Wadena

Population: 4,361
Median household income: $45,850
Median home value: $158,700

Wadena, a community in Wadena County, Minnesota, has 4,361 residents. At $45,850, its median household income sits below Wadena County's $56,882.

From 2019 to 2023, Wadena's population grew 4.9% from 4,158 to 4,361, while its median home value rose 57.4% from $100,800 to $158,700.

The median gross rent is $683. 13.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,361
Median age: 36.5 yrs
Median household income: $45,850
Median home value: $158,700
Median gross rent: $683
Housing units: 2,171
Homeownership rate: 52.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
Unemployment rate: 8.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,1584,361

Median household income

$38,639$45,850

Median home value

$100,800$158,700

Median gross rent

$658$683

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,158	$38,639	$100,800	$658
2020	4,145	$38,582	$103,400	$658
2021	4,283	$41,277	$122,000	$572
2022	4,328	$44,450	$151,900	$643
2023	4,361	$45,850	$158,700	$683

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

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3415.9%

35 to 447.1%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	341	7.8%
5 to 17	713	16.3%
18 to 24	418	9.6%
25 to 34	692	15.9%
35 to 44	309	7.1%
45 to 54	536	12.3%
55 to 64	510	11.7%
65 to 74	459	10.5%
75 and over	383	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,948	90.5%
Black or African American	5	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	229	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	171	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.5%

High school graduate34.6%

Some college or associate's40.9%

Bachelor's degree8.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	331	11.5%
High school graduate	1,001	34.6%
Some college or associate's	1,182	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	258	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	117	4.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone81.5%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle4.3%

Worked from home2.3%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,688	81.5%
Carpooled	214	10.3%
Public transit	6	0.3%
Walked	16	0.8%
Bicycle	88	4.3%
Worked from home	47	2.3%
Other means	11	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,277	63.1%
15 to 29 min	418	20.7%
30 to 44 min	280	13.8%
45 to 59 min	18	0.9%
60+ min	30	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 14.5% (617 of 4,251)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,210	60.2%
Nonfamily households	800	39.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,010	92.6%
Vacant	161	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,057	52.6%
Renter-occupied	953	47.4%

1-unit, detached56.3%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units9.6%

5 to 19 units16.5%

20 or more units14.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,223	56.3%
1-unit, attached	61	2.8%
2 to 4 units	209	9.6%
5 to 19 units	359	16.5%
20 or more units	319	14.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2767504
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.53 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 46.4472, -95.1267