How many renters in Wadena, MN pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Wadena, MN, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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41.6% (±15.9 points) of renting households in Wadena, MN spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

28.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 24.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 41.6% (±15.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 28.0% (±12.6 points)
Median share of income: 24.3% (±6.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Wadena

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Wadena	Wadena County	Minnesota	United States
Less than 15%	26.3% (±11.5 points)	24.0%	12.9%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	12.0% (±8.2 points)	11.5%	12.9%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	13.7% (±8.4 points)	20.1%	13.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	6.4% (±6.6 points)	7.7%	12.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	13.6% (±9.7 points)	10.4%	9.7%	9.2%
35% or more	28.0% (±12.6 points)	26.2%	38.4%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Wadena against Wadena County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wadena	Wadena County	Minnesota	United States
Paying 30% or more	41.6% (±15.9 points)	36.6% (±9.9 points)	48.1% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	28.0% (±12.6 points)	26.2% (±7.9 points)	38.4% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	24.3% (±6.5 points)	23.6% (±2.2 points)	29.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$30,200 (±$7,988)	$34,877 (±$4,026)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$684 (±$105)	$746 (±$86)	$1,280 (±$7)	$1,413

In Wadena, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Wadena County (36.6%).

It is not measurably different from Minnesota (48.1%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Wadena County, Wadena ranks 5 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 904 of 2,184.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Wadena

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wadena
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Wadena	—	41.6% (±15.9 points)	—
Wadena Township	3.3 mi	40.0% (±49.6 points)	Not measurably different
Leaf River Township	4.0 mi	5.4% (±28.5 points)	Lower
Compton Township	5.1 mi	17.0% (±38.0 points)	Not measurably different
Bluffton	5.3 mi	42.9% (±76.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bluffton Township	5.4 mi	0.0% (±80.0 points)	Not measurably different
Verndale	6.5 mi	9.1% (±54.4 points)	Not measurably different
Stowe Prairie Township	7.5 mi	16.7% (±76.2 points)	Not measurably different
Aldrich Township	8.0 mi	0.0% (±116.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Leaf River Township, MN (5.4%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Wadena County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1 (tie)	Huntersville Township	100.0% (±141.4 points)
1 (tie)	Thomastown Township	100.0% (±79.1 points)
3	Wing River Township	84.6% (±70.3 points)
4	Red Eye Township	42.1% (±78.2 points)
5	Wadena	41.6% (±15.9 points)
6	Sebeka	40.3% (±22.6 points)
7	Wadena Township	40.0% (±49.6 points)
8	Bullard Township	33.4% (±44.0 points)
9	Aldrich	28.6% (±103.5 points)
10	Shell River Township	25.0% (±122.4 points)
11	Menahga	18.1% (±7.3 points)

Showing 11 of 19 places in Wadena County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Wadena

Are renters in Wadena rent-burdened?

41.6% of renting households in Wadena pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Wadena spend on rent?

The median renting household in Wadena, MN spends 24.3% (±6.5 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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