Wadena County, Minnesota (MN)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,844
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,202
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,462 (it was 1,224 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 27% |
Land area: 535 sq. mi.
Water area: 8.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 26 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (26.3%), Manufacturing (15.9%), Retail trade (11.4%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 77%
- Government: 13%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 12,73190.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 8365.9%Two or more races
- 3172.3%Hispanic or Latino
- 790.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 730.5%Asian alone
- 230.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 50.04%Some other race alone
| Median resident age: | 40.5 years |
| Minnesota median age: | 39.0 years |
| Males: 7,026 |  (49.6%) |
| Females: 7,136 |  (50.4%) |
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| Wadena County: | 2.0 people |
| Minnesota: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $53,464 ($30,651 in 1999)
| This county: | $53,464 |
| Minnesota: | $82,338 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $576 (lower quartile is $382, upper quartile is $707)
| This county: | $576 |
| State: | $1087 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $179,239 (it was $64,600 in 2000)
| Wadena: | $179,239 |
| Minnesota: | $314,600 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,224Detached houses: $189,288
Here: $189,288 State: $374,552 Townhouses or other attached units: $167,213
Here: $167,213 State: $312,049 Mobile homes: $88,160
Here: $88,160 State: $94,605
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $493
Institutionalized population: 367
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 1
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 1
- Auto thefts: 0
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 12
- Burglaries: 2
- Thefts: 3
- Auto thefts: 2
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 37 buildings, average cost: $249,100
- 2021: 35 buildings, average cost: $206,300
- 2020: 39 buildings, average cost: $186,800
- 2019: 24 buildings, average cost: $168,400
- 2018: 23 buildings, average cost: $153,600
- 2017: 18 buildings, average cost: $109,400
- 2016: 28 buildings, average cost: $117,400
- 2015: 28 buildings, average cost: $138,000
- 2014: 15 buildings, average cost: $187,800
- 2013: 22 buildings, average cost: $186,600
- 2012: 49 buildings, average cost: $71,900
- 2011: 24 buildings, average cost: $136,500
- 2010: 38 buildings, average cost: $123,600
- 2009: 23 buildings, average cost: $145,100
- 2008: 29 buildings, average cost: $128,300
- 2007: 42 buildings, average cost: $95,200
- 2006: 48 buildings, average cost: $130,400
- 2005: 68 buildings, average cost: $109,300
- 2004: 67 buildings, average cost: $132,900
- 2003: 99 buildings, average cost: $74,000
- 2002: 65 buildings, average cost: $100,200
- 2001: 65 buildings, average cost: $84,400
- 2000: 61 buildings, average cost: $71,800
- 1999: 48 buildings, average cost: $92,500
- 1998: 55 buildings, average cost: $69,900
- 1997: 45 buildings, average cost: $78,300
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,697 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,821 (1.0%)
| Wadena County: | 12.4% |
| Minnesota: | 9.6% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 40.5 years old
(Males: 40.1 years old, Females: 41.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.3 years old, Black residents: 49.2 years old, American Indian residents: 32.9 years old, Asian residents: 43.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 19.5 years old, Other race residents: 16.6 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wadena County is $408 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $504 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $608 a month.
Cities in this county include: Wadena, Menahga, Sebeka, Verndale, Nimrod, Aldrich.
