Wabasha County, MN Population

Overview

21,425

Total Population

45.2

Median age

49.16%

Female population %

103.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

64.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

656

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Wabasha County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Wabasha County is 45.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wabasha County's population under 18 was 21.84%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wabasha County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.54% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wabasha County, 17.78% were under the age of 15, 15.31% aged 15 to 29, 45.37% aged 30 to 64, 19.35% aged 65 to 84, and 2.19% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 361 less females than males in Wabasha County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.16% females and 50.84% males in Wabasha County, MN.
The Wabasha County, MN gender ratio is 103.4:100 i.e. 103.4 men to 100 women (1.034).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 907.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 894.

Wabasha County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wabasha County population: 95.71% are White, 0.47% are Black or African American, 0.31% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.65% are Asian, 1.01% are some other race and 1.85% are multiracial.
Wabasha County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 656 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 20,769 (96.94% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wabasha County is White with a population of 20,505 (95.71% of the total population).

Wabasha County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 21,998 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Wabasha County's population increased by 24 (0.11%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wabasha County's population decreased by 272 (1.26%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Wabasha County's population was lowest in year 2015 at 21,392.