Waldorf vs Waseca

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

Waldorf 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 164 in Waldorf). Waseca has the higher median household income ($61,546 vs $55,357 in Waldorf). Waseca has the higher median home value ($185,600 vs $120,600 in Waldorf).

Population, income & housing

	Waldorf	Waseca
Population	164	9,209
Median age	38.5 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$55,357	$61,546
Median home value	$120,600	$185,600
Median gross rent	—	$796
Housing units	95	3,750
Homeownership rate	93.0%	70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Waldorf	Waseca
Population	226 → 164 (-27.4%)	8,988 → 9,209 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$49,688 → $55,357 (+11.4%)	$45,429 → $61,546 (+35.5%)
Median home value	$83,300 → $120,600 (+44.8%)	$127,300 → $185,600 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$680 → $880 (+29.4%)	$654 → $796 (+21.7%)

Waldorf

Population

226164

Median household income

$49,688$55,357

Median home value

$83,300$120,600

Median gross rent

$680$880

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)

	Waldorf	Waseca
Under 5	6.7%	6.5%
5 to 17	18.3%	17.1%
18 to 24	7.3%	6.0%
25 to 34	17.1%	14.0%
35 to 44	9.1%	16.2%
45 to 54	4.3%	12.7%
55 to 64	11.6%	10.6%
65 to 74	20.7%	9.4%
75 and over	4.9%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Waldorf	Waseca
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	81.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.3%
Asian	3.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Waldorf	Waseca
No high school diploma	8.1%	8.9%
High school graduate	28.8%	41.9%
Some college or associate's	44.1%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Waldorf	Waseca
Drove alone	65.3%	83.0%
Carpooled	16.7%	10.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	2.8%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	15.3%	2.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Waldorf	Waseca
1-unit, detached	90.5%	70.5%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.6%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Waldorf	Waseca
Poverty rate	11.0%	9.3%
Average household size	1.91	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	30	20
Median year structure built	1955	1968