Local government website: www.co.wadena.mn.us
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Wadena County: Tall Timbers Campground (A), Gull and Love Lake Campground (B), Don and Mayva's Campground (C), Sullivan's Resort and Campground (D), Crow Wing County Fairgrounds (E), The Preserve at Grand View Lodge Golf Course (F), Little Lake Hubert (G), Donnybrooke Speedway (H), Iron Hub (I), Ideal Corners (J), Daggett Brook Town Hall (K), Segler Dairy (L), Hart's RV Park (M), Mission Beach Resort and Campground (N), Sunset Bay Resort and Campground (O), Camp Jacobsen (P), Shing Wako Resort and Campground (Q), Ruttger's Bay Lake Lodge: Alec's Nine Golf Course (R), Ruttger's Bay Lake Lodge: the Lakes Golf Course (S), Garrison Rest Area (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Wadena County include: Whitefish Gospel Tabernacle (A), Bethel Church (B), Crow Wing Church (C), Emmanuel Church (D), Holy Family Church (E), Grace United Methodist Church (F), Saint Johns Church (G), Community Church of the Nazarene (H), Ossipee Community Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Norwood Cemetery (1), Oak Grove Cemetery (2), Oak Hill Cemetery (3), Oak Land Cemetery (4), Thorp-Heald Cemetery (5), Saint John Holy Cross Episcopal Cemetery (6), Saint Francis Assisi Catholic Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Arbor Lake (A), Arrowhead Lake (B), Ashenbrenner Lake (C), Barbour Lake (D), Bass Lake (E), Bassett Lakes (F), Bay Lake (G), Berglund Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mud Brook (A), Thompson Creek (B), Pelican Brook (C), Sequchie Creek (D), Serpent Creek (E), Blind Lake Creek (F), Dean Brook (G), Deadmans Creek (H), Daggett Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Wadena County include: Loerch State Wildlife Management Area (1), Upper Dean State Wildlife Management Area (2), Wayside Park (3), Duck Lake State Wildlife Management Area (4), Fort Ripley Historical Marker (5), Old Crow Wing Historical Marker (6), Brainerd Region Geological Marker (7), Garrison Concourse Wayside Park (8), Geology of the Lake Mille Lacs Geological Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Dickinson County, Michigan 
, Mineral County, Montana 
, Ontonagon County, Michigan , Todd County 
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| Here: | 4.7% |
| Minnesota: | 2.6% |
Current college students: 569
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 259 (34.3% naturalized citizens)
| Wadena County: | 1.8% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1882010 or later
- 272000 to 2009
- 41990 to 1999
- 421980 to 1989
- 241970 to 1979
- 46Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 5,383
- One, attached: 34
- Two: 58
- 3 or 4: 191
- 5 to 9: 222
- 10 to 19: 223
- 20 to 49: 335
- 50 or more: 130
- Mobile homes: 498
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5
Housing units in Wadena County with a mortgage: 2,343 (143 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 98 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 44
| Here: | 4.3% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.6% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Wadena County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 3,637 | 26 |
| Mainline Protestant | 2,799 | 13 |
| Catholic | 1,812 | 4 |
| Other | 126 | 2 |
| None | 5,469 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
| Wadena County: | 4.49 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.83 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11
| Wadena County: | 8.24 / 10,000 pop. |
| Minnesota: | 3.90 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 15
| This county: | 11.24 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.98 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Wadena County: | 7.7% |
| Minnesota: | 6.5% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Wadena County: | 27.0% |
| State: | 25.9% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 11.6% |
| State: | 13.0% |
Agriculture in Wadena County:
Average size of farms: 226 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $53,555
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $194.06
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 6.24%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 66.49%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $56,390
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 41.01%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 26.25%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $45,579
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.92%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.11
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 20.80%
Corn for grain: 15821 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 316 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 2740 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 7 acres
Tornado activity:
Wadena County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Minnesota state average. It is 1734733.7 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 12 fatalities and 96 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/6/1969, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 12 people and injured 70 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Wadena County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 40% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 78.3 miles away from Wadena County center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 86.3 miles away from the county center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 267.9 miles away from the county center
On 10/20/1995 at 15:57:18, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 103.3 miles away from the county center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 125.4 miles away from Wadena County center
On 5/14/2019 at 17:00:01, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MB) earthquake occurred 110.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Minnesota Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4531, Natural disaster type: Other
- Minnesota Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: June 11, 2014 to July 12, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4182: July 21, 2014, FEMA Id: 4182, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
