Demographics of Wabasha County, Minnesota

Wabasha County, Minnesota had 21,537 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +143 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Wabasha County, in four figures

21,537
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.7%
Change since July 2020: +143 people.; 45.2 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $82,007 ±$3,223
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Wabasha County, Minnesota's population grew 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wabasha County, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Wabasha County, Minnesota's population grew 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wabasha County, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	21,394	100.0	100.0
2021	21,508	100.5	100.2
2022	21,650	101.2	100.7
2023	21,664	101.3	101.6
2024	21,554	100.7	102.5
2025	21,537	100.7	103.1

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Population of Wabasha County, Minnesota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	21,394	+22	−2	0	+20
2021	21,508	+114	−3	+5	+94
2022	21,650	+142	+9	+9	+130
2023	21,664	+14	−20	+22	+19
2024	21,554	−110	−37	+32	−104
2025	21,537	−17	−38	+8	+13

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.2 ±0.4: for men 44.7 ±0.7 and for women 45.6 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Wabasha County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	1,200 ±74	5.6% ±0.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,506 ±184	16.3% ±0.9	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,313 ±91	6.1% ±0.4	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,725 ±214	21.9% ±1.0	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,788 ±212	26.8% ±1.0	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,033 ±238	23.3% ±1.1	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $82,007 ±$3,223, and income per person $43,686 ±$1,458, in 2024 dollars. The median is $89,062 ±$409 in Minnesota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Wabasha County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	1,102 ±167	12.0% ±1.8	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,400 ±180	15.3% ±1.9	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,721 ±192	18.8% ±2.1	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,251 ±152	13.7% ±1.6	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,848 ±169	20.2% ±1.8	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	983 ±139	10.7% ±1.5	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	851 ±123	9.3% ±1.3	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Wabasha County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	1,510 ±262	7.1% ±1.2	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	275 ±103	5.9% ±2.2	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	701 ±121	7.0% ±1.2	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	534 ±113	8.0% ±1.7	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Wabasha County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wabasha County	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	10,291 ±61	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.0% ±1.9	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.0% ±2.0	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.3% ±0.6	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.7% ±1.8	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$264,400 ±$8,354	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$830 ±$52	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±2	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Wabasha County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	742 ±0	3.4% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	20,111 ±35	93.3% ±0.2	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	38 to 126	0.2% to 0.6%	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	145 ±23	0.7% ±0.1	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	4 to 52	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 94	0% to 0.4%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	13 to 61	0.1% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	378 ±51	1.8% ±0.2	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Wabasha County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	16,978 ±306	78.7% ±1.4	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,051 ±288	18.8% ±1.3	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	142 ±61	0.7% ±0.3	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	394 ±114	1.8% ±0.5	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	232 ±76	1.1% ±0.4	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	64 to 260	0.3% to 1.2%	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Wabasha County among the counties of Minnesota

47th of 87 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Counties of Minnesota near Wabasha County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Brown County	25,517	−1.5%
Meeker County	23,603	+0.7%
Hubbard County	22,369	+4.6%
Nobles County	22,338	+0.6%
Fillmore County	21,540	+1.4%
Wabasha County	21,537	+0.7%
Dodge County	21,376	+2.3%
Martin County	19,440	−2.8%
Waseca County	18,688	−1.5%
Houston County	18,400	−2.4%
Kanabec County	16,628	+3.6%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026