Dennison vs Wanamingo

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

Dennison 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 214 in Dennison). Wanamingo has the higher median household income ($85,000 vs $51,250 in Dennison). Wanamingo has the higher median home value ($247,400 vs $215,600 in Dennison).

Population, income & housing

	Dennison	Wanamingo
Population	214	1,185
Median age	37.7 yrs	35.2 yrs
Median household income	$51,250	$85,000
Median home value	$215,600	$247,400
Median gross rent	$1,600	$611
Housing units	101	545
Homeownership rate	77.3%	72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	24.1%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dennison	Wanamingo
Population	202 → 214 (+5.9%)	1,140 → 1,185 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$81,000 → $51,250 (-36.7%)	$55,417 → $85,000 (+53.4%)
Median home value	$165,600 → $215,600 (+30.2%)	$151,500 → $247,400 (+63.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,188 → $1,600 (+34.7%)	$600 → $611 (+1.8%)

Dennison

Population

202214

Median household income

$81,000$51,250

Median home value

$165,600$215,600

Median gross rent

$1,188$1,600

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)

	Dennison	Wanamingo
Under 5	6.5%	6.1%
5 to 17	13.1%	20.0%
18 to 24	11.2%	6.1%
25 to 34	16.4%	17.5%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.4%
45 to 54	11.7%	11.0%
55 to 64	21.0%	10.8%
65 to 74	6.5%	9.9%
75 and over	1.9%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dennison	Wanamingo
White (non-Hispanic)	95.8%	84.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	9.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dennison	Wanamingo
No high school diploma	9.5%	2.9%
High school graduate	31.1%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dennison	Wanamingo
Drove alone	96.0%	84.1%
Carpooled	2.0%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	2.5%
Walked	0.0%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	4.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dennison	Wanamingo
1-unit, detached	81.2%	59.8%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	14.9%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	15.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Dennison	Wanamingo
Poverty rate	3.7%	15.2%
Average household size	2.21	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	1938	1979