- Minnesota Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 17, 2010 to June 26, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1921: July 02, 2010, FEMA Id: 1921, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Minnesota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 16, 2009 to May 22, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1830: April 09, 2009, FEMA Id: 1830, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Minnesota Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3242: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3242, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Minnesota Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: March 21, 1997 to May 24, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1175: April 08, 1997, FEMA Id: 1175, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Minnesota Severe Winter Storms/Blizzards, Incident Period: January 03, 1997 to February 03, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1158: January 16, 1997, FEMA Id: 1158, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Blizzard
- Minnesota Severe Storm, Thunderstorm, High Winds, Flooding, Tornadoes, Heat, Incident Period: July 09, 1995 to July 14, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1064: August 18, 1995, FEMA Id: 1064, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Minnesota Drought, Incident Period: June 17, 1976, Emergency Declared EM-3013: June 17, 1976, FEMA Id: 3013, Natural disaster type: Drought
- Minnesota FLOODING, Incident Period: April 18, 1969, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-255: April 18, 1969, FEMA Id: 255, Natural disaster type: Flood
- 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Wadena County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 5, Tornadoes: 2, Winds: 2, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 5,489 (75.8%)
- Carpooled: 728 (10.1%)
- Bus: 17 (0.2%)
- Ferryboat: 3 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 109 (1.5%)
- Walked: 154 (2.1%)
- Worked at home: 646 (8.9%)
- Health care and social assistance (32%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Manufacturing (11%)
- Other services, except public administration (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Wholesale trade (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (31%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Manufacturing (10%)
- Other services, except public administration (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Wholesale trade (5%)
- Production occupations (16%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (13%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Material moving occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (15%)
- Healthcare support occupations (13%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Production occupations (6%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
- Africa, n.e.c. (61%)
- Brazil (10%)
- Korea (9%)
- Philippines (7%)
- Canada (7%)
- Thailand (5%)
- Mexico (3%)
- German (35%)
- Finnish (15%)
- Norwegian (10%)
- American (8%)
- Irish (3%)
- French Canadian (3%)
- English (2%)
People in group quarters in Wadena County, Minnesota in 2010:
- 341 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 70 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 43 people in group homes intended for adults
- 26 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 2 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
People in group quarters in Wadena County, Minnesota in 2000:
- 326 people in nursing homes
- 49 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 35 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 22 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 4 people in homes for the mentally ill
9.14% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($45,525 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 9.14% |
| Minnesota average: | 7.43% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.05% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($35,705 average AGI)
2.09% relocated from other states ($9,820 average AGI)
Wadena County: 2.09% Minnesota average: 2.06%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Otter Tail County, MN |  1.35% ($44,110 average AGI) |
| from Todd County, MN | 1.07% ($43,741) |
| from Hubbard County, MN | 0.52% ($49,536) |
| from Crow Wing County, MN | 0.50% ($39,778) |
| from Hennepin County, MN | 0.50% ($53,481) |
8.22% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($44,231 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 8.22% |
| Minnesota average: | 7.79% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.77% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($37,215 average AGI)
1.45% relocated to other states ($7,016 average AGI)
Wadena County: 1.45% Minnesota average: 2.44%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Otter Tail County, MN | 1.53% ($50,366 average AGI) |
| to Todd County, MN | 0.99% ($40,075) |
| to Hubbard County, MN | 0.63% ($44,912) |
| to Becker County, MN | 0.45% ($29,042) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 14.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.5
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.0%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,260 (2,759 aged, 501 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 214 (7%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Wadena County, Minnesota in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (291)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (167)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (147)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (111)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (87)
- Unspecified dementia (64)
- Congestive heart failure (21)
- Chronic ischaemic heart disease, unspecified (10)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (10)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 11,703
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 184
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 47,945
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,260
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,626
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 29
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 46
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 95
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 15
Household type by relationship:
Households: 14,162- Male householders: 2,957 (746 living alone), Female householders: 2,944 (984 living alone)
2,801 spouses (2,799 opposite-sex spouses), 342 unmarried partners, (339 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,075 children (3,872 natural, 77 adopted, 127 stepchildren), 194 grandchildren, 44 brothers or sisters, 38 parents, 15 foster children, 75 other relatives, 233 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 458
Size of family households: 1,882 2-persons, 761 3-persons, 500 4-persons, 344 5-persons, 118 6-persons, 110 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,730 1-person, 438 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 2 6-persons.
2,631 married couples with children.
781 single-parent households (265 men, 516 women).
