COMPARING TWO PLACES
Waseca vs Faribault
PLACE A
Waseca, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Faribault, Minnesota
Waseca is 64% smaller than Faribault. Waseca earns more, with a median household income $2,625 higher. Faribault has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -2%).
WASECAFARIBAULTDIFFERENCE
Total population9,03525,040−64% vs Faribault
Population density2,1041,615+489
Population growth-1.9%4.7%−6.6 pts
Median age38.038.7−0.7
Male44.9%55.2%−10.3 pts
Female55.1%44.8%+10.3 pts
Foreign-born3.3%14.9%−11.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.5%65.1%+19.4 pts
Black1.7%16.6%−14.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.6%13.6%−5.0 pts
Asian3.0%1.4%+1.6 pts
Other2.2%3.3%−1.2 pts
Median household income$64,074$61,449+$2,625
Per capita income$30,270$33,225−$2,955
Poverty rate9.5%16.4%−6.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3970.446−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%17.6%−0.3 pts
Graduate degree3.8%6.1%−2.3 pts
Unemployment rate2.8%5.4%−2.7 pts
Labor force participation58.8%58.7%+0.1 pts
Median home value$189,200$241,500−$52,300
Median gross rent$903$1,074−$171
Owner-occupied71.9%66.1%+5.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.7%4.3%−0.6 pts
Rent-burdened households40.6%52.8%−12.1 pts
Average commute19.119.0+0.1
Worked from home2.8%5.9%−3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.1%+0.2 pts
Uninsured3.3%7.5%−4.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025