Waseca County, MN Demographic Data
Waseca County, MN Summary
Waseca County is located in Minnesota
- Population: 19,089
- Area: 432.97 sq. miles
- Land Area: 423.36 sq. miles
- Water Area: 9.62 sq. miles
- Population Density: 44.08 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,078.74 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Waseca County, MN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
10,038
53%
50.8
Male
8,996
47%
49.2
Total Population
19,034
323,128,000
Waseca County, MN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,138
6.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,280
6.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,257
6.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,127
5.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,069
5.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,661
14.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,355
12.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,484
13.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,446
7.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,142
6.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,599
8.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
933
4.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
543
2.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
14,598
76.7%
77.2
Female
7,782
53.3%
51.3
Male
6,816
46.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
14,117
74.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,696
19.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,075
16.2%
15.2
Female
1,679
54.6%
55.8
Male
1,396
45.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Waseca County, MN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
18,712
98.3%
96.8
White
17,752
93.3%
72.6
Black or African American
509
2.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
133
0.7%
0.8
Asian
93
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
21
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
2
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
10
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
11
0.1%
0.2
Korean
43
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
6
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
225
1.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
322
1.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,079
5.7%
17.8
Mexican
846
4.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
41
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
192
1.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
17,955
94.3%
82.2
Waseca County, MN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
397
3.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
662
5.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,767
36.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,099
23.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,624
12.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,962
14.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
652
5.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,059
8.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
12,104
91.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,614
19.9%
31.2
Waseca County, MN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,143
27.0%
33.7%
Now Married
8,656
56.4%
47.5
Divorced
1,477
9.6%
11.0%
Separated
219
1.4%
2.0
Widowed
864
5.6
5.8%
Waseca County, MN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
16,837
94.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,059
5.9%
21.6%
Spanish
704
3.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
110
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
52
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
193
1.1%
1.1%
Waseca County, MN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
360
4.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
303
4.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
929
12.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
666
9.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,075
14.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,428
19.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,070
14.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,028
14.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
286
3.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
184
2.5%
6.4
Median household income
53,199
57,617
Per capita income
27,179
31,128
Waseca County, MN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
492
5.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
408
4.3%
9.8
Construction
710
7.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,405
25.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
372
3.9%
6.6
Information
188
2.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,989
20.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
468
4.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
441
4.6%
11.4
Public administration
396
4.2%
4.6
Retail trade
957
10.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
463
4.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
236
2.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
958
10.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,116
32.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,898
19.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,087
21.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,466
15.4%
18.1%
Waseca County, MN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
9,330
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,723
82.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
766
8.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
72
0.8%
5.1
Walked
158
1.7%
2.7
Other means
116
1.2%
1.8
Worked at home
495
5.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.1
26.6
Waseca County, MN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
405
5.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,929
26.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,953
40.3%
37.1
3 or more
2,042
27.9%
21.0
Waseca County, MN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
7,329
92.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,595
76.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,734
23.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
576
7.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.5
Waseca County, MN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,905
1 room
30
0.4%
2.4
2 rooms
153
1.9%
2.7
3 rooms
473
6.0%
9.1
4 rooms
906
11.5%
16.5
5 rooms
1,202
15.2%
19.8
6 rooms
1,481
18.7%
17.8
7 rooms
1,100
13.9%
12.0
8 rooms
1,051
13.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,509
19.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Waseca County, MN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,905
1-unit, detached
6,250
79.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
204
2.6%
5.9
2-units
106
1.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
158
2.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
202
2.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
303
3.8%
4.4
20 or more units
417
5.3%
9.0
Mobile home
265
3.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Waseca County, MN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,156
27.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
493
6.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
712
9.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
596
7.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,494
18.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
872
11.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
791
10.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
714
9.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
52
0.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
25
0.3%
1.4%
Waseca County, MN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
4,460
60.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,516
20.7%
4.7
Electricity
902
12.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
140
1.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
6
0.1%
0.1
Wood
175
2.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
87
1.2%
0.5
No fuel used
43
0.6%
1.1
Waseca County, MN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,317
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
31
0.9%
10.3%
Less than $500
37
1.1%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
57
1.7%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
242
7.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
608
18.3%
20.1%
$500 to $999
869
26.2%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,473
44.4%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,791
54.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
445
13.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
371
11.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
181
5.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
527
15.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
2
0.0%
0.0%
Waseca County, MN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,627
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
8
0.5%
4.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
17
1.0%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
25
1.5%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
136
8.4%
28.3%
Less than $500
551
33.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
890
54.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
107
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
598
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
218
13.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
155
9.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
317
19.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
286
17.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
226
13.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
425
26.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
107
0.0%
0.0%
Waseca County, MN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,595
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
320
5.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,045
18.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,628
29.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,103
19.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
987
17.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
396
7.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
89
1.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
27
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
142,800
205,000