Onamia vs Wahkon

A side-by-side comparison of Onamia and Wahkon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Onamia has the higher population (731 vs 249 in Wahkon). Wahkon has the higher median household income ($52,656 vs $26,827 in Onamia). Wahkon has the higher median home value ($197,500 vs $126,200 in Onamia).

Population, income & housing

	Onamia	Wahkon
Population	731	249
Median age	44.8 yrs	54.5 yrs
Median household income	$26,827	$52,656
Median home value	$126,200	$197,500
Median gross rent	$600	$858
Housing units	378	202
Homeownership rate	52.0%	70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Onamia	Wahkon
Population	946 → 731 (-22.7%)	256 → 249 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$33,274 → $26,827 (-19.4%)	$40,000 → $52,656 (+31.6%)
Median home value	$87,300 → $126,200 (+44.6%)	$185,700 → $197,500 (+6.4%)
Median gross rent	$654 → $600 (-8.3%)	$711 → $858 (+20.7%)

Onamia

Population

946731

Median household income

$33,274$26,827

Median home value

$87,300$126,200

Median gross rent

$654$600

Wahkon

Population

256249

Median household income

$40,000$52,656

Median home value

$185,700$197,500

Median gross rent

$711$858

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Onamia	Wahkon
Under 5	7.3%	0.8%
5 to 17	19.4%	18.5%
18 to 24	3.3%	2.8%
25 to 34	6.8%	10.8%
35 to 44	13.4%	9.6%
45 to 54	6.3%	8.4%
55 to 64	12.2%	22.9%
65 to 74	12.4%	18.9%
75 and over	18.9%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Onamia	Wahkon
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	74.3%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.5%	8.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.8%
Two or more races	8.8%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Onamia	Wahkon
No high school diploma	11.1%	7.2%
High school graduate	40.0%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	40.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Onamia	Wahkon
Drove alone	65.1%	77.5%
Carpooled	6.6%	2.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	16.5%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	16.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Onamia	Wahkon
1-unit, detached	54.8%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	16.9%	8.4%
20 or more units	16.9%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	11.9%

Poverty & households

	Onamia	Wahkon
Poverty rate	27.9%	10.3%
Average household size	1.84	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1969	1976