Plainview vs Wabasha

A side-by-side comparison of Plainview and Wabasha: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Plainview has the higher population (3,501 vs 2,569 in Wabasha). Plainview has the higher median household income ($69,800 vs $62,016 in Wabasha). Plainview has the higher median home value ($230,600 vs $212,800 in Wabasha).

Population, income & housing

	Plainview	Wabasha
Population	3,501	2,569
Median age	35.0 yrs	55.2 yrs
Median household income	$69,800	$62,016
Median home value	$230,600	$212,800
Median gross rent	$774	$773
Housing units	1,389	1,380
Homeownership rate	75.2%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	24.4%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Plainview	Wabasha
Population	3,277 → 3,501 (+6.8%)	2,673 → 2,569 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$60,969 → $69,800 (+14.5%)	$52,534 → $62,016 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$146,400 → $230,600 (+57.5%)	$165,000 → $212,800 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	$622 → $774 (+24.4%)	$696 → $773 (+11.1%)

Plainview

Population

3,2773,501

Median household income

$60,969$69,800

Median home value

$146,400$230,600

Median gross rent

$622$774

Wabasha

Population

2,6732,569

Median household income

$52,534$62,016

Median home value

$165,000$212,800

Median gross rent

$696$773

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Plainview	Wabasha
Under 5	9.3%	2.7%
5 to 17	24.1%	12.7%
18 to 24	4.6%	5.6%
25 to 34	12.0%	6.7%
35 to 44	16.1%	10.4%
45 to 54	6.5%	11.6%
55 to 64	8.7%	15.3%
65 to 74	7.2%	16.5%
75 and over	11.5%	18.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Plainview	Wabasha
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	97.0%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	9.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Plainview	Wabasha
No high school diploma	7.9%	6.1%
High school graduate	29.9%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Plainview	Wabasha
Drove alone	78.5%	73.8%
Carpooled	5.6%	11.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.2%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	9.3%
Other means	0.5%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Plainview	Wabasha
1-unit, detached	63.8%	65.9%
1-unit, attached	9.5%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	12.2%	4.4%
20 or more units	2.4%	10.1%
Mobile home & other	8.0%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Plainview	Wabasha
Poverty rate	14.9%	9.8%
Average household size	2.62	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	1980	1966