Belle Plaine vs New Prague

A side-by-side comparison of Belle Plaine and New Prague: population, income, housing, and more.

Belle Plaine and New Prague are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New Prague has the higher population (8,195 vs 7,401 in Belle Plaine). New Prague has the higher median household income ($98,424 vs $96,831 in Belle Plaine). New Prague has the higher median home value ($323,500 vs $280,400 in Belle Plaine).

Population, income & housing

	Belle Plaine	New Prague
Population	7,401	8,195
Median age	38.2 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$96,831	$98,424
Median home value	$280,400	$323,500
Median gross rent	$1,336	$1,198
Housing units	2,696	3,095
Homeownership rate	83.4%	77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.6%	31.5%
Unemployment rate	0.3%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Belle Plaine	New Prague
Population	7,093 → 7,401 (+4.3%)	7,899 → 8,195 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$79,513 → $96,831 (+21.8%)	$77,949 → $98,424 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$217,400 → $280,400 (+29.0%)	$247,100 → $323,500 (+30.9%)
Median gross rent	$840 → $1,336 (+59.0%)	$880 → $1,198 (+36.1%)

Belle Plaine

Population

7,0937,401

Median household income

$79,513$96,831

Median home value

$217,400$280,400

Median gross rent

$840$1,336

New Prague

Population

7,8998,195

Median household income

$77,949$98,424

Median home value

$247,100$323,500

Median gross rent

$880$1,198

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Belle Plaine	New Prague
Under 5	6.9%	9.3%
5 to 17	21.4%	21.9%
18 to 24	6.7%	5.6%
25 to 34	9.6%	14.3%
35 to 44	15.1%	13.7%
45 to 54	13.5%	11.3%
55 to 64	12.0%	8.2%
65 to 74	5.9%	6.0%
75 and over	8.9%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Belle Plaine	New Prague
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	92.9%
Black or African American	3.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Belle Plaine	New Prague
No high school diploma	9.9%	2.6%
High school graduate	27.0%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.3%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Belle Plaine	New Prague
Drove alone	81.4%	77.7%
Carpooled	9.8%	7.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.7%	1.7%
Worked from home	5.8%	10.5%
Other means	2.1%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Belle Plaine	New Prague
1-unit, detached	80.5%	67.7%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	16.8%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	4.8%
20 or more units	4.3%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Belle Plaine	New Prague
Poverty rate	2.7%	3.1%
Average household size	2.67	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1998	1993