Blue Earth County, Minnesota

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Blue Earth County, Minnesota is among the lowest in the country for median age.

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Key figures

Statistic	Blue Earth County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States	Rank
Total Population	69,871	5,739,445	334,922,499	790th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$74,477	$89,062	$80,734	873rd of 3,221
Median Age	31.6	38.8	38.9	3147th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	34.2%	39.4%	35.7%	509th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$266,700	$329,300	$332,700	803rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,123	$1,280	$1,413	667th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.7%	9.3%	12.5%	1149th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	4.1%	5.2%	1297th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	93.4	72.1	n/a	1025th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.4%	8.7%	14.1%	910th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.7	n/a	n/a	321st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	61.4%	72.2%	65.2%	2950th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	16.8	22.7	26.4	2944th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.5%	17.6%	15.1%	1630th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.4%	n/a	n/a	2941st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	42.7%	48.9%	46.9%	2649th of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.7%	n/a	n/a	577th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Statistic	Blue Earth County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	84.4%	75.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.8%	6.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	4.8%	6.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	5.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.4%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	28.2	41.1	61.4

Age in Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Statistic	Blue Earth County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Median Age	31.6	38.8	38.9
Under 18 %	19.7%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	21.8%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.6%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.5%	13.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	19.1%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.3%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Statistic	Blue Earth County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Households	27,606	2,307,955	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	55.5%	62.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.7%	28.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.8%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.1%	29.7%	28.7%
Never Married	45.8%	33.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Statistic	Blue Earth County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,155	$48,237	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.9%	11.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.5%	15.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.1%	19.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.8%	13.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.7%	9.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	32.7%	22.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.8%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Statistic	Blue Earth County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Housing Units	29,864	2,545,030	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	58.2%	66.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	23.2%	19.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.6%	9.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	38.6%	27.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.2%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,601	$3,357	n/a

Education in Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Statistic	Blue Earth County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Less than High School	5.3%	6.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	24.5%	23.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	36.1%	31.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	23.2%	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.0%	13.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Statistic	Blue Earth County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.3%	68.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.5%	68.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.3%	1.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.0%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	52.4%	32.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.6%	4.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.6%	6.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Statistic	Blue Earth County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Born in State of Residence	76.6%	67.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.0%	5.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.3%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.3%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.4%	4.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	8.0%	12.7%	16.7%

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