Wadena County, MN Demographic Data
Wadena County, MN Summary
Wadena County is located in Minnesota
- Population: 13,808
- Area: 543.23 sq. miles
- Land Area: 536.27 sq. miles
- Water Area: 6.97 sq. miles
- Population Density: 25.41 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,341.86 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Wadena County, MN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
6,946
51%
50.8
Male
6,809
50%
49.2
Total Population
13,755
323,128,000
Wadena County, MN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
885
6.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
927
6.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,021
7.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
839
6.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
720
5.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,390
10.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,397
10.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,721
12.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
909
6.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
936
6.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,533
11.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,006
7.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
471
3.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
10,392
75.6%
77.2
Female
5,286
50.9%
51.3
Male
5,106
49.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
9,909
72.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,577
26.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,010
21.9%
15.2
Female
1,659
55.1%
55.8
Male
1,351
44.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Wadena County, MN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
13,553
98.5%
96.8
White
13,260
96.4%
72.6
Black or African American
111
0.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
119
0.9%
0.8
Asian
35
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
9
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
13
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
5
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
4
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
4
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
28
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
202
1.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
236
1.7%
17.8
Mexican
210
1.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
7
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
19
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
13,519
98.3%
82.2
Wadena County, MN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
392
4.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
606
6.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,580
38.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,324
24.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,244
13.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
831
8.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
386
4.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
998
10.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
8,365
89.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,217
13.0%
31.2
Wadena County, MN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,727
25.0%
33.7%
Now Married
5,516
50.5%
47.5
Divorced
1,523
13.9%
11.0%
Separated
102
0.9%
2.0
Widowed
1,054
9.7
5.8%
Wadena County, MN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
12,438
96.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
432
3.4%
21.6%
Spanish
85
0.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
175
1.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
29
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
143
1.1%
1.1%
Wadena County, MN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
403
7.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
433
7.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
837
14.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
673
11.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
928
16.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,288
22.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
547
9.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
374
6.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
109
1.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
65
1.1%
6.4
Median household income
42,689
57,617
Per capita income
22,283
31,128
Wadena County, MN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
307
5.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
480
8.0%
9.8
Construction
449
7.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,354
22.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
185
3.1%
6.6
Information
83
1.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,109
18.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
251
4.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
184
3.1%
11.4
Public administration
181
3.0%
4.6
Retail trade
737
12.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
394
6.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
257
4.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
716
12.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,441
24.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,389
23.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,404
23.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,021
17.1%
18.1%
Wadena County, MN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,865
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,556
77.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
596
10.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
48
0.8%
5.1
Walked
320
5.5%
2.7
Other means
63
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
282
4.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.6
26.6
Wadena County, MN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
471
8.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,661
29.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,089
36.9%
37.1
3 or more
1,436
25.4%
21.0
Wadena County, MN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,657
81.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,254
75.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,403
24.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,326
19.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Wadena County, MN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,983
1 room
102
1.5%
2.4
2 rooms
221
3.2%
2.7
3 rooms
553
7.9%
9.1
4 rooms
999
14.3%
16.5
5 rooms
1,238
17.7%
19.8
6 rooms
1,405
20.1%
17.8
7 rooms
739
10.6%
12.0
8 rooms
632
9.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,094
15.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Wadena County, MN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,983
1-unit, detached
5,358
76.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
44
0.6%
5.9
2-units
110
1.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
144
2.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
118
1.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
212
3.0%
4.4
20 or more units
230
3.3%
9.0
Mobile home
764
10.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
3
0.0%
0.1
Wadena County, MN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,430
20.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
493
7.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
585
8.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
778
11.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,292
18.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
679
9.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
920
13.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
745
10.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
46
0.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
15
0.2%
1.4%
Wadena County, MN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,864
33.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,029
18.2%
4.7
Electricity
1,600
28.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
363
6.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
705
12.5%
1.9
Solar energy
2
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
87
1.5%
0.5
No fuel used
7
0.1%
1.1
Wadena County, MN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,224
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
22
1.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
47
2.1%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
56
2.5%
11.8%
Less than $500
77
3.5%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
282
12.7%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
766
34.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
974
43.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
948
42.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
310
14.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
251
11.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
152
6.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
555
25.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
8
0.0%
0.0%
Wadena County, MN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,275
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
74
5.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
421
33.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
780
61.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
128
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
601
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
226
18.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
206
16.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
113
9.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
176
14.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
68
5.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
447
36.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
167
0.0%
0.0%
Wadena County, MN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,254
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
527
12.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,178
27.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,103
25.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
643
15.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
612
14.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
159
3.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
25
0.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
7
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
113,400
205,000
