| | People QuickFacts | Blue Earth County | Minnesota |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 65,091 | 5,379,139 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 64,013 | 5,303,925 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 1.7% | 1.4% |
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Population, 2010 | 64,013 | 5,303,925 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 19.2% | 23.9% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 12.0% | 13.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 49.7% | 50.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 93.1% | 86.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 2.8% | 5.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.3% | 1.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 2.3% | 4.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.5% | 2.2% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 2.6% | 4.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 90.8% | 82.8% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 78.9% | 85.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 3.7% | 7.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 6.0% | 10.5% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 93.1% | 91.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 29.6% | 31.8% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 4,324 | 385,675 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 17.0 | 22.6 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 26,399 | 2,354,034 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 66.8% | 73.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 27.3% | 21.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $161,700 | $201,400 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 24,045 | 2,094,265 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.49 | 2.46 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $23,996 | $30,310 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $48,911 | $58,476 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 18.9% | 11.0% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Blue Earth County | Minnesota |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 1,903 | 145,4641 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 34,040 | 2,357,9711 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 23.6 | -1.61 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 3,914 | 381,759 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 5,998 | 496,657 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.5% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.1% | 2.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 22.5% | 26.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 2,728,744 | 107,563,060 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,275,912 | 82,878,056 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,211,463 | 71,384,103 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $20,200 | $13,751 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 138,977 | 10,423,660 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 223 | 8,890 |