Victoria vs Waconia

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

Victoria 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 10,972 in Victoria). Victoria has the higher median household income ($192,821 vs $104,929 in Waconia). Victoria has the higher median home value ($572,800 vs $407,600 in Waconia).

Population, income & housing

	Victoria	Waconia
Population	10,972	13,223
Median age	40.1 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$192,821	$104,929
Median home value	$572,800	$407,600
Median gross rent	$2,435	$1,299
Housing units	4,048	5,162
Homeownership rate	92.7%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	67.3%	49.8%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Victoria	Waconia
Population	9,383 → 10,972 (+16.9%)	12,131 → 13,223 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$152,137 → $192,821 (+26.7%)	$99,602 → $104,929 (+5.3%)
Median home value	$427,400 → $572,800 (+34.0%)	$303,700 → $407,600 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,285 → $2,435 (+89.5%)	$962 → $1,299 (+35.0%)

Victoria

Population

9,38310,972

Median household income

$152,137$192,821

Median home value

$427,400$572,800

Median gross rent

$1,285$2,435

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)

	Victoria	Waconia
Under 5	5.8%	6.2%
5 to 17	20.9%	20.3%
18 to 24	5.9%	6.6%
25 to 34	8.6%	13.1%
35 to 44	16.0%	15.5%
45 to 54	14.5%	13.1%
55 to 64	13.8%	12.2%
65 to 74	10.9%	7.2%
75 and over	3.5%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Victoria	Waconia
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	91.1%
Black or African American	3.2%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Victoria	Waconia
No high school diploma	1.5%	2.1%
High school graduate	8.0%	17.1%
Some college or associate's	23.2%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	44.6%	34.5%
Graduate or professional degree	22.7%	15.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Victoria	Waconia
Drove alone	58.3%	73.8%
Carpooled	4.1%	3.1%
Public transit	0.9%	0.8%
Walked	1.7%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	31.3%	20.9%
Other means	3.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Victoria	Waconia
1-unit, detached	85.3%	72.0%
1-unit, attached	8.9%	13.3%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	4.1%
20 or more units	3.3%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Victoria	Waconia
Poverty rate	1.8%	4.2%
Average household size	2.78	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	34	25
Median year structure built	2005	2000