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Population: 2,599. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,553 (-1.8% change)
Males: 1,231 (47.4%), Females: 1,368 (52.6%)

Wabasha County

Zip code: 55981

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.8 years
Median household income: $35,291
Median house value: $84,000

Population by Race

Races in Wabasha:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Black (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (49.9%), Irish (14.3%), Norwegian (13.2%), English (5.9%), United States (5.1%), Polish (4.5%).

Land area: 8.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wabasha

  • High school or higher: 82.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
  • Unemployed: 5.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wabasha city

  • Never married: 20.3%
  • Now married: 60.5%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 9.1%
  • Divorced: 8.6%

1.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +192 (+8.0%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Wabasha:

  • ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL (1200 FIFTH GRANT BOULEVARD WEST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Wabasha:

  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; DURAND, WI)
  • LAKE CITY MEDICAL CENTER MAYO HEALTH (about 19 miles; LAKE CITY, MN)
  • MYRTLE WERTH HOSPITAL MAYO HEALTH SYST (about 35 miles; MENOMONIE, WI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wabasha:

  • ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 46 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Abbreviation: RST)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 51 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Abbreviation: EAU)
  • LA CROSSE MUNI (about 65 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Abbreviation: LSE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wabasha:

  • WINONA MUNI-MAX CONRAD FLD (about 32 miles; WINONA, MN; Abbreviation: ONA)
  • RED WING RGNL (about 34 miles; RED WING, MN; Abbreviation: RGK)
  • MENOMONIE MUNICIPAL-SCORE FIELD (about 37 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Abbreviation: W11)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wabasha:

  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 35 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)
  • WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,568)
  • SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 36 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,969)
  • ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 39 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,368)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 48 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 48 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,601)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 52 miles; RIVER FALLS, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,491)

Schools

Public high school in Wabasha:

  • WABASHA-KELLOGG SEC. (Students: 411; Location: 2113 HIAWATHA DR. E.; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Wabasha:

  • WABASHA-KELLOGG EL. (Students: 297; Location: 2113 HIAWATHA DR. E.; Grades: PK – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Wabasha:

  • ST FELIX (Students: 187; Location: 130 E THIRD ST; Grades: PK – 6)

Libraries

Library in Wabasha:

  • WABASHA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $120,054; Location: 168 ALLEGHANY AVE; 18,968 books; 908 audio materials; 510 video materials; 101 serial subscriptions)

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