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Lake Waconia, Waconia, Minnesota , USA

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Thursday, November 12, 2026

Waconia

Population
13,4342024
Higher than communities in Minnesota
Household income
$111,0312024
More favorable than communities in Minnesota
Home value
$431,0002024
More favorable than communities in Minnesota
Work from home
20.3%2024
Higher than communities in Minnesota
Source: Polco GPAL, using data from the original source shown for each indicator.Data from Polco
Community livability

How Waconia scores in ten areas of community life

Polco gives each area an index from the public data behind it, adjusted for the community's socioeconomic profile. Higher is stronger by Polco's measure. Where this page has the numbers behind an area, pick it to see them.

  1. Utilities74
  5. Natural environment53
  7. Inclusivity and engagement45
  9. Parks and recreation41
Source: Polco GPAL, using data from the original source shown for each indicator. The area indexes are for 2025.
Data index

What each number actually means.

Pick a number to see how Waconia compares with other communities, what Polco's model expected and what to keep in mind.

Where Waconia ranks on population
13,434 in 2024
Compared with communities nationallyHigher · 86th percentile
Compared with communities in MinnesotaHigher · 90th percentile
Compared with communities of similar population sizeSimilar · 38th percentile
Each dot is Waconia's percentile within that group, from Polco. Polco treats this measure as neither good nor bad, so further right only means higher.
Source: Polco GPAL, using data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey. Polco’s name for this measure: “Total population”.

What it measures

2024 · Census ACS

How many people live in Waconia. The number comes from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, and college students who live there count as residents.

What Polco's model shows

Model estimate

Polco's model expected 13,498 for 2024; the measured figure was 13,434. Polco's GPAL model projects 13,727 for 2025.

Who it affects

More residents means more demand on housing, schools, roads and local services. Population also shapes how much state and federal money Waconia receives.

Keep in mind

Survey figures are estimates with a margin of error. Small changes from one year to the next may not be meaningful.

About this data

These figures come from Polco's GPAL data, which brings together public data on U.S. cities and counties from sources like the Census Bureau, the CDC, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI. Each number is for the year shown with it, and most public data runs one to two years behind. Dollar figures are not adjusted for inflation.

The comparisons are Polco's. Each one names the group of communities Waconia is compared with, and the percentile is Waconia's place within that group. Polco's model figures are estimates, not measurements.

Polco has 193 measures for Waconia. This page shows the 55 whose units and values could be checked, plus a few that Polco only has for Carver County. Polco data release of Oct 26, 2026.

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