With 1,843 people, Blooming Prairie is a city in Minnesota. 87% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 44.2, about 5 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $161,300, having more than doubled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 3%. Households here earn about 29% less than in Minnesota as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $63,656, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Blooming Prairie
What changed most since 1990
White share89.4% → 81.9%(−7.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants79.3% → 86.8%(+7.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median age35.0 → 44.2(+9.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)20.2%(26)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6.2%(8)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.6%(42)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War31.8%(41)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 129 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Blooming Prairie, decade by decade
Blooming Prairie population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,043
$57,585
$114,723
10.8%
24.0
2000
1,933
$73,495
$151,380
16.6%
14.0
2010
1,996
$55,745
$165,436
18.5%
19.5
2020
1,974
$69,735
$151,868
23.2%
26.1
2024
1,843
$63,656
$161,300
29.7%
37.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
