Sebeka vs Wadena

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

Sebeka 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 716 in Sebeka). Wadena has the higher median household income ($45,850 vs $40,179 in Sebeka). Wadena has the higher median home value ($158,700 vs $82,900 in Sebeka).

Population, income & housing

	Sebeka	Wadena
Population	716	4,361
Median age	41.6 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$40,179	$45,850
Median home value	$82,900	$158,700
Median gross rent	$653	$683
Housing units	419	2,171
Homeownership rate	61.5%	52.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	13.0%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sebeka	Wadena
Population	778 → 716 (-8.0%)	4,158 → 4,361 (+4.9%)
Median household income	$47,153 → $40,179 (-14.8%)	$38,639 → $45,850 (+18.7%)
Median home value	$67,300 → $82,900 (+23.2%)	$100,800 → $158,700 (+57.4%)
Median gross rent	$703 → $653 (-7.1%)	$658 → $683 (+3.8%)

Sebeka

Population

778716

Median household income

$47,153$40,179

Median home value

$67,300$82,900

Median gross rent

$703$653

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)

	Sebeka	Wadena
Under 5	7.3%	7.8%
5 to 17	19.8%	16.3%
18 to 24	8.5%	9.6%
25 to 34	6.1%	15.9%
35 to 44	16.9%	7.1%
45 to 54	10.3%	12.3%
55 to 64	12.0%	11.7%
65 to 74	13.4%	10.5%
75 and over	5.6%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sebeka	Wadena
White (non-Hispanic)	89.8%	90.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	2.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.1%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sebeka	Wadena
No high school diploma	9.1%	11.5%
High school graduate	37.5%	34.6%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sebeka	Wadena
Drove alone	76.2%	81.5%
Carpooled	15.9%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	5.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.3%
Worked from home	2.1%	2.3%
Other means	0.9%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sebeka	Wadena
1-unit, detached	75.2%	56.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	16.5%
20 or more units	11.2%	14.7%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Sebeka	Wadena
Poverty rate	19.7%	14.5%
Average household size	1.96	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	25	15
Median year structure built	1964	1963