Demographics of Waseca city, Minnesota

Waseca city, Minnesota had 9,035 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −191 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Waseca city, in four figures

9,035
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 9,164 ±22.; −2.1%
Change since July 2020: −191 people.; 38.0 ±2.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $64,074 ±$12,001
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Waseca city, Minnesota's population shrank 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Waseca city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Waseca city, Minnesota's population shrank 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Waseca city, 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	9,226	100.0	100.0
2021	9,233	100.1	100.2
2022	9,220	99.9	100.7
2023	9,294	100.7	101.6
2024	9,037	98.0	102.5
2025	9,035	97.9	103.1

Population of Waseca city, Minnesota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,226	—
2021	9,233	+7
2022	9,220	−13
2023	9,294	+74
2024	9,037	−257
2025	9,035	−2

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.0 ±2.3: for men 39.2 ±3.4 and for women 37.7 ±2.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Waseca city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	593 ±119	6.5% ±1.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,612 ±231	17.6% ±2.5	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	642 ±174	7.0% ±1.9	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,612 ±250	28.5% ±2.7	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,189 ±258	23.9% ±2.8	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,516 ±231	16.5% ±2.5	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $64,074 ±$12,001, and income per person $30,270 ±$2,220, 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 Waseca city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	641 ±181	18.1% ±5.1	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	809 ±214	22.8% ±6.0	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	528 ±171	14.9% ±4.8	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	534 ±151	15.1% ±4.2	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	572 ±178	16.1% ±5.0	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	391 ±97	11.0% ±2.7	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	21 to 121	0.6% to 3.4%	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Waseca city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	784 ±226	9.5% ±2.7	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	28 to 192	1.4% to 9.1%	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	443 ±167	10.8% ±4.0	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	231 ±96	11.2% ±4.5	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Waseca city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Waseca city	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	3,682 ±139	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.3% ±1.2	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.0% to 6.4%	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.9% ±4.5	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.1% ±4.7	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$189,200 ±$18,669	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$903 ±$94	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1970 ±4	1979 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Waseca city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	787 ±235	8.6% ±2.6	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,746 ±260	84.5% ±2.8	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	159 ±64	1.7% ±0.7	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	274 ±128	3.0% ±1.4	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	74 ±21	0.8% ±0.2	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	41 to 207	0.4% to 2.3%	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 Waseca city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	6,608 ±375	72.1% ±4.1	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,228 ±371	24.3% ±4.0	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 64	0% to 0.7%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	150 to 454	1.6% to 5.0%	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	72 to 222	0.8% to 2.4%	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	47 to 263	0.5% to 2.9%	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%.

Waseca city among the places of Minnesota

105th of 152 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Places of Minnesota near Waseca city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Fairmont city	10,296 ±53
Hermantown city	10,218 ±18
Detroit Lakes city	10,025 ±34
St. Anthony city (Hennepin and Ramsey Counties)	9,671 ±28
Arden Hills city	9,658 ±26
Waseca city	9,164 ±22
Oak Grove city	9,130 ±30
Little Falls city	9,121 ±51
Mound city	9,107 ±20
Dayton city	9,095 ±26
East Grand Forks city	9,028 ±20

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026