Wabasha

Population: 2,569
Median household income: $62,016
Median home value: $212,800

Located in Wabasha County, Minnesota, Wabasha is a community with a population of 2,569. At $62,016, its median household income sits below Wabasha County's $80,133.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wabasha's population declined 3.9% from 2,673 to 2,569, while its median home value rose 29.0% from $165,000 to $212,800.

The typical home was built around 1966. 9.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,569
Median age: 55.2 yrs
Median household income: $62,016
Median home value: $212,800
Median gross rent: $773
Housing units: 1,380
Homeownership rate: 69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6732,569

Median household income

$52,534$62,016

Median home value

$165,000$212,800

Median gross rent

$696$773

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,673	$52,534	$165,000	$696
2020	2,655	$53,996	$171,000	$587
2021	2,477	$57,000	$168,600	$671
2022	2,560	$60,893	$196,500	$790
2023	2,569	$62,016	$212,800	$773

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 346.7%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7416.5%

75 and over18.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	69	2.7%
5 to 17	327	12.7%
18 to 24	145	5.6%
25 to 34	172	6.7%
35 to 44	266	10.4%
45 to 54	299	11.6%
55 to 64	393	15.3%
65 to 74	423	16.5%
75 and over	475	18.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,493	97.0%
Black or African American	1	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.4%
Asian	4	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	32	1.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	29	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate28.9%

Some college or associate's40.6%

Bachelor's degree15.8%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	123	6.1%
High school graduate	587	28.9%
Some college or associate's	824	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	321	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	173	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone73.8%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.3%

Other means2.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	782	73.8%
Carpooled	118	11.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	29	2.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	99	9.3%
Other means	31	2.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	501	52.2%
15 to 29 min	153	15.9%
30 to 44 min	186	19.4%
45 to 59 min	68	7.1%
60+ min	52	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.96
Poverty rate: 9.8% (239 of 2,431)

	Count	Share
Family households	688	56.5%
Nonfamily households	530	43.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,218	88.3%
Vacant	162	11.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	849	69.7%
Renter-occupied	369	30.3%

1-unit, detached65.9%

1-unit, attached8.0%

2 to 4 units10.1%

5 to 19 units4.4%

20 or more units10.1%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	910	65.9%
1-unit, attached	111	8.0%
2 to 4 units	140	10.1%
5 to 19 units	61	4.4%
20 or more units	140	10.1%
Mobile home & other	18	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2767378
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.19 sq mi
Water area: 1.06 sq mi
Center point: 44.3711, -92.0457