COMPARING TWO PLACES
Blue Earth vs Mankato
PLACE A
Blue Earth, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Mankato, Minnesota
Blue Earth is 93% smaller than Mankato. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Mankato has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs -5%).
BLUE EARTHMANKATODIFFERENCE
Total population3,16546,529−93% vs Mankato
Population density9542,339−1,385
Population growth-5.3%13.2%−18.5 pts
Median age44.126.5+17.6
Male49.9%50.9%−1.0 pts
Female50.1%49.1%+1.0 pts
Foreign-born3.8%7.4%−3.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.8%81.0%+1.8 pts
Black1.1%7.0%−6.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.3%5.2%+8.1 pts
Asian1.3%3.3%−2.0 pts
Other1.5%3.4%−1.9 pts
Median household income$66,771$66,873−$102
Per capita income$37,057$33,811+$3,246
Poverty rate10.8%20.6%−9.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4150.446−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%35.1%−11.5 pts
Graduate degree7.6%11.9%−4.3 pts
Unemployment rate2.5%6.0%−3.5 pts
Labor force participation64.3%69.8%−5.5 pts
Median home value$143,600$261,700−$118,100
Median gross rent$918$1,132−$214
Owner-occupied69.6%50.0%+19.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.2%7.4%+4.7 pts
Rent-burdened households43.7%47.5%−3.8 pts
Average commute13.013.9−0.9
Worked from home6.7%7.8%−1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.7%1.9%−1.2 pts
Uninsured5.4%4.6%+0.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025