Blomkest vs Kandiyohi

A side-by-side comparison of Blomkest and Kandiyohi: population, income, housing, and more.

Blomkest and Kandiyohi are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kandiyohi has the higher population (459 vs 146 in Blomkest). Kandiyohi has the higher median household income ($73,571 vs $58,875 in Blomkest). Kandiyohi has the higher median home value ($158,300 vs $104,200 in Blomkest).

Population, income & housing

	Blomkest	Kandiyohi
Population	146	459
Median age	57.1 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$58,875	$73,571
Median home value	$104,200	$158,300
Median gross rent	$1,344	$818
Housing units	88	228
Homeownership rate	80.7%	70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.0%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blomkest	Kandiyohi
Population	144 → 146 (+1.4%)	554 → 459 (-17.1%)
Median household income	$52,143 → $58,875 (+12.9%)	$58,636 → $73,571 (+25.5%)
Median home value	$97,000 → $104,200 (+7.4%)	$125,000 → $158,300 (+26.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,078 → $1,344 (+24.7%)	$675 → $818 (+21.2%)

Blomkest

Population

144146

Median household income

$52,143$58,875

Median home value

$97,000$104,200

Median gross rent

$1,078$1,344

Kandiyohi

Population

554459

Median household income

$58,636$73,571

Median home value

$125,000$158,300

Median gross rent

$675$818

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blomkest	Kandiyohi
Under 5	0.0%	6.8%
5 to 17	6.8%	14.6%
18 to 24	9.6%	8.5%
25 to 34	19.9%	18.7%
35 to 44	6.2%	12.4%
45 to 54	4.1%	11.5%
55 to 64	24.7%	14.6%
65 to 74	17.8%	8.9%
75 and over	11.0%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blomkest	Kandiyohi
White (non-Hispanic)	89.0%	86.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.0%	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blomkest	Kandiyohi
No high school diploma	13.9%	5.9%
High school graduate	28.7%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	39.3%	46.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.2%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blomkest	Kandiyohi
Drove alone	94.7%	75.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	5.3%	9.2%
Other means	0.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blomkest	Kandiyohi
1-unit, detached	90.9%	64.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	25.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	9.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Blomkest	Kandiyohi
Poverty rate	3.4%	10.7%
Average household size	1.66	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	14	16
Median year structure built	1962	1977