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Population (year 2000): 8,493
Males: 4,084 (48.1%), Females: 4,409 (51.9%)
Waseca County
Zip code:
56093
Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $39,554 (year 2000)
Median house value: $84,200 (year 2000)
Races in Waseca:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.8%)
- Hispanic (5.1%)
- Other race (2.5%)
- Black (1.4%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (44.6%), Norwegian (21.3%),
Irish (13.2%), English (5.2%), Swedish (5.1%), French (4.6%).
Elevation: 1151 feet
Land area: 3.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Waseca
- High school or higher: 84.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Waseca city
- Never married: 26.4%
- Now married: 56.1%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 7.4%
- Divorced: 9.7%
2.0% Foreign born
Hospital/medical center in Waseca:
- WASECA AREA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (100 5TH AVE
NW)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Waseca:
- OWATONNA HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; OWATONNA, MN)
- RICE COUNTY DISTRICT ONE HOSPITAL (about 22 miles;
FARIBAULT, MN)
- NAEVE HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; ALBERT LEA, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Waseca:
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 58
miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 66 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID:
MCW)
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 72 miles; ROCHESTER,
MN; ID: RST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Waseca:
- WASECA MUNI (about 4 miles; WASECA, MN; ID: ACQ)
- OWATONNA DEGNER RGNL (about 18 miles; OWATONNA, MN;
ID: OWA)
- FARIBAULT MUNI (about 22 miles; FARIBAULT, MN; ID:
FBL)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Waseca:
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 35 miles;
MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
- SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 36 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN;
FT enrollment: 2,968)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 38
miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 39 miles; ST PETER,
MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
- NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles;
BLOOMINGTON, MN; FT enrollment: 4,636)
- BROWN INSTITUTE LTD (about 61 miles; MENDOTA
HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,171)
- INVER HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; INVER
GROVE HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,475)
Public high schools in Waseca:
- WASECA SR. (Students: 763; Location: 1717 2ND
ST. N.W.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WASECA ALTERNATIVE H.S. (Students: 34;
Location: 1717 2ND ST. N.W.; Grades: 07 - 12)
- WCOC - DAY TREATMENT (Students: 5; Location:
203 S. STATE ST.; Grades: 11 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Waseca:
- WASECA INTERMEDIATE EL. (Students: 525;
Location: 501 ELM AVE. E.; Grades: PK - 06)
- HARTLEY EL. (Students: 478; Location: 605 7TH
ST. N.E.; Grades: KG - 03)
- WASECA JR. (Students: 361; Location: 400 19TH
AVE N.W.; Grades: 07 - 08)
- WASECA MID. LEVEL TS (Location: 501 E. ELM
AVE.; Grades: 00 - 00)
- WASECA WEM TS (Location: 501 E. ELM AVE.;
Grades: 00 - 00)
- WASECA JWP TARGETED SERVICES (Location: 501
E. ELM AVE.; Grades: 00 - 00)
Private primary/middle school in Waseca:
- SACRED HEART ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 242;
Location: 308 WEST ELM AVENUE; Grades: PK - 4)
Library in Waseca:
- WASECA-LE SUEUR REGIONAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $663,939; Location: 408 N STATE ST; 168,233
books; 2,222 audio materials; 3,810 video materials; 294
serial subscriptions)
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