Belle Plaine

Population: 7,401
Median household income: $96,831
Median home value: $280,400

Belle Plaine, a community in Scott County, Minnesota, has 7,401 residents. At $96,831, its median household income sits below Scott County's $120,247.

Between 2019 and 2023, Belle Plaine's population grew 4.3% from 7,093 to 7,401, while its median home value rose 29.0% from $217,400 to $280,400.

80.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1998.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,401
Median age: 38.2 yrs
Median household income: $96,831
Median home value: $280,400
Median gross rent: $1,336
Housing units: 2,696
Homeownership rate: 83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,0937,401

Median household income

$79,513$96,831

Median home value

$217,400$280,400

Median gross rent

$840$1,336

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,093	$79,513	$217,400	$840
2020	7,137	$86,422	$233,200	$867
2021	7,293	$87,963	$250,600	$931
2022	7,363	$94,698	$274,700	$1,256
2023	7,401	$96,831	$280,400	$1,336

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1721.4%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 745.9%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	514	6.9%
5 to 17	1,584	21.4%
18 to 24	498	6.7%
25 to 34	707	9.6%
35 to 44	1,116	15.1%
45 to 54	998	13.5%
55 to 64	887	12.0%
65 to 74	439	5.9%
75 and over	658	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,795	91.8%
Black or African American	268	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	122	1.6%
Two or more races	166	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	40	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate27.0%

Some college or associate's35.6%

Bachelor's degree21.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	475	9.9%
High school graduate	1,295	27.0%
Some college or associate's	1,709	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,022	21.3%
Graduate or professional degree	304	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone81.4%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,158	81.4%
Carpooled	379	9.8%
Public transit	8	0.2%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	27	0.7%
Worked from home	223	5.8%
Other means	83	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,192	32.6%
15 to 29 min	875	23.9%
30 to 44 min	946	25.9%
45 to 59 min	246	6.7%
60+ min	396	10.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 2.7% (193 of 7,085)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,975	74.8%
Nonfamily households	667	25.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,642	98.0%
Vacant	54	2.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,204	83.4%
Renter-occupied	438	16.6%

1-unit, detached80.5%

1-unit, attached7.0%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,171	80.5%
1-unit, attached	190	7.0%
2 to 4 units	124	4.6%
5 to 19 units	80	3.0%
20 or more units	115	4.3%
Mobile home & other	16	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2704834
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.97 sq mi
Water area: 0.22 sq mi
Center point: 44.6198, -93.7646