Waseca County, Minnesota (MN)

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• • 16,51687.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,2556.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 5432.9%Two or more races
  • 1660.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1660.9%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1640.9%Asian alone
  • 140.07%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $243,799

Here:	$243,799
State:	$374,552

Townhouses or other attached units: $220,194

Here:	$220,194
State:	$312,049

In 2-unit structures: $105,174

Here:	$105,174
State:	$323,045

Mobile homes: $203,219

Here:	$203,219
State:	$94,605

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 46
• Thefts: 79
• Auto thefts: 4

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 22
• Thefts: 46
• Auto thefts: 4

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,432 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,382 (1.2%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Waseca County is $424 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $557 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $666 a month.

Cities in this county include: Waseca, Janesville, New Richland, Waldorf.

Neighboring counties: Buffalo County, South Dakota , Hamilton County, New York , Faribault County , Gem County, Idaho , Goodhue County , Rock County .

Current college students: 582
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 535 (33.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1532010 or later
• 1272000 to 2009
• 1381990 to 1999
• 641980 to 1989
• 741970 to 1979
• 38Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,798
• One, attached: 259
• Two: 111
• 3 or 4: 125
• 5 to 9: 108
• 10 to 19: 84
• 20 to 49: 274
• 50 or more: 62
• Mobile homes: 206

Housing units in Waseca County with a mortgage: 3,851 (308 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 199 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 147

Religion statistics for Waseca County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Waseca County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Minnesota Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4531, Natural disaster type: Other
• Minnesota Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2019 - April 28, 2019, FEMA Id: 4442, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood, Wind
• Minnesota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 21, 2016 to September 24, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4290: November 02, 2016, FEMA Id: 4290, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 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 and Flooding, Incident Period: September 22, 2010 to October 14, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1941: October 13, 2010, FEMA Id: 1941, 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 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 Storms/Heavy Snow, Incident Period: November 14, 1996 to November 30, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1151: January 07, 1997, FEMA Id: 1151, Natural disaster type: Storm, Snow
• Minnesota Flooding, Incident Period: March 14, 1996 to June 17, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1116: June 01, 1996, FEMA Id: 1116, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Minnesota Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 06, 1993 to August 25, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-993: June 11, 1993, FEMA Id: 993, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.42% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($45,954 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.01% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($36,121 average AGI)
1.41% relocated from other states ($9,832 average AGI)

Waseca County:	1.41%
Minnesota average:	2.06%

from Blue Earth County, MN	1.09% ($46,750 average AGI)
from Steele County, MN	0.99% ($44,882)
from Le Sueur County, MN	0.39% ($37,167)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.32% ($60,640)
from Dakota County, MN	0.30% ($91,783)
from Rice County, MN	0.30% ($43,957)
from Freeborn County, MN	0.26% ($31,550)

6.97% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($45,381 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.29% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($34,231 average AGI)
1.69% relocated to other states ($11,150 average AGI)

Waseca County:	1.69%
Minnesota average:	2.44%

to Blue Earth County, MN	1.16% ($42,356 average AGI)
to Steele County, MN	0.90% ($46,471)
to Le Sueur County, MN	0.39% ($69,767)
to Freeborn County, MN	0.34% ($33,231)
to Rice County, MN	0.28% ($34,955)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Waseca County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 3,757 (1,147 living alone), Female householders: 3,956 (1,032 living alone)

• 4,053 spouses (3,992 opposite-sex spouses), 551 unmarried partners, (551 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,034 children (4,674 natural, 170 adopted, 183 stepchildren), 358 grandchildren, 116 brothers or sisters, 51 parents, 7 foster children, 98 other relatives, 199 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 903

Size of family households: 2,354 2-persons, 1,107 3-persons, 820 4-persons, 630 5-persons, 132 6-persons, 101 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,180 1-person, 326 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 38 4-persons.

2,922 married couples with children.
984 single-parent households (276 men, 708 women).

93.2% of residents of Waseca speak English at home.
5.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 46% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $112,323,000 ($5,829 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $17,922,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $37,885,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,240,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,802,000
Federal grants: $13,118,000
Federal procurement contracts: $19,430,000 ($17,112,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $15,848,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $904,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $13,274,000
Federal Government insurance: $47,784,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-31 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.99 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Waseca County, Minnesota
• 92020 or later
• 1852010 to 2019
• 8012000 to 2009
• 8211990 to 1999
• 7131980 to 1989
• 1,2591970 to 1979
• 7261960 to 1969
• 9471950 to 1959
• 4391940 to 1949
• 1,9401939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Waseca County, Minnesota

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Waseca County, Minnesota
• 01 room
• 232 rooms
• 993 rooms
• 4844 rooms
• 7005 rooms
• 1,4036 rooms
• 1,0147 rooms
• 8978 rooms
• 1,6379+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Waseca County, Minnesota
• 851 room
• 932 rooms
• 1433 rooms
• 3984 rooms
• 2995 rooms
• 1856 rooms
• 717 rooms
• 748 rooms
• 799+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Waseca County, Minnesota

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Waseca County, Minnesota
• 0no bedroom
• 1531 bedroom
• 1,3602 bedrooms
• 2,6463 bedrooms
• 1,6444 bedrooms
• 4375+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Waseca County, Minnesota
• 128no bedroom
• 2391 bedroom
• 6192 bedrooms
• 3153 bedrooms
• 1204 bedrooms
• 165+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Waseca County, Minnesota in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Waseca County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 71no vehicle
• 1,2851 vehicle
• 2,6742 vehicles
• 1,2793 vehicles
• 5754 vehicles
• 3595+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Waseca County in renter-occupied apartments
• 197no vehicle
• 6911 vehicle
• 4082 vehicles
• 733 vehicles
• 474 vehicles
• 245+ vehicles

91.0% of Waseca County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Minnesota.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 14,911
• Other state: 3,487
• Northeast: 469
• Midwest: 1,734
• South: 679
• West: 623

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 183
• Number of aged recipients: 25
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 158
• Number of recipients under 18: 29
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 119
• Number of recipients older than 64: 35
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 77
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 72