What percentage of people rent in Wadena, MN?

Name: Renters and owners in Wadena, MN, 2020–2024
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41.9% (±6.8 points) of the occupied homes in Wadena, MN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 856 renting households against 1,186 that own their home.

In Wadena, the share of households that rent went from 37.0% in 2015–2019 to 41.9% in 2020–2024 (+4.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 41.9% (±6.8 points)
Renting households: 856 (±172)
Median renter income: $30,200 (±$7,988)

Who rents and who owns in Wadena

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wadena	Wadena County	Minnesota	United States
Renter-occupied share	41.9% (±6.8 points)	26.4% (±2.9 points)	27.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	856 (±172)	1,607 (±180)	641,268 (±4,528)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,186 (±160)	4,474 (±194)	1,666,687 (±7,556)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.2)	1.7 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$30,200 (±$7,988)	$34,877 (±$4,026)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$71,667 (±$31,360)	$73,361 (±$5,284)	$108,214 (±$476)	$100,009

In Wadena, the renter share is higher than in Wadena County (26.4%).

It is also higher than in Minnesota (27.8%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Wadena County, Wadena ranks 1 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 80 of 2,628.

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

How renting in Wadena has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	37.0% (±7.7 points)	41.9% (±6.8 points)	+4.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$658 (±$49)	$684 (±$105)	+4.0%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$38,639 (±$4,544)	$56,080 (±$8,925)	+45.1%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Wadena

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wadena
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wadena	—	41.9% (±6.8 points)	—
Wadena Township	3.3 mi	4.5% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Leaf River Township	4.0 mi	22.4% (±12.0 points)	Lower
Compton Township	5.1 mi	20.2% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Bluffton	5.3 mi	16.9% (±13.2 points)	Lower
Bluffton Township	5.4 mi	8.3% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Verndale	6.5 mi	11.3% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Stowe Prairie Township	7.5 mi	9.6% (±7.5 points)	Lower
Aldrich Township	8.0 mi	13.1% (±7.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Wadena Township, MN (4.5%), Leaf River Township, MN (22.4%), Compton Township, MN (20.2%).

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

Households that rent across Wadena County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Wadena	41.9% (±6.8 points)
2	Sebeka	41.4% (±9.1 points)
3	Menahga	39.2% (±7.1 points)
4	Aldrich	31.8% (±29.2 points)
5	Orton Township	24.8% (±20.8 points)
6	Leaf River Township	22.4% (±12.0 points)
7	Nimrod	21.7% (±29.6 points)

Showing 7 of 21 places in Wadena County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Wadena

How many renters are there in Wadena?

Wadena has an estimated 856 (±172) renting households, 41.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wadena?

In Wadena, the share of households that rent went from 37.0% in 2015–2019 to 41.9% in 2020–2024 (+4.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Wadena?

A renting household in Wadena has 1.6 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Wadena?

The median renting household in Wadena, MN has an income of $30,200 (±$7,988) a year, against $71,667 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Wadena city, Minnesota (place:67504, in state:27).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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