COMPARING TWO PLACES
Waltham vs Owatonna
PLACE A
Waltham, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Owatonna, Minnesota
Waltham is 99% smaller than Owatonna. Owatonna earns more, with a median household income $11,583 higher. Waltham has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 3%).
WALTHAMOWATONNADIFFERENCE
Total population16826,633−99% vs Owatonna
Population density3511,756−1,405
Population growth8.6%3.2%+5.4 pts
Median age34.740.4−5.7
Male54.9%49.6%+5.3 pts
Female45.1%50.4%−5.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.7%−4.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.9%82.1%−0.2 pts
Black0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino18.1%8.6%+9.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
Median household income$69,167$80,750−$11,583
Per capita income$24,183$41,767−$17,584
Poverty rate10.4%9.2%+1.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2090.422−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher2.7%29.3%−26.6 pts
Graduate degree0.0%9.1%−9.1 pts
Unemployment rate10.3%3.6%+6.7 pts
Labor force participation80.2%64.6%+15.5 pts
Median home value$95,000$245,200−$150,200
Median gross rent$1,188$1,067+$121
Owner-occupied81.8%75.6%+6.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.7%4.2%+1.5 pts
Rent-burdened households16.7%61.0%−44.3 pts
Average commute22.817.7+5.1
Worked from home16.1%8.3%+7.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Uninsured3.3%3.1%+0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025