Waseca

Population: 9,209
Median household income: $61,546
Median home value: $185,600

Waseca, a community in Waseca County, Minnesota, has 9,209 residents. At $61,546, its median household income sits below Waseca County's $75,052.

Between 2019 and 2023, Waseca's population grew 2.5% from 8,988 to 9,209, while its median home value rose 45.8% from $127,300 to $185,600.

83.0% of workers drive to work alone. 70.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,209
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $61,546
Median home value: $185,600
Median gross rent: $796
Housing units: 3,750
Homeownership rate: 70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,9889,209

Median household income

$45,429$61,546

Median home value

$127,300$185,600

Median gross rent

$654$796

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,988	$45,429	$127,300	$654
2020	8,892	$50,587	$130,500	$770
2021	9,237	$57,022	$142,500	$840
2022	9,208	$62,632	$176,900	$838
2023	9,209	$61,546	$185,600	$796

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4416.2%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	597	6.5%
5 to 17	1,578	17.1%
18 to 24	555	6.0%
25 to 34	1,288	14.0%
35 to 44	1,488	16.2%
45 to 54	1,166	12.7%
55 to 64	979	10.6%
65 to 74	868	9.4%
75 and over	690	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,485	81.3%
Black or African American	118	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	116	1.3%
Asian	138	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	279	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,073	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.9%

High school graduate41.9%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	577	8.9%
High school graduate	2,712	41.9%
Some college or associate's	2,130	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	808	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	252	3.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone83.0%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home2.0%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,359	83.0%
Carpooled	427	10.6%
Public transit	12	0.3%
Walked	95	2.3%
Bicycle	24	0.6%
Worked from home	82	2.0%
Other means	47	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,810	45.7%
15 to 29 min	1,198	30.2%
30 to 44 min	641	16.2%
45 to 59 min	50	1.3%
60+ min	265	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 9.3% (791 of 8,464)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,354	65.0%
Nonfamily households	1,267	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,621	96.6%
Vacant	129	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,535	70.0%
Renter-occupied	1,086	30.0%

1-unit, detached70.5%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units6.4%

20 or more units10.6%

Mobile home & other3.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,643	70.5%
1-unit, attached	181	4.8%
2 to 4 units	178	4.7%
5 to 19 units	241	6.4%
20 or more units	396	10.6%
Mobile home & other	111	3.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2768296
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.3 sq mi
Water area: 1.18 sq mi
Center point: 44.0815, -93.5040