Blooming Prairie, MN Population

Overview

2,074

Total Population

36.5

Median age

51.78%

Female population %

93.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

92.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

347

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Blooming Prairie's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Blooming Prairie is 36.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Blooming Prairie's population under 18 was 27.63%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Blooming Prairie's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.49% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Blooming Prairie, 23.67% were under the age of 15, 17.60% aged 15 to 29, 34.23% aged 30 to 64, 17.36% aged 65 to 84, and 7.14% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 74 more females than males in Blooming Prairie:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.78% females and 48.22% males in Blooming Prairie, MN.
The Blooming Prairie, MN gender ratio is 93.1:100 i.e. 93.1 men to 100 women (0.931).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 112.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 112.

Blooming Prairie's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Blooming Prairie population: 88.62% are White and 11.38% are multiracial.
Blooming Prairie's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 347 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,727 (83.27% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Blooming Prairie is White with a population of 1,838 (88.62% of the total population).

Blooming Prairie's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,995 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Blooming Prairie's population increased by 45 (2.31%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Blooming Prairie's population decreased by 22 (1.10%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Blooming Prairie's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,938.