What is the population of Wadena County, Minnesota?

The population of Wadena County, Minnesota is 13,974, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Wadena County, Minnesota?

The median household income in Wadena County, Minnesota is $58,110, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Wadena County, Minnesota is $208,333, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Wadena County, Minnesota is 5.8%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income C

Education F

Metric	Wadena County	Minnesota Avg	U.S. Average
Population	13,974	5,674,785	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	25.7	65.3	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.39%	0.66%	0.57%
Median age	40.2	36.9	37.1
Households	5,889	2,271,841	128,459,983

Year	Wadena County

Group	Share

Wadena County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric	Wadena County	Minnesota Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$58,110	$88,383	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.60%	4.81%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	3.9%	5.2%

Metric	Wadena County	Minnesota Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$208,333	$243,729	$242,182
Median rent	$706	$1,234	$1,342
Homeownership rate	72.5%	72.4%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Wadena County	Minnesota Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	16.6	20.6	22.5
Work from home	7.3%	15.9%	13.4%

Wadena County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Wadena County	Minnesota Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	35.5%	31.6%
Average household size	2.32	2.44	2.54

Wadena County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Wadena County	Minnesota Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	77.9	80.8	78.3
Self-rated poor health	15.6%	13.0%	16.3%
Smokers	20.2%	18.5%	19.0%