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Census Tract 1712.02, Blue Earth, MN

7,361 Population
2 square miles 3,749.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

23.2 ±0.9 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Mankato: 26.5 ±0.6
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Blue Earth County: 31.6 ±0.2
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Minnesota: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$26,397 ±$2,930 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Mankato: $33,811 ±$1,674
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Blue Earth County: $37,155 ±$1,139
  • about half the amount in Minnesota: $48,237 ±$234
$45,677 ±$7,659 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Mankato: $66,873 ±$3,705
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Blue Earth County: $74,477 ±$2,447
  • about half the amount in Minnesota: $89,062 ±$409

38.6% ±5.8% (2,681  ±497) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in Mankato: 20.6% † 8,668 (±2.3% / ±963)
  • more than double the rate in Blue Earth County: 15.7% 10,363 (±1.5% / ±1,017)
  • more than double the rate in Minnesota: 9.3% 522,508 (±0.2% / ±9,015)

12.9 minutes ±0.6 (50,140  ±9,560) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Mankato: 13.9 315,680 (±0.7 / ±18,432)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Blue Earth County: 16.8 568,165 (±0.5 / ±20,737)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Minnesota: 22.7 54,914,636 (±0.1 / ±295,702)

Families

3,240 ±373 Number of households
  • Mankato: 18,075 ±375
  • Blue Earth County: 27,606 ±356
  • Minnesota: 2,307,955 ±6,063
2.1 ±0.3 (6,883  ±753) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Mankato: 2.3 41,325 (±0.1 / ±72)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Blue Earth County: 2.4 65,480 (±0 / ±63)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Minnesota: 2.4 5,601,148

4.4% ±2.2% (134  ±70) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Mankato: 5.5% † 740 (±1.8% / ±244)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Blue Earth County: 5.9% † 1,086 (±1.5% / ±269)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Minnesota: 5.6% 72,229 (±0.1% / ±1,882)

Housing

3,480 ±387 Number of housing units
  • Mankato: 19,529 ±229
  • Blue Earth County: 29,864 ±67
  • Minnesota: 2,545,030 ±1,535

$231,600 ±$35,507 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Mankato: $261,700 ±$9,743
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Blue Earth County: $266,700 ±$6,335
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Minnesota: $329,300 ±$903

42.5% ±8.9% (3,076  ±721.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Mankato: 27.6% 12,409 (±2.5% / ±1,107.3)
  • about double the rate in Blue Earth County: 21.1% 14,523 (±1.7% / ±1,154.7)
  • more than double the rate in Minnesota: 12.2% 691,832 (±0.2% / ±9,053.1)

Social

91.6% ±10.1% (3,037  ±516.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Mankato: 93.3% 22,497 (±4.2% / ±1,082.5)
  • a little less than the rate in Blue Earth County: 94.7% 38,719 (±2.8% / ±1,155.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Minnesota: 93.9% 3,685,922 (±0.3% / ±13,417.4)
30.1% ±6.3% (996  ±244.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Mankato: 35.1% 8,468 (±2.7% / ±669.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Blue Earth County: 34.2% 13,973 (±1.7% / ±701.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Minnesota: 39.4% 1,546,100 (±0.2% / ±8,550.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

9.5% ±3.1% (700  ±242) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Mankato: 7.4% † 3,373 (±1% / ±455)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Blue Earth County: 5.4% 3,741
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Minnesota: 8.7% 497,722

3.3% ±2.2% (226  ±148) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Mankato: 3.6% † 1,353 (±0.7% / ±279)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Blue Earth County: 4.5% † 2,511 (±0.5% / ±292)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Minnesota: 5.9% 259,988 (±0.1% / ±3,034)
226 Total veterans ±148 210 Male ±143 16 Female ±35

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