Minnesota · Census place 67378
Wabasha, MN population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Wabasha, Minnesota (Wabasha, MN — Census place “Wabasha city”) is 2,569 residents, ranking #230 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $62,016, the median home is worth $212,800 and median gross rent runs $773 a month. Looking for the Wabasha Minnesota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Wabasha, MN: 55981.
- Population
- 2,569Wabasha city residents
- Median household income
- $62,016Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $212,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $773Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 55.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 69.7%Owner-occupied households
Wabasha ZIP codes (Minnesota)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Wabasha.
The Wabasha MN ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Wabasha city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wabasha city median would spend about 15% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.8% of residents and 69.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Wabasha city, MN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Wabasha city is a small town in Minnesota, with 2,569 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #230 of 914 ranked by population — larger than 74% of them. The median age here is 55.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Wabasha city earn a median of $62,016 a year, 21% below the national figure of $78,538 and 18% below the $75,469 median for the 361 Minnesota cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 9.8% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Wabasha city is valued at $212,800, 29.9% below the national figure and 11% below the $240,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $773 a month, 45% below the national figure, or roughly $9,276 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 69.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
A median age of 55.2 puts Wabasha city well into retirement-weighted territory, which pulls median household income down even where household wealth is high, because retirement draws are counted differently from wages.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Minnesota.
- Sandstone city 2,538
- Pelican Rapids city 2,589
- Lake Crystal city 2,530
- Osseo city 2,601
- Rockville city 2,521
- Granite Falls city 2,612
- Le Center city 2,514
- Lexington city 2,616
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Wabasha city?
- Wabasha city has 2,569 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #230 of 914 in Minnesota.
- What is the median household income in Wabasha city?
- Median household income in Wabasha city is $62,016 a year, 21% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Wabasha city?
- Median gross rent is $773 a month and the median home value is $212,800, so rent absorbs about 15% of median household income.
- Is Wabasha city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Wabasha city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Wabasha city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.