Hubbard County vs Wabasha County

A side-by-side comparison of Hubbard County and Wabasha County: population, income, housing, and more.

Hubbard County and Wabasha County are counties in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hubbard County has the higher population (21,700 vs 21,519 in Wabasha County). Wabasha County has the higher median household income ($80,133 vs $70,622 in Hubbard County). Hubbard County has the higher median home value ($255,900 vs $245,800 in Wabasha County).

Population, income & housing

	Hubbard County	Wabasha County
Population	21,700	21,519
Median age	48.3 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$70,622	$80,133
Median home value	$255,900	$245,800
Median gross rent	$923	$798
Housing units	14,760	10,229
Homeownership rate	82.6%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.5%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hubbard County	Wabasha County
Population	21,019 → 21,700 (+3.2%)	21,537 → 21,519 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$56,709 → $70,622 (+24.5%)	$65,226 → $80,133 (+22.9%)
Median home value	$193,600 → $255,900 (+32.2%)	$183,900 → $245,800 (+33.7%)
Median gross rent	$696 → $923 (+32.6%)	$690 → $798 (+15.7%)

Hubbard County

Population

21,01921,700

Median household income

$56,709$70,622

Median home value

$193,600$255,900

Median gross rent

$696$923

Wabasha County

Population

21,53721,519

Median household income

$65,226$80,133

Median home value

$183,900$245,800

Median gross rent

$690$798

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hubbard County	Wabasha County
Under 5	5.2%	5.7%
5 to 17	15.9%	16.4%
18 to 24	6.0%	6.1%
25 to 34	8.9%	10.3%
35 to 44	10.7%	11.7%
45 to 54	10.8%	11.5%
55 to 64	16.3%	15.6%
65 to 74	15.8%	12.9%
75 and over	10.4%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hubbard County	Wabasha County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	93.6%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	0.2%
Asian	0.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.8%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.8%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hubbard County	Wabasha County
No high school diploma	5.4%	5.1%
High school graduate	28.1%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	36.0%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hubbard County	Wabasha County
Drove alone	75.0%	75.0%
Carpooled	9.2%	8.9%
Public transit	0.5%	0.2%
Walked	1.8%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.5%
Worked from home	11.8%	10.5%
Other means	1.4%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hubbard County	Wabasha County
1-unit, detached	82.8%	77.8%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	4.1%
20 or more units	4.1%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	9.8%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Hubbard County	Wabasha County
Poverty rate	9.7%	8.4%
Average household size	2.41	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1985	1977