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Wadena County, MN


Designated Market Area: Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI
USDA County Type (2015): Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Working Class Country

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2022 population: 14,307   ( 464 from 2010 , 242 from 2020)
Land area: 536.3 square miles
Population density: 26.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:13,336 93.21% 0.6%
Black:1441.01% 32.1%
Indian:1130.79% 76.6%
Asian:740.52% 105.6%
2+ races:2902.03% 48.7%
Hispanic:3502.45% 98.9%
Total non-White:9716.79% 67.1%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:460 16.4
Deaths:45216.1
Net Migration: 1977.0
Net Immigration: 291.0
Change in White population:74 0.5
Change in Non-White pop.:390 2.8




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
13,843
13,26295.80%
1090.79%
640.46%
360.26%
1951.41%
1761.27%
5814.20%

2000
13,713
13,34097.28%
650.47%
730.53%
290.21%
730.53%
1280.93%
3732.72%

1990
13,154
13,04699.18%
90.07%
660.50%
160.12%
n/a
170.13%
1080.82%

1980
14,192
14,04498.96%
280.20%
510.36%
200.14%
n/a
400.28%
1481.04%

1970
12,412
12,25898.76%
240.19%
170.14%
70.06%
n/a
920.74%
154 1.24%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
1,636 11.9
1,80713.2
-214-1.6
80.1
-78 -0.6
208 1.5
1990's
NumberRate
1,667 12.7
1,77613.5
3862.9
00.0
294 2.2
265 2.0
1980's
NumberRate
2,188 15.4
1,766 12.4
-1,507 -10.6
n/a
-998 -7.0
-40 -0.3
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
818 6.6
n/a
1,786 14.4
-6 -0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Wadena County, MN
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
40.0
3,708 25.9%
10,599 74.1%
2,836 19.8%
5,734
2.38
3,632 63.3%
2,741 75.5%
359 9.9%
2,102 36.7%

2010
NumberPercent
43.3
3,326 24.0%
10,517 76.0%
2,918 21.1%
5,705
2.34
3,605 63.2%
2,828 78.4%
323 9.0%
2,100 36.8%

2000
NumberPercent
39.6
3,541 25.8%
10,172 74.2%
2,708 19.7%
5,404
2.45
3,642 67.4%
3,026 83.1%
267 7.3%
1,762 32.6%

1990
NumberPercent
36.0
3,733 28.4%
9,421 71.6%
2,527 19.2%
4,984
2.56
3,516 70.5%
2,984 84.9%
256 7.3%
1,468 29.5%

1980
NumberPercent
31.6
4,525 31.9%
9,667 68.1%
2,328 16.4%
4,857
2.84
3,739 77.0%
3,378 90.3%
154 4.1%
1,118 23.0%

2022 Housing Data for Wadena County, MN

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units6,971 
Median Value$163,400 
Occupied5,73482.3%
Vacant1,23717.7%
Owned4,14472.3%
Rented1,59027.7%
Median Rent$694 
Single-Family Units5,32076.3%
    Detached5,28475.8%
    Attached360.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units89912.9%
Mobile Homes5057.2%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wadena County, MN

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002083.6%
$10,000 to $14,9992985.2%
$15,000 to $19,9993926.8%
$20,000 to $24,9994017.0%
$25,000 to $29,9991873.3%
$30,000 to $34,9993125.4%
$35,000 to $39,9991733.0%
$40,000 to $44,9993285.7%
$45,000 to $49,9992484.3%
$50,000 to $59,9995369.3%
$60,000 to $74,9995329.3%
$75,000 to $99,99985614.9%
$100,000 to $124,9995429.5%
$125,000 to $149,9993716.5%
$150,000 to $199,9992223.9%
$200,000 or more1282.2%
Median Household Income54,747 
Per Capita Income28,011 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state76 
Compared to U.S.80 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI3245.7%
Public Assistance4457.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps99717.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed5,63272.3%
Unemployed3764.8%
In Armed Forces400.5%
Total Labor Force6,04877.6%
Not in Labor Force1,74322.4%
Real Unemployment Rate 27.2%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector2,1331,81554.0%
Non-Profit13349321.2%
Self-Employed51540156.2%
Local Government17026239.4%
State Government7914535.3%
Federal Government414945.6%
Total Private + Self2,6482,21654.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.42394930.8%
Total3,0713,16549.2%
Pct. Govt.12.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts72711.6%
Sales and Office Occupations1,12218.0%
Professional, Technical1,05716.9%
Service Occupations1,13518.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2674.3%
All others2,20435.3%
White Collar 46.5%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance1,16618.7%
Manufacturing98915.8%
Retail trade68611.0%
Construction5418.7%
Educational services4557.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting4497.2%
Other services3515.6%
Wholesale trade3004.8%
Transportation and warehousing2834.5%
Accommodation and food services2323.7%
Finance and insurance1842.9%
Public administration1592.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1342.1%
Professional, scientific, technical1171.9%
Utilities580.9%
Information560.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation410.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction260.4%
Management100.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing80.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wadena County, MN

