Verndale

Population: 479
Median household income: $44,083
Median home value: $105,500

Verndale, a community in Wadena County, Minnesota, has 479 residents. The median household income of $44,083 is below the Wadena County median ($56,882).

Between 2019 and 2023, Verndale's population declined 13.7% from 555 to 479, while its median home value rose 22.4% from $86,200 to $105,500.

The median gross rent is $661. 13.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 479
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $44,083
Median home value: $105,500
Median gross rent: $661
Housing units: 248
Homeownership rate: 83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

555479

Median household income

$41,071$44,083

Median home value

$86,200$105,500

Median gross rent

$564$661

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	555	$41,071	$86,200	$564
2020	477	$38,958	$85,400	$531
2021	618	$37,750	$96,700	$613
2022	480	$34,053	$98,200	$663
2023	479	$44,083	$105,500	$661

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	30	6.3%
5 to 17	91	19.0%
18 to 24	38	7.9%
25 to 34	63	13.2%
35 to 44	64	13.4%
45 to 54	56	11.7%
55 to 64	55	11.5%
65 to 74	56	11.7%
75 and over	26	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	452	94.4%
Black or African American	12	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	14	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.3%

High school graduate33.8%

Some college or associate's41.3%

Bachelor's degree10.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	36	11.3%
High school graduate	108	33.8%
Some college or associate's	132	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	34	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone69.8%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means6.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	155	69.8%
Carpooled	21	9.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	16	7.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	15	6.8%
Other means	15	6.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	93	44.9%
15 to 29 min	46	22.2%
30 to 44 min	24	11.6%
45 to 59 min	19	9.2%
60+ min	25	12.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 13.6% (65 of 479)

	Count	Share
Family households	120	52.9%
Nonfamily households	107	47.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	227	91.5%
Vacant	21	8.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	189	83.3%
Renter-occupied	38	16.7%

1-unit, detached82.3%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units3.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	204	82.3%
1-unit, attached	2	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9	3.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	33	13.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2766874
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.03 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 46.3969, -95.0122