Nimrod vs Wadena

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

Nimrod 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 84 in Nimrod). Wadena has the higher median home value ($158,700 vs $77,500 in Nimrod). Since 2019, Wadena's population has grown faster (+4.9% vs -17.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Nimrod	Wadena
Population	84	4,361
Median age	42.9 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$45,850
Median home value	$77,500	$158,700
Median gross rent	—	$683
Housing units	65	2,171
Homeownership rate	97.9%	52.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.3%	13.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nimrod	Wadena
Population	102 → 84 (-17.6%)	4,158 → 4,361 (+4.9%)
Median household income	$31,250 → $70,893 (+126.9%)	$38,639 → $45,850 (+18.7%)
Median home value	$106,300 → $77,500 (-27.1%)	$100,800 → $158,700 (+57.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$658 → $683 (+3.8%)

Nimrod

Population

10284

Median household income

$31,250$70,893

Median home value

$106,300$77,500

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)

	Nimrod	Wadena
Under 5	0.0%	7.8%
5 to 17	13.1%	16.3%
18 to 24	3.6%	9.6%
25 to 34	3.6%	15.9%
35 to 44	54.8%	7.1%
45 to 54	0.0%	12.3%
55 to 64	10.7%	11.7%
65 to 74	11.9%	10.5%
75 and over	2.4%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nimrod	Wadena
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	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	0.0%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nimrod	Wadena
No high school diploma	0.0%	11.5%
High school graduate	65.7%	34.6%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nimrod	Wadena
Drove alone	81.8%	81.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.3%
Worked from home	18.2%	2.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nimrod	Wadena
1-unit, detached	81.5%	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	18.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Nimrod	Wadena
Poverty rate	3.8%	14.5%
Average household size	1.79	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	25	15
Median year structure built	1959	1963