Wadena

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Population

Population

Population	2000	2010	2023	2028
Wadena	4,374	4,129	4,310	4,219

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Population by Age

Population	2010	2023	2028
0-4	269	247	235
5-9	227	231	225
10-14	259	246	248
15-19	303	223	219
20-24	246	240	192
25-29	226	288	232
30-34	231	273	281
35-39	213	235	264
40-44	191	237	225
45-49	288	213	242
50-54	275	234	233
55-59	264	266	197
60-64	199	277	277
65-69	199	275	260
70-74	188	228	264
75-79	178	220	215
80-84	164	167	182
85+	211	210	228
18+	3,210	3,464	3,396
Median Age	42	44	45

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Population by Race

Wadena	2023
Total	4,310.00
White Alone	90.44
Black Alone	1.86
American Indian Alone	0.86
Asian Alone	0.70
Pacific Islander Alone	0.19
Some Other Race	1.07
Two or More Races	4.90
Hispanic Origin	3.04
Diversity Index	22.70

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Growth Rate

Wadena	2023 - 2028
Population	-0.43%
Households	-0.30%
Families	-0.43%
Median Household Income	2%
Per Capita Income	3%

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2023	2028
Households	1,898	1,863	1,895	1,867
Housing Units	2,007	2,054	2,136	2,136
Owner Occupied Units			1,266	1,281
Renter Occupied Units			629	586
Vacant Units			241	269

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Home Value

Wadena	2023	2028
Median Home Value	$137,859	$145,281
Average Home Value	$171,524	$188,310
<$50,000	54	48
$50,000 - $99,999	342	319
$100,000 - $149,999	313	302
$150,000 - $199,999	220	200
$200,000 - $249,999	90	99
$250,000 - $299,999	61	66
$300,000 - $399,999	128	172
$400,000 - $499,999	46	58
$500,000 - $749,999	8	10
$1,000,000 +	4	4

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	120
2000-2009	109
1990-1999	184
1980-1989	187
1970-1979	287
1960-1969	402
1950-1959	316
1940-1949	74
1939 or Before	464

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Income

Income

Wadena	2023	2028
Median Household	$43,452	$48,143
Average Household	$65,759	$74,053
Per Capita	$29,215	$33,079

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Household Income Base

Wadena	2023
<$15,000	231
$15,000 - $24,999	312
$25,000 - $34,999	205
$35,000 - $49,999	310
$50,000 - $74,999	293
$75,000 - $99,999	277
$100,000 - $149,999	158
$150,000 - $199,999	46
$200,000+	63

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	1,886
In-County Residents	1,304
Out-of-County Residents	571
Drive Alone	1,442
Carpooled	160
Public Transport	5
Work at Home	211
Less than 5 minutes	83
5-9 minutes	595
10-14 minutes	380
15-19 minutes	90
20-24 minutes	221
25-29 minutes	23
30-34 minutes	154
35-39 minutes	1
40-44 minutes	64
45-59 minutes	48
60-89 minutes	11
90+ minutes	3
Average Travel Time	0

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	5,016
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	3
Mining	0
Utilities	49
Construction	91
Manufacturing	237
Wholesale Trade	258

Retail Trade	721
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	82
Furn & Home Furnish Str	100
Electronics & Appl Store	1
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	57
Food & Beverage Stores	83
Health/Pers Care Stores	24
Gasoline Stations	0
Clothing/Accessory Store	17
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	6
General Merchandise Str	351
Misc Store Retailers	0
Nonstore Retailers	0

Transportation/Warehouse	142
Information	74

Finance & Insurance	111
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	48
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	23
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	40

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	31
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	134
Legal Services	13
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	46
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	14
Educational Services	766
HealthCare/Social Assist	1,520
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	32

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	261
Accommodation	15
Food Srv/Drinking Places	246

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	217
Auto Repair/Maintenance	23
Public Administration Emp	289

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Educational Attainment (25+)

Wadena	2023
Some High School	153
Graduated High School	877
Associates Degree	592
Bachelor's Degree	465
Graduate Degree	82

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	328
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	1
Mining Bus	0
Utilities Bus	4
Construction Bus	14
Manufacturing Bus	9
Wholesale Trade Bus	13

Retail Trade Bus	43
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	13
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	1
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	1
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	6
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	5
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	5
Gasoline Stations Bus	0
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	6
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	3
General Merchandise Str Bus	3
Misc Store Retailers Bus	0
Nonstore Retailers Bus	0

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	6
Information Bus	11

Finance & Insurance Bus	23
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	6
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	5
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	12

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	11
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	23
Legal Services Bus	6
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	2
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	3
Educational Services Bus	14
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	37
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	5

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	16
Accommodation Bus	2
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	14

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	50
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	5
Public Administration Bus	35

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17