Minnesota · Census place 68296
Waseca, MN population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Waseca, Minnesota (Waseca, MN — Census place “Waseca city”) is 9,209 residents, ranking #105 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $61,546, the median home is worth $185,600 and median gross rent runs $796 a month. Looking for the Waseca Minnesota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Waseca, MN: 56093.
- Population
- 9,209Waseca city residents
- Median household income
- $61,546Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $185,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $796Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70%Owner-occupied households
Waseca ZIP codes (Minnesota)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Waseca.
The Waseca 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 Waseca city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Waseca city median would spend about 15.5% 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 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.3% of residents and 70% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Waseca city, MN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Waseca city is a mid-size town in Minnesota, with 9,209 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #105 of 914 ranked by population — larger than 88% of them. The median age here is 39.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Waseca city earn a median of $61,546 a year, 21.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 18% below the $75,469 median for the 361 Minnesota cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 9.3% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Waseca city is valued at $185,600, 38.8% below the national figure and 23% below the $240,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $796 a month, 43.4% below the national figure, or roughly $9,552 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.5% 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×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 70% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
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.
- Mound city 9,176
- St. Anthony city (Hennepin and Ramsey Counties) 9,516
- Little Falls city 9,094
- Arden Hills city 9,737
- East Grand Forks city 9,067
- Cambridge city 9,992
- Oak Grove city 9,031
- Detroit Lakes city 10,002
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Waseca city?
- Waseca city has 9,209 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #105 of 914 in Minnesota.
- What is the median household income in Waseca city?
- Median household income in Waseca city is $61,546 a year, 21.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Waseca city?
- Median gross rent is $796 a month and the median home value is $185,600, so rent absorbs about 15.5% of median household income.
- Is Waseca city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Waseca city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Waseca city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.