Aldrich vs Wadena

A side-by-side comparison of Aldrich and Wadena: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wadena has the higher population (4,361 vs 31 in Aldrich). Wadena has the higher median household income ($45,850 vs $36,875 in Aldrich). Wadena has the higher median home value ($158,700 vs $90,000 in Aldrich).

Population, income & housing

	Aldrich	Wadena
Population	31	4,361
Median age	63.5 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$36,875	$45,850
Median home value	$90,000	$158,700
Median gross rent	—	$683
Housing units	25	2,171
Homeownership rate	62.5%	52.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.9%	13.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aldrich	Wadena
Population	51 → 31 (-39.2%)	4,158 → 4,361 (+4.9%)
Median household income	$45,833 → $36,875 (-19.5%)	$38,639 → $45,850 (+18.7%)
Median home value	$137,500 → $90,000 (-34.5%)	$100,800 → $158,700 (+57.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$658 → $683 (+3.8%)

Aldrich

Population

5131

Median household income

$45,833$36,875

Median home value

$137,500$90,000

Wadena

Population

4,1584,361

Median household income

$38,639$45,850

Median home value

$100,800$158,700

Median gross rent

$658$683

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aldrich	Wadena
Under 5	0.0%	7.8%
5 to 17	6.5%	16.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.6%
25 to 34	9.7%	15.9%
35 to 44	3.2%	7.1%
45 to 54	9.7%	12.3%
55 to 64	32.3%	11.7%
65 to 74	29.0%	10.5%
75 and over	9.7%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aldrich	Wadena
White (non-Hispanic)	74.2%	90.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	25.8%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aldrich	Wadena
No high school diploma	24.1%	11.5%
High school graduate	37.9%	34.6%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aldrich	Wadena
Drove alone	84.6%	81.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	15.4%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.3%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aldrich	Wadena
1-unit, detached	96.0%	56.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	16.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	14.7%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Aldrich	Wadena
Poverty rate	0.0%	14.5%
Average household size	1.94	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	27	15
Median year structure built	1956	1963