Martin County vs Waseca County

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

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

Martin County has the higher population (19,864 vs 18,958 in Waseca County). Waseca County has the higher median household income ($75,052 vs $62,969 in Martin County). Waseca County has the higher median home value ($213,200 vs $158,800 in Martin County).

Population, income & housing

	Martin County	Waseca County
Population	19,864	18,958
Median age	44.5 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$62,969	$75,052
Median home value	$158,800	$213,200
Median gross rent	$735	$819
Housing units	9,715	7,910
Homeownership rate	72.4%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.8%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Martin County	Waseca County
Population	19,852 → 19,864 (+0.1%)	18,740 → 18,958 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$52,798 → $62,969 (+19.3%)	$56,762 → $75,052 (+32.2%)
Median home value	$118,300 → $158,800 (+34.2%)	$158,900 → $213,200 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $735 (+18.5%)	$669 → $819 (+22.4%)

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

Waseca County

Population

18,74018,958

Median household income

$56,762$75,052

Median home value

$158,900$213,200

Median gross rent

$669$819

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Martin County	Waseca County
Under 5	5.6%	5.4%
5 to 17	16.9%	17.7%
18 to 24	6.7%	7.5%
25 to 34	10.5%	11.9%
35 to 44	10.8%	14.0%
45 to 54	10.6%	12.1%
55 to 64	14.9%	12.9%
65 to 74	13.6%	11.0%
75 and over	10.4%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Martin County	Waseca County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	87.6%
Black or African American	0.8%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.8%
Asian	0.6%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Martin County	Waseca County
No high school diploma	5.3%	7.1%
High school graduate	34.1%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	36.8%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Martin County	Waseca County
Drove alone	80.9%	80.7%
Carpooled	5.7%	8.9%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	4.1%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.3%
Worked from home	7.8%	6.5%
Other means	1.3%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Martin County	Waseca County
1-unit, detached	78.8%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	3.7%
20 or more units	7.1%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Martin County	Waseca County
Poverty rate	11.1%	7.2%
Average household size	2.20	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	1958	1970