New Richland vs Waseca

A side-by-side comparison of New Richland and Waseca: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Waseca has the higher population (9,209 vs 1,068 in New Richland). New Richland has the higher median household income ($62,841 vs $61,546 in Waseca). Waseca has the higher median home value ($185,600 vs $133,000 in New Richland).

Population, income & housing

	New Richland	Waseca
Population	1,068	9,209
Median age	40.9 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$62,841	$61,546
Median home value	$133,000	$185,600
Median gross rent	$544	$796
Housing units	453	3,750
Homeownership rate	86.4%	70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Richland	Waseca
Population	1,136 → 1,068 (-6.0%)	8,988 → 9,209 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$50,500 → $62,841 (+24.4%)	$45,429 → $61,546 (+35.5%)
Median home value	$97,000 → $133,000 (+37.1%)	$127,300 → $185,600 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$494 → $544 (+10.1%)	$654 → $796 (+21.7%)

New Richland

Population

1,1361,068

Median household income

$50,500$62,841

Median home value

$97,000$133,000

Median gross rent

$494$544

Waseca

Population

8,9889,209

Median household income

$45,429$61,546

Median home value

$127,300$185,600

Median gross rent

$654$796

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Richland	Waseca
Under 5	5.5%	6.5%
5 to 17	18.4%	17.1%
18 to 24	9.2%	6.0%
25 to 34	9.0%	14.0%
35 to 44	12.0%	16.2%
45 to 54	4.0%	12.7%
55 to 64	13.5%	10.6%
65 to 74	13.2%	9.4%
75 and over	15.3%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Richland	Waseca
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	81.3%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.3%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Richland	Waseca
No high school diploma	4.9%	8.9%
High school graduate	36.9%	41.9%
Some college or associate's	43.1%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Richland	Waseca
Drove alone	79.1%	83.0%
Carpooled	9.9%	10.6%
Public transit	0.4%	0.3%
Walked	4.3%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	6.4%	2.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Richland	Waseca
1-unit, detached	86.5%	70.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	6.4%
20 or more units	5.3%	10.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	New Richland	Waseca
Poverty rate	5.7%	9.3%
Average household size	2.38	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	26	20
Median year structure built	1955	1968