Bellechester vs Wanamingo

A side-by-side comparison of Bellechester and Wanamingo: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wanamingo has the higher population (1,185 vs 234 in Bellechester). Wanamingo has the higher median household income ($85,000 vs $59,375 in Bellechester). Wanamingo has the higher median home value ($247,400 vs $194,400 in Bellechester).

Population, income & housing

	Bellechester	Wanamingo
Population	234	1,185
Median age	29.1 yrs	35.2 yrs
Median household income	$59,375	$85,000
Median home value	$194,400	$247,400
Median gross rent	$913	$611
Housing units	95	545
Homeownership rate	73.6%	72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.5%	24.1%
Unemployment rate	19.7%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bellechester	Wanamingo
Population	165 → 234 (+41.8%)	1,140 → 1,185 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $59,375 (+35.7%)	$55,417 → $85,000 (+53.4%)
Median home value	$119,400 → $194,400 (+62.8%)	$151,500 → $247,400 (+63.3%)
Median gross rent	$955 → $913 (-4.4%)	$600 → $611 (+1.8%)

Bellechester

Population

165234

Median household income

$43,750$59,375

Median home value

$119,400$194,400

Median gross rent

$955$913

Wanamingo

Population

1,1401,185

Median household income

$55,417$85,000

Median home value

$151,500$247,400

Median gross rent

$600$611

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bellechester	Wanamingo
Under 5	6.0%	6.1%
5 to 17	21.4%	20.0%
18 to 24	13.2%	6.1%
25 to 34	17.1%	17.5%
35 to 44	9.4%	12.4%
45 to 54	14.5%	11.0%
55 to 64	9.4%	10.8%
65 to 74	6.0%	9.9%
75 and over	3.0%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bellechester	Wanamingo
White (non-Hispanic)	78.6%	84.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	9.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	2.1%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	13.2%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bellechester	Wanamingo
No high school diploma	14.4%	2.9%
High school graduate	55.4%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.7%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bellechester	Wanamingo
Drove alone	83.3%	84.1%
Carpooled	14.7%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	2.5%
Walked	2.0%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bellechester	Wanamingo
1-unit, detached	74.7%	59.8%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	15.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.9%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Bellechester	Wanamingo
Poverty rate	12.6%	15.2%
Average household size	2.69	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1957	1979