Waseca

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Minnesota

Waseca is a sparsely populated county in Minnesota with 4 ZIP codes, 19,485 people, and above-median household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Waseca, MN sits among US counties with an above-median household income, on a sparsely populated county population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 35%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
19,485
combined ZIP population
4
USPS ZIP codes covered
$73,809
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Waseca lands in the national county income distribution as above-median household income on sparsely populated county footing (FIPS 27161, 4 ZIPs, combined population 19,485). On this short ZIP list the county page is mainly the FIPS bridge - household ACS fields live on the primary ZIP.

Above-median income with few ZIPs: treat the top code (56093) as the primary ACS record and this county page as the FIPS bridge. Intra-county contrast is limited by construction.

Population sits in the five-to-twenty-five thousand band with few ZIPs - still ZIP-first for household fields, but the county seat ZIP (usually the densest row) is worth a second glance before the FIPS overlays.

Within Minnesota, Norman is the closest lower-income county and Freeborn the closest higher-income county by average ZIP household income. Their 9 and 12 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Waseca. Use those locations as statewide context before treating the county average as a local-market answer.

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4

Total ZIPs

19,485

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Waseca

Side-by-side: Compare 56093 vs 56048 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
56093 Waseca 12,831 28
56048 Janesville 3,898 13
56072 New Richland 2,389 8
56091 Waldorf 367 7

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Waseca?

Waseca has a total population of 19,485 across 4 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Waseca?

Waseca includes 4 ZIP codes: 56093, 56048, 56072, 56091.

Waseca's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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