COMPARING TWO PLACES
Blue Earth vs Albert Lea
PLACE A
Blue Earth, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Albert Lea, Minnesota
Blue Earth is 83% smaller than Albert Lea. Blue Earth earns more, with a median household income $2,168 higher. Albert Lea has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -5%).
BLUE EARTHALBERT LEADIFFERENCE
Total population3,16518,217−83% vs Albert Lea
Population density9541,371−417
Population growth-5.3%2.6%−8.0 pts
Median age44.144.3−0.2
Male49.9%50.3%−0.4 pts
Female50.1%49.7%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born3.8%5.5%−1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.8%76.1%+6.8 pts
Black1.1%2.3%−1.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.3%14.7%−1.4 pts
Asian1.3%4.9%−3.5 pts
Other1.5%2.1%−0.5 pts
Median household income$66,771$64,603+$2,168
Per capita income$37,057$39,282−$2,225
Poverty rate10.8%12.8%−2.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4150.489−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%17.4%+6.2 pts
Graduate degree7.6%6.1%+1.4 pts
Unemployment rate2.5%5.7%−3.2 pts
Labor force participation64.3%57.4%+6.9 pts
Median home value$143,600$157,500−$13,900
Median gross rent$918$857+$61
Owner-occupied69.6%74.1%−4.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.2%8.9%+3.2 pts
Rent-burdened households43.7%45.7%−2.0 pts
Average commute13.017.8−4.7
Worked from home6.7%7.1%−0.4 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.2%+0.5 pts
Uninsured5.4%8.1%−2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025