Martin County vs Wabasha County

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

Martin 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.

Wabasha County has the higher population (21,519 vs 19,864 in Martin County). Wabasha County has the higher median household income ($80,133 vs $62,969 in Martin County). Wabasha County has the higher median home value ($245,800 vs $158,800 in Martin County).

Population, income & housing

	Martin County	Wabasha County
Population	19,864	21,519
Median age	44.5 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$62,969	$80,133
Median home value	$158,800	$245,800
Median gross rent	$735	$798
Housing units	9,715	10,229
Homeownership rate	72.4%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.8%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Martin County	Wabasha County
Population	19,852 → 19,864 (+0.1%)	21,537 → 21,519 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$52,798 → $62,969 (+19.3%)	$65,226 → $80,133 (+22.9%)
Median home value	$118,300 → $158,800 (+34.2%)	$183,900 → $245,800 (+33.7%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $735 (+18.5%)	$690 → $798 (+15.7%)

Martin County

Population

19,85219,864

Median household income

$52,798$62,969

Median home value

$118,300$158,800

Median gross rent

$620$735

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)

	Martin County	Wabasha County
Under 5	5.6%	5.7%
5 to 17	16.9%	16.4%
18 to 24	6.7%	6.1%
25 to 34	10.5%	10.3%
35 to 44	10.8%	11.7%
45 to 54	10.6%	11.5%
55 to 64	14.9%	15.6%
65 to 74	13.6%	12.9%
75 and over	10.4%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Martin County	Wabasha County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	93.6%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.6%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	1.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.8%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Martin County	Wabasha County
No high school diploma	5.3%	5.1%
High school graduate	34.1%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	36.8%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Martin County	Wabasha County
Drove alone	80.9%	75.0%
Carpooled	5.7%	8.9%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	4.1%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.5%
Worked from home	7.8%	10.5%
Other means	1.3%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Martin County	Wabasha County
1-unit, detached	78.8%	77.8%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	4.1%
20 or more units	7.1%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Martin County	Wabasha County
Poverty rate	11.1%	8.4%
Average household size	2.20	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	18	25
Median year structure built	1958	1977