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican2541.80%
Puerto Rican280.20%
Cuban00.00%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American90.06%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan90.06%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American100.07%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan100.07%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic100.07%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino240.17%
Korean240.17%
Laotian140.10%
Thai50.04%
Chinese30.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English12,80897.2%
Other1961.5%
Spanish730.6%
German, other Germanic310.2%
Other Indo-European300.2%
Korean160.1%
Tagalog100.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun80.1%
Other Asian50.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German4,81534.1%
Norwegian1,81312.9%
Finnish1,69712.0%
Irish9947.0%
Swedish9286.6%
English7315.2%
American5473.9%
Polish3612.6%
French Canadian2351.7%
French2171.5%
Dutch1791.3%
Scandinavian1781.3%
Italian1681.2%
Danish1541.1%
African1391.0%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen13,94198.8%
Not a citizen1671.2%
Native13,85798.2%
Foreign-born2511.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wadena County, MN

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
249 2.7%456 4.9%3,311 35.3%3,635 38.8%1,351 14.4%370 3.9%
  Average years of education: 13.1
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 249 2.7%
9-12 Years 456 4.9%
H.S. Grad or GED 3,311 35.3%
Some College 3,635 38.8%
Bach. Degree 1,351 14.4%
Grad Degree 370 3.9%
Average years of education: 13.1

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Wadena County, MN

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 5,867 5,464 403 6.9% 4.7%
1991 5,828 5,396 432 7.4% 5.1%
1992 5,810 5,404 406 7.0% 5.0%
1993 5,914 5,545 369 6.2% 4.8%
1994 6,134 5,786 348 5.7% 4.0%
1995 6,315 5,981 334 5.3% 3.7%
1996 6,421 6,000 421 6.6% 3.8%
1997 6,790 6,402 388 5.7% 3.2%
1998 7,024 6,677 347 4.9% 2.7%
1999 7,181 6,806 375 5.2% 2.7%
2000 6,659 6,325 334 5.0% 3.0%
2001 6,679 6,286 393 5.9% 3.8%
2002 6,706 6,297 409 6.1% 4.5%
2003 6,724 6,288 436 6.5% 4.8%
2004 6,699 6,273 426 6.4% 4.6%
2005 6,428 5,992 436 6.8% 4.1%
2006 6,300 5,866 434 6.9% 4.1%
2007 6,257 5,788 469 7.5% 4.6%
2008 6,482 5,954 528 8.1% 5.4%
2009 6,543 5,817 726 11.1% 7.9%
2010 6,486 5,825 661 10.2% 7.4%
2011 6,332 5,760 572 9.0% 6.5%
2012 6,238 5,748 490 7.9% 5.6%
2013 6,174 5,737 437 7.1% 5.0%
2014 6,158 5,767 391 6.3% 4.3%
2015 6,346 5,963 383 6.0% 3.8%
2016 6,246 5,875 371 5.9% 3.9%
2017 5,820 5,497 323 5.5% 3.4%
2018 5,887 5,570 317 5.4% 3.0%
2019 5,923 5,566 357 6.0% 3.2%
2020 6,024 5,564 460 7.6% 6.2%
2021 6,013 5,721 292 4.9% 3.8%
2022 6,068 5,817 251 4.1% 2.7%
2023 6,079 5,792 287 4.7% 2.8%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com