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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Blue Earth | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 69,871 | 70,948 | 45 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | 8.0% | 6.9% | 78 | ||
| Median household income | $74,477 | $68,270 | 55 | ||
| Poverty rate | 15.7% | 12.8% | 82 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 34.2% | 33.7% | 45 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | 12.3% | 10.1% | 78 | ||
| Median owner-occupied home value | $266,700 | $256,850 | 64 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,123 | $976 | 82 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 7.6% | 7.4% | 45 | ||
| Worked from home | 8.5% | 8.1% | 45 |
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| Metric | 2010–2018 | 2018–2025 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | +5.7% | — | — |
| Housing units | +8.5% | — | — |
| Median household income | +16.7% | — | — |
| Median owner-occupied home value | +8.7% | — | — |
| Median gross rent | +28.7% | — | — |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | +11.7% | — | — |
| Worked from home | +18.4% | — | — |
| Poverty rate | -4.7% | — | — |
| Restaurants & bars | 22.5 | US 21.3 | above US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 3.1 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 7.4 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 17.2 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 17.5 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 6.0 | US 5.0 | above US rate |
| Accommodation | 2.4 | US 2.1 | above US rate |
| Construction | 32.6 | US 24.3 | above US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Forks, ND | 80 | 72,923 | +7.0% | $68,075 | 38.0% |
| Ward, ND | 76 | 68,973 | +4.7% | $78,238 | 29.6% |
| Clay, MN | 74 | 66,059 | — | $81,172 | 39.3% |
| Buffalo, NE | 71 | 50,579 | +6.7% | $75,911 | 34.4% |
| Bannock, ID | 69 | 89,454 | +7.3% | $66,499 | 30.6% |
| Johnson, MO | 69 | 54,732 | +1.6% | $67,272 | 29.1% |
| Erath, TX | 67 | 43,794 | +11.5% | $65,115 | 32.1% |
| Madison, KY | 66 | 95,769 | — | $63,351 | 34.4% |
| Cape Girardeau, MO | 66 | 82,735 | +7.4% | $68,464 | 33.1% |
| Eau Claire, WI | 66 | 107,116 | +6.5% | $74,546 | 36.8% |