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Waubun, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Waubun is a Census city of 419 people across 0.51 square miles of land, in Mahnomen County. Median household income is $58,036, 73.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Waubun
What Waubun is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.51 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land815
- County holding the largest share of its areaMahnomen County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Waubun
How many people live in Waubun
- Population419
- Median age31.3
- Population under 18143 plus or minus 29
- Share under 1834.1 percent
- Population 65 and over70 plus or minus 19
- Share 65 and over16.7 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Households157
- Family households86 plus or minus 24
- Share of households that are families54.8 percent plus or minus 11.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Waubun
Income and work in Waubun
- Median household income$58,036 plus or minus $17,332
- Per capita income$26,390
- Civilian labor force202
- Employed169 plus or minus 36
- Unemployed33 plus or minus 14
- Unemployment rate16.3 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Adults 25 and over241
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.3 percent plus or minus 20.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.1 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.0 percent plus or minus 5.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Waubun
Housing in Waubun
- Housing units170
- Occupied units157
- Vacant units13 plus or minus 5
- Vacancy rate7.6 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Owner occupied115 plus or minus 27
- Renter occupied42 plus or minus 11
- Ownership rate73.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$77,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$650 plus or minus $278
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.4 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Single family units124
- Share single family72.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more31 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more18.2 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Mobile homes15 plus or minus 10
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Waubun
How Waubun gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute145 plus or minus 34
- Commuting under 15 minutes81 plus or minus 22
- Share commuting under 15 minutes55.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more19 plus or minus 14
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more13.1 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Drove alone72.8 percent
- Carpooled8.6 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Public transport1.9 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Worked from home10.5 percent plus or minus 7.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Waubun
Flood risk in Waubun
- NFIP communityCity of Waubun
- NFIP community number270772
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/02/15(M)
The City of Waubun participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270772 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Mahnomen County, not Waubun
Mahnomen County context, not Waubun figures
- Establishments in Mahnomen County98
- Covered employment, Mahnomen County1,989
- Average annual pay, Mahnomen County$57,380
- Housing units permitted, Mahnomen County0
Every figure in this section is published for Mahnomen County as a whole and is not a measurement of Waubun.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Waubun questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Waubun, Minnesota?
419, in 157 households. Waubun city covers 0.51 square miles of land, which is 815 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Waubun in?
Mahnomen County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Waubun?
$58,036. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $77,900. Median gross rent is $650 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Waubun in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Waubun appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Waubun, city of, community 270772, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Waubun figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Mahnomen County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Waubun.
Is zoning published for Waubun?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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