97.3% of residents of Wadena speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (89% speak English very well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English well).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (28% speak English very well, 68% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $90,576,000 ($6,659 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,368,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $38,738,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,089,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,050,000
Federal grants: $27,630,000
Federal procurement contracts: $744,000 ($115,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,325,000 ($647,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $935,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,837,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,410,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 923| Here: | 68 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 70 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,023
| Here: | 75 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 38 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: -1
| Here: |  -0 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  +14 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +63
| Here: | +5 per 1000 residents |
| State: | -3 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.79 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.6 |
| State: | 7.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.7 |
| State: | 3.8 |
- Year house built in Wadena County, Minnesota
- 462020 or later
- 6332010 to 2019
- 8422000 to 2009
- 7661990 to 1999
- 6791980 to 1989
- 1,1151970 to 1979
- 6401960 to 1969
- 6691950 to 1959
- 2981940 to 1949
- 1,3371939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wadena County, Minnesota
- 81 room
- 232 rooms
- 1033 rooms
- 4234 rooms
- 6755 rooms
- 8546 rooms
- 5537 rooms
- 5658 rooms
- 1,0469+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wadena County, Minnesota
- 4371 room
- 362 rooms
- 2273 rooms
- 4784 rooms
- 2085 rooms
- 1466 rooms
- 617 rooms
- 198 rooms
- 379+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wadena County, Minnesota
- 8no bedroom
- 1211 bedroom
- 6862 bedrooms
- 1,8853 bedrooms
- 1,1334 bedrooms
- 4145+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wadena County, Minnesota
- 434no bedroom
- 3291 bedroom
- 5002 bedrooms
- 3283 bedrooms
- 374 bedrooms
- 355+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Wadena County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 168no vehicle
- 8091 vehicle
- 1,5152 vehicles
- 1,1203 vehicles
- 4554 vehicles
- 1785+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Wadena County in renter-occupied apartments
- 394no vehicle
- 7491 vehicle
- 3562 vehicles
- 1103 vehicles
- 394 vehicles
- 35+ vehicles
89.4% of Wadena County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Minnesota.
| Wadena County: | 89.4% |
| State average: | 87.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 11,292
- Other state: 2,521
- Northeast: 112
- Midwest: 1,420
- South: 263
- West: 715
- 31.8%Utility gas
- 24.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 21.0%Electricity
- 14.6%Wood
- 7.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.6%Other fuel
- 0.1%No fuel used
- 50.0%Electricity
- 35.1%Utility gas
- 8.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.3%Other fuel
- 2.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.4%Wood
- 0.4%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 145
| Here: | 9.2% |
| Minnesota: | 12.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 60
| Here: | 7.4% |
| Minnesota: | 8.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10
| Here: | 2.5% |
| Minnesota: | 26.2% |
Wadena County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,536,000
- Charges - Other: $1,273,000
Solid Waste Management: $711,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,953,000
Corrections - Other: $4,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $4,647,000
General - Other: $4,532,000
Police Protection: $2,023,000
Regular Highways: $1,914,000
Health - Other: $1,261,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,203,000
Transit Utilities: $848,000
Financial Administration: $828,000
Correctional Institutions: $510,000
Natural Resources - Other: $324,000
Parks and Recreation: $199,000
Central Staff Services: $198,000
Libraries: $92,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $1,617,000
Other: $265,000
Highways: $152,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $34,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $296,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $995,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $810,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $301,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $116,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $511,000
Special Assessments: $464,000
Fines and Forfeits: $39,000
Interest Earnings: $0
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $400,000
General - Other: $140,000
Public Welfare - Other: $18,000
Police Protection: $11,000
Natural Resources - Other: $7,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $122,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,492,000
Public Welfare: $1,917,000
General Local Government Support: $1,785,000
Other: $719,000
- Tax - Property: $8,357,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $706,000
Other License: $117,000
Wadena County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,536,000
- Charges - Other: $1,273,000
Solid Waste Management: $711,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,953,000
Corrections - Other: $4,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $4,647,000
General - Other: $4,532,000
Police Protection: $2,023,000
Regular Highways: $1,914,000
Health - Other: $1,261,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,203,000
