16.5% of Wadena, MN residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 41.5% greater than the poverty level of 9.6% across the entire state of Minnesota. 16.9% of high school graduates and 9.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 27.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 39.0%. For comparison, it was 23.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Wadena, MN
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Wadena:
16.5%
Whole state:
9.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Wadena:
7.0%
Whole state:
4.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Wadena:
27.6%
Minnesota:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 16.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Wadena:
31.7%
Minnesota:
23.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
39.0%
Residents above poverty level:
23.6%
Poverty by age in Wadena, MN
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Wadena,MN (percentage below poverty level)
11.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
54.0%6 to 11 years
69.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
37.0%35 to 44 years
31.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
35.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Wadena,MN (percentage below poverty level)
32.1%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
13.7%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
3.1%18 to 24 years
18.6%25 to 34 years
12.7%35 to 44 years
25.0%45 to 54 years
27.5%55 to 64 years
0.7%65 to 74 years
18.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Wadena,MN (% below half of poverty level)
10.6%Under 6 years
4.3%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
1.7%18 to 24 years
9.9%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
21.3%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
17.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Wadena, MN
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wadena, MN (%)
18.3%White
0.0%American Indian
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Wadena, MN (absolute numbers)
711White
17.8%Below poverty level
82.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Wadena, MN
Children below poverty level:
Wadena, Minnesota:
22.6%
State:
10.5%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Wadena:
16.9%
Minnesota:
7.0%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Wadena:
9.2%
Minnesota:
25.4%
25.0%Married-couple family
50.0%Male, no wife present
25.0%Female, no husband present
0.7%Worked full-time, year-round
35.0%Worked part-time
64.3%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
45.5%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
54.5%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
0.0%1970 to 1979
32.8%1960 to 1969
32.8%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
34.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.0%1999 to 2000
0.4%1995 to 1998
2.1%1990 to 1994
4.7%1980 to 1989
12.5%1970 to 1979
16.8%1960 to 1969
18.1%1950 to 1959
11.3%1940 to 1949
32.2%1939 or earlier
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