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56482

Wadena, MN · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
7,619
Median household income
$64,439
People below poverty
13.3%
Median home value
$169,800

Income

The median income of households in 56482 was $64,439. An estimated 3.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 56482 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.2
$10,000 to $14,999 4.7
$15,000 to $24,999 10
$25,000 to $34,999 9.8
$35,000 to $49,999 10.5
$50,000 to $74,999 20.1
$75,000 to $99,999 11.6
$100,000 to $149,999 19.2
$150,000 to $199,999 8
$200,000 or more 3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 56482 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 55970
Female 43895

An estimated 77.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 31.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 24 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,422. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 56482 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 77.2
Social Security 31.2
Retirement income 24
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.8
Cash public assistance income 9.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 13.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 17.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 13.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 56482 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 13.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 17.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 13.3

In 2020-2024, 18.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 45.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 26.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 24.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 56482 in 2020-2024, 90.8% had health insurance coverage and 9.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 54.4% and public coverage was 48.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 5.9%.


In 2020-2024, 56482 had a total population of 7,619 - 3,749 (49.2%) females and 3,870 (50.8%) males. The median age was 39.5 years. An estimated 26.2% of the population was under 18 years, 26.9% was 19 to 44 years, 26.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 17.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 56482 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 231 270
5 to 9 281 331
10 to 14 281 214
15 to 19 245 345
20 to 24 213 135
25 to 29 180 212
30 to 34 190 202
35 to 39 338 286
40 to 44 128 163
45 to 49 381 213
50 to 54 232 166
55 to 59 265 254
60 to 64 256 257
65 to 69 216 231
70 to 74 200 178
75 to 79 123 63
80 to 84 81 45
85 and over 29 184

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 83.9% were White; 2.3% were Black or African American; 6.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.4% were Asian; 0.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 13.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.4% of the people in 56482 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 83.4% of the people in 56482 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 3,244 households in 56482. The average household size was 2.28 people.

Married-couple households made up 43.6% of the households in 56482 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 26.2% of all households, while 21.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 17.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 30.4% of all households.

In 56482, 31.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 28.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 56482 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 43.6
Cohabiting Couples 8.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
26.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 49.2% of males and 49.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 30.8 28.1
Now married, except separated 49.2 49.3
Separated 1.2 2.8
Widowed 3.8 7.7
Divorced 15 12.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 56482, 112 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 67% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.6% of the people living in 56482 were U.S. natives. 78.9% of the 56482 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.4% of 56482 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 68.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 84.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 56482 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 56482.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 56482 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 28
Asia 26.2
Europe 15.9
Africa 15
Northern America 15
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 56482 in 2020-2024, 4.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.2% of people at least five years old; 2.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 56482 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.2
Other Indo-European languages 3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 0.4

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89 % of the people at least one year old living in 56482 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 56482 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89
Different house, same county 3
Different county, same state 6.8
Different state 1.1
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 90.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 18.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 9.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 56482 was 1,853 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 186 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,395. College or graduate school enrollment was 272.

Educational Attainment of People in 56482 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 9.2
High school diploma or equivalency 36.3
Some college, no degree 19
Associate's degree 17.3
Bachelor's degree 14.4
Graduate or professional degree 3.8

Disability

In 56482, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 16.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.8% of people under 18 years old, to 15.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 39.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 56482, 61.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 33.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 76.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 10.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 12.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,780 76.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 370 10.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 466 12.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 56482 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 56482 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 3.8
Construction 9.7
Manufacturing 17.2
Wholesale trade 6.3
Retail trade 12.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.7
Information 0.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 5.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 1.3
Other Services, except public administration 5.5
Public administration 3.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 56482 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,040 28.7
Service occupations 502 13.8
Sales and office occupations 720 19.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 424 11.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 939 25.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 79% of 56482 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 19 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 56482 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 79
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.5
Walked 0.6
Other means 4.2
Worked from home 9.3

In 2020-2024, 56482 had a total of 3,342 housing units. Of these housing units, 77.5% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 19.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 2.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 56482 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 77.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 19.8
Mobile homes 2.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

14.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 20.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 56482 was 6.3 rooms, and of these housing units 66.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 56482 had 3,244 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 98 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 68.4% while renters occupied 31.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.56 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.67.

1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 11% and another 33.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 56482:

House Heating Fuel Used in 56482 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 53.3
Electricity 28.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 6.5
All other fuels 10.4
No fuel used 1.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 56482 was $169,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 67.1 % had a mortgage. 32.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,175 and for owners without a mortgage it was $512.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 56482 was $731. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.