Wawina's Livability
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B+
Affordability -
F
Housing -
B
Job Market -
C-
Diversity -
B
Crime -
B
Commute -
C-
Education -
C-
Weather -
F
Amenities
About Wawina, MN
Wawina, MN is located in Itasca County in the state of Minnesota.
The total City Population for Wawina is about 1,550.
The Average Home Value is $122,200, which is roughly 38% lower than the Average Home Value of $196,895 for the state of Minnesota, and roughly 44% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $43,333, which is roughly 39% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $70,950 for the state of Minnesota, and roughly 33% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.26Male Population Estimate: 50.6%
Female Population Estimate: 49.4%
Median Age: 46.3
Male Median Age: 46.5
Female Median Age: 46.2
Racial Demographic Estimates
Indian:2.1%
Black:0.8%
Hispanic:0.5%
Other:0.3%
Asian:0.2%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 40.61%
Libertarian: 0.93%
Other: 0.8%
Green: 0.29%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Wawina specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Itasca County: About 2.21314 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Itasca County: About 238.539 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Itasca County is about 44% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 17% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Minnesota is ranked #17 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 61.06 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 56.82The average living wage for the state of Minnesota is $32.96/hr, while the states minimum wage is $10.08/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Minnesota a minimum wage score of 45.37 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $10.08/hr, which gives Minnesota a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 100 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Minnesota is $201.60, resulting in a UI benefit score of 34.22 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Minnesota does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Minnesota does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Minnesota does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Minnesota does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Minnesota does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Minnesota does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Minnesota does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Minnesota does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Minnesota does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Minnesota does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Minnesota does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Minnesota does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Minnesota does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Minnesota does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Minnesota does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Minnesota does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Minnesota does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Minnesota does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 55736Latitude: 47.053000
Longitude: -93.119100
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Midwest
Average Elevation: 1271.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 218