Transit Utilities: $848,000
Financial Administration: $828,000
Correctional Institutions: $510,000
Natural Resources - Other: $324,000
Parks and Recreation: $199,000
Central Staff Services: $198,000
Libraries: $92,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $1,617,000
Other: $265,000
Highways: $152,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $34,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $296,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $995,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $810,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $301,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $116,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $511,000
Special Assessments: $464,000
Fines and Forfeits: $39,000
Interest Earnings: $0
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $400,000
General - Other: $140,000
Public Welfare - Other: $18,000
Police Protection: $11,000
Natural Resources - Other: $7,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $122,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,492,000
Public Welfare: $1,917,000
General Local Government Support: $1,785,000
Other: $719,000
- Tax - Property: $8,357,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $706,000
Other License: $117,000
Wadena County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,536,000
- Charges - Other: $1,273,000
Solid Waste Management: $711,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,953,000
Corrections - Other: $4,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $4,647,000
General - Other: $4,532,000
Police Protection: $2,023,000
Regular Highways: $1,914,000
Health - Other: $1,261,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,203,000
Transit Utilities: $848,000
Financial Administration: $828,000
Correctional Institutions: $510,000
Natural Resources - Other: $324,000
Parks and Recreation: $199,000
Central Staff Services: $198,000
Libraries: $92,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $1,617,000
Other: $265,000
Highways: $152,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $34,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $296,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $995,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $810,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $301,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $116,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $511,000
Special Assessments: $464,000
Fines and Forfeits: $39,000
Interest Earnings: $0
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $400,000
General - Other: $140,000
Public Welfare - Other: $18,000
Police Protection: $11,000
Natural Resources - Other: $7,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $122,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,492,000
Public Welfare: $1,917,000
General Local Government Support: $1,785,000
Other: $719,000
- Tax - Property: $8,357,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $706,000
Other License: $117,000
Wadena County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,536,000
- Charges - Other: $1,273,000
Solid Waste Management: $711,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,953,000
Corrections - Other: $4,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $4,647,000
General - Other: $4,532,000
Police Protection: $2,023,000
Regular Highways: $1,914,000
Health - Other: $1,261,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,203,000
Transit Utilities: $848,000
Financial Administration: $828,000
Correctional Institutions: $510,000
Natural Resources - Other: $324,000
Parks and Recreation: $199,000
Central Staff Services: $198,000
Libraries: $92,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $1,617,000
Other: $265,000
Highways: $152,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $34,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $296,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $995,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $810,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $301,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $116,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $511,000
Special Assessments: $464,000
Fines and Forfeits: $39,000
Interest Earnings: $0
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $400,000
General - Other: $140,000
Public Welfare - Other: $18,000
Police Protection: $11,000
Natural Resources - Other: $7,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $122,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,492,000
Public Welfare: $1,917,000
General Local Government Support: $1,785,000
Other: $719,000
- Tax - Property: $8,357,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $706,000
Other License: $117,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 373
- Number of aged recipients: 50
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 323
- Number of recipients under 18: 38
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 250
- Number of recipients older than 64: 85
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 171
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 143
| Most common first names in Wadena County, MN among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 165 | 78.9 years |
| William | 114 | 77.4 years |
| Mary | 83 | 81.4 years |
| Robert | 81 | 72.9 years |
| Anna | 79 | 86.0 years |
| George | 64 | 77.5 years |
| Arthur | 61 | 77.9 years |
| Charles | 53 | 78.0 years |
| Walter | 53 | 77.6 years |
| Carl | 51 | 81.6 years |
| Most common last names in Wadena County, MN among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson | 131 | 77.2 years |
| Anderson | 75 | 80.8 years |
| Olson | 51 | 75.0 years |
| Nelson | 44 | 76.9 years |
| Miller | 40 | 81.5 years |
| Peterson | 39 | 76.4 years |
| Erickson | 34 | 81.8 years |
| Kern | 34 | 81.8 years |
| Smith | 32 | 83.0 years |
| Carlson | 27 | 76.9 years |
Businesses in Wadena County, MN
- Subway: 1
- True Value: 1