91	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	30	25
Median year structure built	2006	2000