Wadena County

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Population

Population

Population	2000	2010	2024	2029
Wadena County	13,713	13,843	14,291	14,453

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Population by Age

Population	2024
0-4	905
5-9	960
10-14	1,004
15-19	908
20-24	670
25-29	706
30-34	796
35-39	778
40-44	789
45-49	746
50-54	727
55-59	844
60-64	997
65-69	968
70-74	797
75-79	707
80-84	458
85+	531
18+	10,829
Median Age	43

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Population by Race

Wadena County	2024
Total	14,291.00
White Alone	92.62%
Black Alone	1.02%
American Indian Alone	0.55%
Asian Alone	0.49%
Pacific Islander Alone	0.08%
Some Other Race	0.7%
Two or More Races	4.53%
Hispanic Origin	2.36%
Diversity Index	18.00

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Growth Rate

Wadena County	2024 - 2029
Population	0.23%
Households	0.23%
Families	0.15%
Median Household Income	3%
Per Capita Income	3%

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2024	2029
Households	5,426	5,705	5,911	5,980
Housing Units	6,334	6,899	7,081	7,155
Owner Occupied Units			4,224	4,323
Renter Occupied Units			1,687	1,657
Vacant Units			1,170	1,175

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Home Value

Wadena County	2024	2029
Median Home Value	$201,647	$217,464
Average Home Value	$244,638	$256,911
<$50,000	160	152
$50,000 - $99,999	511	484
$100,000 - $149,999	610	578
$150,000 - $199,999	814	776
$200,000 - $249,999	516	491
$250,000 - $299,999	346	383
$300,000 - $399,999	756	841
$400,000 - $499,999	278	341
$500,000 - $749,999	202	248
$1,000,000 +	9	9

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	500
2000-2009	793
1990-1999	819
1980-1989	670
1970-1979	1,149
1960-1969	686
1950-1959	657
1940-1949	327
1939 or Before	1,324

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Income

Income

Wadena County	2024	2029
Median Household	$60,233	$70,920
Average Household	$75,982	$86,671
Per Capita	$31,467	$35,899

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Household Income

Wadena County	2024
<$15,000	505
$15,000 - $24,999	707
$25,000 - $34,999	526
$35,000 - $49,999	689
$50,000 - $74,999	1,049
$75,000 - $99,999	923
$100,000 - $149,999	1,080
$150,000 - $199,999	259
$200,000+	173

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	6,104
In-County Residents	3,889
Out-of-County Residents	2,164
Drive Alone	4,776
Carpooled	612
Public Transport	18
Work at Home	510
Motorcycle	1
Bicycle	0
Walked	131
Other	56
Less than 5 minutes	401
5-9 minutes	1,071
10-14 minutes	1,073
15-19 minutes	643
20-24 minutes	690
25-29 minutes	248
30-34 minutes	560
35-39 minutes	100
40-44 minutes	180
45-59 minutes	338
60-89 minutes	152
90+ minutes	138
Average Travel Time	21

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	8,653
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	54
Mining	1
Utilities	49
Construction	299
Manufacturing	415
Wholesale Trade	351

Retail Trade	1,052
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	105
Furn & Home Furnish Str	103
Electronics & Appl Store	3
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	133
Food & Beverage Stores	154
Health/Pers Care Stores	21
Gasoline Stations	43
Clothing/Accessory Store	25
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	57
General Merchandise Str	408

Transportation/Warehouse	268
Information	227

Finance & Insurance	157
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	71
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	29
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	57

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	54
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	200
Legal Services	13
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	46
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	62
Educational Services	1,438
HealthCare/Social Assist	2,544
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	115

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	413
Accommodation	72
Food Srv/Drinking Places	341

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	470
Auto Repair/Maintenance	38
Public Administration Emp	405

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Educational Attainment (25+)

Wadena County	2024
<9th Grade	230
Some High School	416
GED	308
Graduated High School	3,266
Some College/No Degree	2,023
Associates Degree	1,726
Bachelor's Degree	1,464
Graduate Degree	411

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	770
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	20
Mining Bus	1
Utilities Bus	4
Construction Bus	79
Manufacturing Bus	33
Wholesale Trade Bus	34

Retail Trade Bus	98
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	21
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	3
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	2
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	17
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	15
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	5
Gasoline Stations Bus	7
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	8
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	10
General Merchandise Str Bus	10

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	24
Information Bus	20

Finance & Insurance Bus	37
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	9
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	7
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	21

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	20
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	32
Legal Services Bus	6
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	2
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	12
Educational Services Bus	27
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	63
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	14

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	34
Accommodation Bus	8
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	26

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	131
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	15
Public Administration Bus	63

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26