COMPARING TWO PLACES
Faribault vs Waseca
PLACE A
Faribault, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Waseca, Minnesota
Faribault is 177% larger than Waseca. Waseca earns more, with a median household income $2,625 higher. Faribault has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -2%).
FARIBAULTWASECADIFFERENCE
Total population25,0409,035+177% vs Waseca
Population density1,6152,104−489
Population growth4.7%-1.9%+6.6 pts
Median age38.738.0+0.7
Male55.2%44.9%+10.3 pts
Female44.8%55.1%−10.3 pts
Foreign-born14.9%3.3%+11.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic65.1%84.5%−19.4 pts
Black16.6%1.7%+14.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.6%8.6%+5.0 pts
Asian1.4%3.0%−1.6 pts
Other3.3%2.2%+1.2 pts
Median household income$61,449$64,074−$2,625
Per capita income$33,225$30,270+$2,955
Poverty rate16.4%9.5%+6.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4460.397+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.6%17.2%+0.3 pts
Graduate degree6.1%3.8%+2.3 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%2.8%+2.7 pts
Labor force participation58.7%58.8%−0.1 pts
Median home value$241,500$189,200+$52,300
Median gross rent$1,074$903+$171
Owner-occupied66.1%71.9%−5.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.3%3.7%+0.6 pts
Rent-burdened households52.8%40.6%+12.1 pts
Average commute19.019.1−0.1
Worked from home5.9%2.8%+3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.3%−0.2 pts
Uninsured7.5%3.3%+4.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025