Waseca is a somewhat small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 9,067 people and three associated neighborhoods, Waseca is the 106th largest community in Minnesota.Waseca is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Waseca is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Waseca who work in office and administrative support (11.80%), management occupations (7.87%), and sales jobs (7.41%). The percentage of adults in Waseca who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.22% of the adults in Waseca have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Waseca in 2022 was $30,270, which is low income relative to Minnesota, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $121,080 for a family of four. However, Waseca contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Waseca is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Waseca home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Waseca residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Waseca include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in Waseca is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
