Blooming Prairie

Population: 1,977
Median household income: $63,929
Median home value: $155,800

Blooming Prairie, a community in Steele County, Minnesota, has 1,977 residents. Its median household income of $63,929 runs below the Steele County figure of $83,448.

Between 2019 and 2023, Blooming Prairie's population grew 3.2% from 1,916 to 1,977, while its median home value rose 22.3% from $127,400 to $155,800.

Households average 2.34 people. The median gross rent is $680.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,977
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $63,929
Median home value: $155,800
Median gross rent: $680
Housing units: 855
Homeownership rate: 86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9161,977

Median household income

$55,357$63,929

Median home value

$127,400$155,800

Median gross rent

$704$680

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,916	$55,357	$127,400	$704
2020	1,939	$57,535	$125,300	$692
2021	2,074	$57,625	$127,800	$778
2022	2,110	$61,458	$153,300	$811
2023	1,977	$63,929	$155,800	$680

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1720.0%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 546.5%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over16.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	117	5.9%
5 to 17	395	20.0%
18 to 24	111	5.6%
25 to 34	242	12.2%
35 to 44	212	10.7%
45 to 54	129	6.5%
55 to 64	228	11.5%
65 to 74	224	11.3%
75 and over	319	16.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,679	84.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	36	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	262	13.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.5%

High school graduate26.5%

Some college or associate's37.8%

Bachelor's degree23.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	129	9.5%
High school graduate	359	26.5%
Some college or associate's	512	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	311	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	43	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone74.4%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked13.1%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	668	74.4%
Carpooled	28	3.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	118	13.1%
Bicycle	6	0.7%
Worked from home	78	8.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	367	44.8%
15 to 29 min	213	26.0%
30 to 44 min	171	20.9%
45 to 59 min	58	7.1%
60+ min	11	1.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 5.6% (108 of 1,922)

	Count	Share
Family households	470	57.2%
Nonfamily households	352	42.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	822	96.1%
Vacant	33	3.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	710	86.4%
Renter-occupied	112	13.6%

1-unit, detached83.5%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units6.0%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	714	83.5%
1-unit, attached	34	4.0%
2 to 4 units	20	2.3%
5 to 19 units	51	6.0%
20 or more units	25	2.9%
Mobile home & other	11	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2706580
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.36 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.8685, -93.0557