Wabasha County, Minnesota

Wabasha County has a population of 21,565 and has grown 0.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $264,400, about 3.2 times the county's median household income of $82,007.

Home price
$264,400
Income
$82,007
Population
21,565
Unemployment
2.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$264,400county
Median gross rent$830county
Median year homes here were built1976county
Share of homes built before 198055.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented16.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use6.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,619(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,001county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$913county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,334county
Home insurance / yr$2,729(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living94.6(statewide)
Median household income$82,007county
Family health premium / yr$23,565(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$22,569(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.846(statewide)
Poverty rate7.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home11.4%county
Unemployment rate2.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force65.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed10.3%county
Share of workers employed by government11.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry31.2%county
Economic output per resident$50,743county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.05%county
Top state income tax9.85%(statewide)
Capital gains tax10.85%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.14%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time24.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service30 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport98537county
Miles to nearest general aviation field24 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station24 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.2%county
Traffic deaths4.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0002.5(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher26.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.1%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment3408county
Students per full-time teacher14.0county
Free lunch eligible32.5%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools2county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution23 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians79county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year9.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.0%county
Frequent mental distress14.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity20.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population21,565county
Land area in square miles523county
People per square mile of land41.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store7.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract19.1%county
Population change since 2020+0.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age45.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.3%county
Share of households that are one person27.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.8%county
Second languages2.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls70.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents178county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in466county
Households that moved away517county
Average income of arriving households$62,182county
Average income of departing households$58,909county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year51county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings3.9%county
Violent crime rate257(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature46.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation30.4 incounty
Annual snowfall29.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.76 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F4 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing154 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 4acounty
Frost-free days145 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 9county
Average first fall frostOct 1county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$123county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh16.8¢county
Household electricity use730 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$13.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity12.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas43.2%county
Homes heated by propane36.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.7%county
Homes heated by wood3.7%county
Households with broadband85.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk61.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk48.8county
Landslide risk81.6county
Hail risk80.2county
Earthquake risk3.6county
Tornado risk61.7county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk33.9county
Winter weather risk34.8county
Strong wind risk74.0county
Wildfire risk13.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Wabasha County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Minnesota figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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