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People QuickFacts |
Blue Earth County |
Minnesota |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
60,401 | 5,220,393 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
8.0% | 6.1% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
55,937 | 4,919,492 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
6.0% | 6.8% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
19.9% | 24.2% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
11.5% | 12.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
49.4% | 50.2% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
94.1% | 89.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
2.3% | 4.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.3% | 1.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
2.3% | 3.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
0.9% | 1.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
2.0% | 4.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
92.2% | 85.7% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
51.9% | 57.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
2.9% | 5.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
5.2% | 8.5% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
87.7% | 87.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
26.6% | 27.4% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
7,144 | 679,236 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
17.0 | 21.9 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
25,411 | 2,304,467 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
66.4% | 74.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
27.9% | 22.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$98,200 | $122,400 |
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Households, 2000 |
21,062 | 1,895,127 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.46 | 2.52 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$49,783 | $55,664 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$18,712 | $23,198 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
12.3% | 9.5% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Blue Earth County |
Minnesota |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
1,956 | 151,1501 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
33,518 | 2,476,3541 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
21.7% | 3.4%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
3,739 | 376,864 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
4,986 | 443,827 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
20.9% | 27.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
1,894,735 | 80,623,873 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
898,159 | 108,388,816 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
987,453 | 60,015,531 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$17,421 | $11,943 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
115,843 | 7,959,590 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
291 | 17,930 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
404,953 | 40,075,3911 |