Lamberton vs Wabasso

A side-by-side comparison of Lamberton and Wabasso: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lamberton has the higher population (864 vs 598 in Wabasso). Wabasso has the higher median household income ($63,900 vs $59,330 in Lamberton). Wabasso has the higher median home value ($105,100 vs $87,000 in Lamberton).

Population, income & housing

	Lamberton	Wabasso
Population	864	598
Median age	40.0 yrs	53.0 yrs
Median household income	$59,330	$63,900
Median home value	$87,000	$105,100
Median gross rent	$770	$633
Housing units	402	273
Homeownership rate	79.5%	78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lamberton	Wabasso
Population	766 → 864 (+12.8%)	765 → 598 (-21.8%)
Median household income	$53,667 → $59,330 (+10.6%)	$51,375 → $63,900 (+24.4%)
Median home value	$60,000 → $87,000 (+45.0%)	$92,500 → $105,100 (+13.6%)
Median gross rent	$607 → $770 (+26.9%)	$584 → $633 (+8.4%)

Lamberton

Population

766864

Median household income

$53,667$59,330

Median home value

$60,000$87,000

Median gross rent

$607$770

Wabasso

Population

765598

Median household income

$51,375$63,900

Median home value

$92,500$105,100

Median gross rent

$584$633

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lamberton	Wabasso
Under 5	7.6%	5.9%
5 to 17	18.8%	14.7%
18 to 24	8.7%	2.7%
25 to 34	9.6%	11.0%
35 to 44	12.6%	8.2%
45 to 54	9.0%	8.7%
55 to 64	13.3%	23.9%
65 to 74	7.8%	11.5%
75 and over	12.6%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lamberton	Wabasso
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	93.6%
Black or African American	2.2%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lamberton	Wabasso
No high school diploma	7.0%	6.8%
High school graduate	27.6%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	44.7%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lamberton	Wabasso
Drove alone	67.2%	71.2%
Carpooled	7.7%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.7%	15.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.6%
Worked from home	17.6%	3.9%
Other means	0.7%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lamberton	Wabasso
1-unit, detached	84.8%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	8.7%	5.9%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.2%	7.0%
20 or more units	3.5%	11.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lamberton	Wabasso
Poverty rate	8.0%	8.0%
Average household size	2.44	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	13	19
Median year structure built	1952	1970