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People QuickFacts | Blue Earth County | Minnesota
Population, 2013 estimate | 65,528 | 5,420,380
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 64,013 | 5,303,925
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 2.4% | 2.2%
Population, 2010 | 64,013 | 5,303,925
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 | 5.7% | 6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 | 19.6% | 23.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 | 12.5% | 13.9%
Female persons, percent, 2013 | 49.7% | 50.3%
White alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 92.5% | 86.2%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 3.2% | 5.7%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 0.4% | 1.3%
Asian alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 2.4% | 4.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 (a) | Z | 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 | 1.5% | 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 (b) | 2.9% | 5.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 | 89.9% | 81.9%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 79.5% | 85.5%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 3.7% | 7.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 6.0% | 10.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 94.0% | 91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 30.8% | 32.2%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 4,255 | 377,522
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 16.9 | 22.7
Housing units, 2013 | 26,766 | 2,368,711
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 66.6% | 73.0%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 26.8% | 21.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $161,700 | $194,300
Households, 2008-2012 | 24,259 | 2,101,875
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.48 | 2.46
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $24,785 | $30,656
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $49,306 | $59,126
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 19.4% | 11.2%
Business QuickFacts | Blue Earth County | Minnesota
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 | 1,938 | 145,776
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 | 34,888 | 2,480,643
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 | 1.8% | 3.6%
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 | 3,986 | 388,555
Total number of firms, 2007 | 5,998 | 496,657
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.5%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.1% | 2.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 22.5% | 26.8%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 2,728,744 | 107,563,060
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,275,912 | 82,878,056
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,211,463 | 71,384,103
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $20,200 | $13,751
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 138,977 | 10,423,660
Building permits, 2012 | 452 | 16,095
Geography QuickFacts | Blue Earth County | Minnesota
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 747.84 | 79,626.74
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 85.6 | 66.6
FIPS Code | 13 | 27
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metro Area
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts