Minnesota · Census place 06688
Blue Earth city, MN
Quick answer
Blue Earth city has 3,170 residents, ranking #208 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $59,118, the median home is worth $125,200 and median gross rent runs $916 a month.
- Population
- 3,170Blue Earth city residents
- Median household income
- $59,118Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $125,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $916Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 65.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Blue Earth city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Blue Earth city median would spend about 18.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.2% of residents and 65.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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