ZIP 56482 · Wadena
Who lives in ZIP code 56482 (Wadena, MN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Wadena, MN · Wadena County
uszips 2026
People7,619
Median age39.5
Household income$64,439
Home value$171,080
Median rent$731/mo
Poverty13.3%
College degree+18.2%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 22 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,244
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.7% are 65 or older; 73.8% are adults.
Household income
30.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,344.
Education (adults 25+)
37.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.2%
- Never married
- 29.5%
- Divorced
- 15.6%
- Widowed
- 5.7%
- Family size
- 2.84
- Dual-income families
- 54.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 68.4%
- Rent burden
- 26.1%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.8%
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
- Self-employed
- 14.3%
- Farmers
- 7.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.0%
- Veterans
- 7.1%
- With a disability
- 16.8%
- No health insurance
- 9.2%
- Limited English
- 1.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.