Norwood Young America vs Waconia

A side-by-side comparison of Norwood Young America and Waconia: population, income, housing, and more.

Norwood Young America 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 3,866 in Norwood Young America). Waconia has the higher median household income ($104,929 vs $67,857 in Norwood Young America). Waconia has the higher median home value ($407,600 vs $289,400 in Norwood Young America).

Population, income & housing

	Norwood Young America	Waconia
Population	3,866	13,223
Median age	38.5 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$67,857	$104,929
Median home value	$289,400	$407,600
Median gross rent	$1,032	$1,299
Housing units	1,444	5,162
Homeownership rate	75.9%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.1%	49.8%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Norwood Young America	Waconia
Population	3,725 → 3,866 (+3.8%)	12,131 → 13,223 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$69,136 → $67,857 (-1.8%)	$99,602 → $104,929 (+5.3%)
Median home value	$187,800 → $289,400 (+54.1%)	$303,700 → $407,600 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$922 → $1,032 (+11.9%)	$962 → $1,299 (+35.0%)

Norwood Young America

Population

3,7253,866

Median household income

$69,136$67,857

Median home value

$187,800$289,400

Median gross rent

$922$1,032

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)

	Norwood Young America	Waconia
Under 5	5.5%	6.2%
5 to 17	17.6%	20.3%
18 to 24	8.0%	6.6%
25 to 34	11.4%	13.1%
35 to 44	15.2%	15.5%
45 to 54	12.5%	13.1%
55 to 64	10.6%	12.2%
65 to 74	6.3%	7.2%
75 and over	12.9%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Norwood Young America	Waconia
White (non-Hispanic)	89.4%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Norwood Young America	Waconia
No high school diploma	2.9%	2.1%
High school graduate	35.8%	17.1%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.4%	34.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	15.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Norwood Young America	Waconia
Drove alone	79.8%	73.8%
Carpooled	8.7%	3.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	0.7%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	9.5%	20.9%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Norwood Young America	Waconia
1-unit, detached	60.9%	72.0%
1-unit, attached	13.4%	13.3%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	4.1%
20 or more units	11.8%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Norwood Young America	Waconia
Poverty rate	9.6%	4.2%
Average household size	2.66	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	32	25
Median year structure built	1985	2000