Waconia

Population

Population

Population	2000	2010	2023	2028
Waconia	7,494	11,055	13,229	13,985

Source: ESRI, 2023-08-17

Population by Age

Population	2010	2023	2028
0-4	948	982	1,076
5-9	1,045	1,090	1,136
10-14	994	1,137	1,132
15-19	716	987	933
20-24	373	662	645
25-29	588	728	831
30-34	758	696	1,077
35-39	900	980	886
40-44	1,051	993	1,051
45-49	915	939	913
50-54	670	988	854
55-59	489	768	875
60-64	322	621	668
65-69	291	469	587
70-74	245	410	426
75-79	217	292	372
80-84	211	210	242
85+	318	277	281
18+	7,536	9,382	10,042
Median Age	36	37	36

Source: ESRI, 2023-08-17

Population by Race

Waconia	2023
Total	13,229.00
White Alone	90.35
Black Alone	0.89
American Indian Alone	0.29
Asian Alone	1.36
Pacific Islander Alone	0.01
Some Other Race	1.43
Two or More Races	5.67
Hispanic Origin	4.01
Diversity Index	24.30

Source: ESRI, 2023-08-17

Growth Rate

Waconia	2023 - 2028
Population	1.12%
Households	1.13%
Families	1.13%
Median Household Income	3%
Per Capita Income	3%

Source: ESRI, 2023-08-17

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2023	2028
Households	2,792	4,028	4,778	5,055
Housing Units	2,871	4,222	4,952	5,260
Owner Occupied Units			4,072	4,365
Renter Occupied Units			706	690
Vacant Units			174	205

Source: ESRI, 2023-08-17

Home Value

Waconia	2023	2028
Median Home Value	$420,000	$441,545
Average Home Value	$466,171	$483,751
<$50,000	52	4
$50,000 - $99,999	4	0
$100,000 - $149,999	19	0
$150,000 - $199,999	25	0
$200,000 - $249,999	185	57
$250,000 - $299,999	155	82
$300,000 - $399,999	1,374	1,440
$400,000 - $499,999	1,110	1,443
$500,000 - $749,999	913	1,137
$1,000,000 +	38	28

Source: ESRI, 2023-08-17

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	618
2000-2009	1,614
1990-1999	868
1980-1989	329
1970-1979	377
1960-1969	372
1950-1959	179
1940-1949	123
1939 or Before	329

Source: ESRI, 2023-08-17

Income

Income

Waconia	2023	2028
Median Household	$102,996	$118,321
Average Household	$132,207	$152,355
Per Capita	$47,769	$55,088

Source: ESRI, 2023-08-17

Household Income Base

Waconia	2023
<$15,000	132
$15,000 - $24,999	213
$25,000 - $34,999	409
$35,000 - $49,999	231
$50,000 - $74,999	785
$75,000 - $99,999	542
$100,000 - $149,999	871
$150,000 - $199,999	906
$200,000+	689

Source: ESRI, 2023-08-17

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	6,591
In-County Residents	3,994
Out-of-County Residents	2,476
Drive Alone	5,043
Carpooled	279
Public Transport	74
Work at Home	1,059
Less than 5 minutes	301
5-9 minutes	883
10-14 minutes	490
15-19 minutes	422
20-24 minutes	728
25-29 minutes	291
30-34 minutes	658
35-39 minutes	455
40-44 minutes	304
45-59 minutes	655
60-89 minutes	220
90+ minutes	125
Average Travel Time	0

Source: ESRI, 2023-08-17

Source: ESRI, 2023-08-17

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	9,375
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	0
Mining	0
Utilities	0
Construction	99
Manufacturing	979
Wholesale Trade	243

Retail Trade	1,714
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	1,094
Furn & Home Furnish Str	12
Electronics & Appl Store	6
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	4
Food & Beverage Stores	284
Health/Pers Care Stores	62
Gasoline Stations	0
Clothing/Accessory Store	28
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	44
General Merchandise Str	180
Misc Store Retailers	0
Nonstore Retailers	0

Transportation/Warehouse	77
Information	87

Finance & Insurance	200
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	94
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	35
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	71

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	75
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	404
Legal Services	129
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	27
Educational Services	680
HealthCare/Social Assist	3,590
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	73

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	509
Accommodation	1
Food Srv/Drinking Places	508

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	444
Auto Repair/Maintenance	16
Public Administration Emp	156

Source: ESRI, 2023-08-17

Educational Attainment (25+)

Waconia	2023
Some High School	109
Graduated High School	1,239
Associates Degree	984
Bachelor's Degree	3,113
Graduate Degree	1,379

Source: ESRI, 2023-08-17

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	454
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	0
Mining Bus	0
Utilities Bus	0
Construction Bus	30
Manufacturing Bus	22
Wholesale Trade Bus	18

Retail Trade Bus	49
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	9
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	3
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	2
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	1
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	7
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	6
Gasoline Stations Bus	0
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	6
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	9
General Merchandise Str Bus	6
Misc Store Retailers Bus	0
Nonstore Retailers Bus	0

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	8
Information Bus	12

Finance & Insurance Bus	42
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	6
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	12
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	24

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	21
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	37
Legal Services Bus	8
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	7
Educational Services Bus	15
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	70
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	11

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	34
Accommodation Bus	1
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	33

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	44
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	5
Public Administration Bus	12

Source: ESRI, 2023-08-17

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Fairs and Festivals

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