Mapleton

Population: 1,745
Median household income: $82,031
Median home value: $176,400

Located in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, Mapleton is a community with a population of 1,745. Its median household income of $82,031 runs above the Blue Earth County figure of $72,623.

From 2019 to 2023, Mapleton's population grew 1.7% from 1,716 to 1,745, while its median home value rose 41.9% from $124,300 to $176,400.

Households average 2.58 people. The median gross rent is $772.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,745
Median age: 34.2 yrs
Median household income: $82,031
Median home value: $176,400
Median gross rent: $772
Housing units: 669
Homeownership rate: 76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7161,745

Median household income

$61,793$82,031

Median home value

$124,300$176,400

Median gross rent

$664$772

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,716	$61,793	$124,300	$664
2020	1,606	$68,478	$140,900	$686
2021	1,668	$73,036	$150,200	$661
2022	1,674	$77,768	$168,200	$691
2023	1,745	$82,031	$176,400	$772

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.1%

5 to 1721.9%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 547.6%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	158	9.1%
5 to 17	382	21.9%
18 to 24	88	5.0%
25 to 34	255	14.6%
35 to 44	248	14.2%
45 to 54	132	7.6%
55 to 64	190	10.9%
65 to 74	160	9.2%
75 and over	132	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,483	85.0%
Black or African American	6	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.4%
Asian	2	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	9	0.5%
Two or more races	111	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	127	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.0%

High school graduate32.3%

Some college or associate's37.3%

Bachelor's degree20.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	33	3.0%
High school graduate	361	32.3%
Some college or associate's	417	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	224	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	82	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone76.3%

Carpooled13.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	651	76.3%
Carpooled	111	13.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	25	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	62	7.3%
Other means	4	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	233	29.5%
15 to 29 min	284	35.9%
30 to 44 min	231	29.2%
45 to 59 min	10	1.3%
60+ min	33	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 13.3% (222 of 1,671)

	Count	Share
Family households	474	72.8%
Nonfamily households	177	27.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	651	97.3%
Vacant	18	2.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	499	76.7%
Renter-occupied	152	23.3%

1-unit, detached86.8%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units7.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	581	86.8%
1-unit, attached	4	0.6%
2 to 4 units	35	5.2%
5 to 19 units	49	7.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2740310
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.37 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.9271, -93.9553