Wabasha is a city of 2,587 people in Minnesota. The median age is 56.5, about 18 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. The foreign-born share is 2%. That trails the Minnesota median by roughly 28%. Median rent is $757 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $64,514, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 56.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 77%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wabasha
What changed most since 1990
Median age41.2 → 56.5(+15.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$110,403 → $262,300(+138%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree16.2% → 22.4%(+6.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)13.1%(27)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.1%(29)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.7%(90)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.2%(21)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 206 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Wabasha, decade by decade
Wabasha population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,384
$52,554
$110,403
16.2%
2.6
2000
2,599
$64,288
$148,465
17.6%
5.7
2010
2,521
$60,198
$188,309
16.7%
11.8
2020
2,559
$65,445
$207,259
26.0%
18.1
2024
2,587
$64,514
$262,300
22.4%
9.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
