Moving to Wayzata, Minnesota

Population: 4,113. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,941 (-4.2% change)
Males: 1,936 (47.1%), Females: 2,177 (52.9%)

Hennepin County

Zip code: 55391

Demographics

Median resident age: 44.3 years
Median household income: $65,833
Median house value: $281,700

Population by Race

Races in Wayzata:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (34.6%), Irish (17.7%), Norwegian (16.7%), Swedish (14.3%), English (14.0%), Scottish (4.3%).

Elevation: 930 feet

Land area: 3.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wayzata

  • High school or higher: 96.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 48.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 14.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wayzata city

  • Never married: 26.1%
  • Now married: 54.8%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 8.8%
  • Divorced: 8.8%

3.3% Foreign born (2.4% Europe, 0.4% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +296 (+7.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wayzata:

  • METHODIST HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; SAINT LOUIS PARK, MN)
  • NORTH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; ROBBINSDALE, MN)
  • ST FRANCIS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; SHAKOPEE, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wayzata:

  • MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 22 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
  • ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 54 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
  • ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 103 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Abbreviation: RST)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wayzata:

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wayzata:

  • HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 14 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,138)
  • NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,097)
  • MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 16 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,857)
  • NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; BLOOMINGTON, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,636)
  • AUGSBURG COLLEGE (about 19 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,662)
  • ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; COON RAPIDS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,627)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-TWIN CITIES (about 20 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 36,289)

Public primary/middle schools in Wayzata:

  • WAYZATA WEST MID. (Students: 694; Location: 149 BARRY AVE. N.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • DEEPHAVEN EL. (Students: 544; Location: 4452 VINE HILL RD.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • GROVELAND EL. (Students: 433; Location: 3325 GROVELAND SCHOOL RD.; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Wayzata:

  • HOLY NAME OF JESUS SCHOOL (Students: 358; Location: 155 COUNTY ROAD 24; Grades: KG – 6)
  • ST BARTHOLOMEW CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 288; Location: 630 E WAYZATA BLVD; Grades: PK – 6)
  • REDEEMER LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 242; Location: 115 W WAYZATA BLVD; Grades: PK – 8)
  • BLAKE LOWER SCHOOL/HIGHCROFT (Students: 240; Location: 301 PEAVEY LANE; Grades: KG – 5)
  • STEP BY STEP MONTESSORI (Students: 147; Location: 15300 WAYZATA BLVD; Grades: PK – KG)
  • GRACE LUTHERAN CHRISTIAN SCHOO (Students: 98; Location: 18360 MINNETONKA BLVD; Grades: KG – 6)
  • CALVARY MEMORIAL SCHOOL (Students: 84; Location: 2420 DUNWOODY AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • SPRING HILL SCHOOL (Students: 33; Location: 865 N FERNDALE RD; Grades: PK – 1)
  • LAKE MINNETONKA ENVIRONMENTAL (Students: 24; Location: 2180 N SHORE DR; Grades: 5 – 8)