Wadena County

Population

Population

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Wadena County	13,713	13,843	14,454	14,689

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Population by Age

Population	2025
0-4	912
5-9	928
10-14	997
15-19	928
20-24	661
25-29	711
30-34	795
35-39	789
40-44	826
45-49	792
50-54	743
55-59	820
60-64	961
65-69	995
70-74	844
75-79	739
80-84	474
85+	539
18+	11,016
Median Age	43

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Population by Race

Wadena County	2025
Total	14,454.00
White Alone	92.49%
Black Alone	1.13%
American Indian Alone	0.49%
Asian Alone	0.52%
Pacific Islander Alone	0.08%
Some Other Race	0.75%
Two or More Races	4.53%
Hispanic Origin	2.62%
Diversity Index	18.60

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Growth Rate

Wadena County	2025 - 2030
Population	0.32%
Households	0.20%
Families	0.03%
Median Household Income	2%
Per Capita Income	1%

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Households	5,426	5,705	5,917	5,976
Housing Units	6,334	6,899	7,119	7,188
Owner Occupied Units			4,251	4,327
Renter Occupied Units			1,666	1,649
Vacant Units			1,202	1,212

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Home Value

Wadena County	2025	2030
Median Home Value	$214,466	$227,416
Average Home Value	$248,043	$261,631
<$50,000	189	168
$50,000 - $99,999	502	472
$100,000 - $149,999	445	419
$150,000 - $199,999	789	747
$200,000 - $249,999	693	652
$250,000 - $299,999	380	418
$300,000 - $399,999	724	817
$400,000 - $499,999	269	315
$500,000 - $749,999	214	268
$1,000,000 +	6	5

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	575
2000-2009	810
1990-1999	776
1980-1989	630
1970-1979	1,109
1960-1969	671
1950-1959	711
1940-1949	353
1939 or Before	1,308

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Income

Income

Wadena County	2025	2030
Median Household	$61,400	$67,396
Average Household	$76,876	$82,398
Per Capita	$31,517	$33,568

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Household Income

Wadena County	2025
<$15,000	439
$15,000 - $24,999	655
$25,000 - $34,999	442
$35,000 - $49,999	762
$50,000 - $74,999	1,151
$75,000 - $99,999	899
$100,000 - $149,999	1,034
$150,000 - $199,999	349
$200,000+	186

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	6,384
In-County Residents	4,047
Out-of-County Residents	2,269
Drive Alone	4,924
Carpooled	674
Public Transport	22
Work at Home	464
Motorcycle	1
Bicycle	88
Walked	160
Other	51
Less than 5 minutes	590
5-9 minutes	1,163
10-14 minutes	966
15-19 minutes	589
20-24 minutes	713
25-29 minutes	288
30-34 minutes	606
35-39 minutes	96
40-44 minutes	247
45-59 minutes	322
60-89 minutes	166
90+ minutes	174
Average Travel Time	22

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	8,633
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	62
Mining	6
Utilities	49
Construction	312
Manufacturing	395
Wholesale Trade	351

Retail Trade	812
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	101
Furn & Home Furnish Str	105
Electronics & Appl Store	1
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	152
Food & Beverage Stores	135
Health/Pers Care Stores	26
Gasoline Stations	26
Clothing/Accessory Store	22
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	59
General Merchandise Str	185

Transportation/Warehouse	265
Information	227

Finance & Insurance	160
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	77
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	21
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	62

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	47
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	248
Legal Services	22
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	59
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	80
Educational Services	1,528
HealthCare/Social Assist	2,553
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	155

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	423
Accommodation	73
Food Srv/Drinking Places	350

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	446
Auto Repair/Maintenance	44
Public Administration Emp	439

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Educational Attainment (25+)

Wadena County	2025
<9th Grade	250
Some High School	477
GED	242
Graduated High School	3,347
Some College/No Degree	1,961
Associates Degree	1,913
Bachelor's Degree	1,382
Graduate Degree	456

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	752
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	20
Mining Bus	2
Utilities Bus	4
Construction Bus	79
Manufacturing Bus	34
Wholesale Trade Bus	33

Retail Trade Bus	96
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	20
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	3
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	1
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	16
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	14
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	7
Gasoline Stations Bus	5
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	8
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	13
General Merchandise Str Bus	9

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	22
Information Bus	20

Finance & Insurance Bus	35
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	9
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	4
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	22

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	18
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	31
Legal Services Bus	6
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	3
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	12
Educational Services Bus	26
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	63
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	15

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	37
Accommodation Bus	8
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	29

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	128
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	16
Public Administration Bus	60

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30