| | People QuickFacts | Waseca | Minnesota |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 9,477 | 5,347,299 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 9,415 | 5,303,925 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.7% | 0.8% |
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Population, 2010 | 9,410 | 5,303,925 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.6% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 22.5% | 24.2% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 13.4% | 12.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 57.4% | 50.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 89.0% | 85.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 3.7% | 5.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.5% | 1.1% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.0% | 4.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.5% | 2.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 9.0% | 4.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 83.5% | 83.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 86.4% | 85.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 3.6% | 7.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 6.7% | 10.5% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 91.6% | 91.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 19.7% | 31.8% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 799 | 385,675 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 15.9 | 22.6 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 3,818 | 2,347,201 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 74.2% | 73.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 22.1% | 21.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $127,500 | $201,400 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 3,982 | 2,094,265 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.32 | 2.46 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $23,222 | $30,310 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $45,539 | $58,476 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 9.9% | 11.0% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Waseca | Minnesota |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 704 | 496,657 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.5% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 27.0% | 26.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 595,762 | 107,563,060 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 29,754 | 82,878,056 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 122,724 | 71,384,103 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $12,981 | $13,751 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 11,664 | 10,423,660 |