Blue Earth, MN Population

Overview

3,252

Total Population

44.9

Median age

50.71%

Female population %

97.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

67.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

426

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Blue Earth's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Blue Earth is 44.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Blue Earth's population under 18 was 21.03%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Blue Earth's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.83% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Blue Earth, 16.30% were under the age of 15, 16.36% aged 15 to 29, 43.51% aged 30 to 64, 18.05% aged 65 to 84, and 5.78% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 46 more females than males in Blue Earth:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.71% females and 49.29% males in Blue Earth, MN.
The Blue Earth, MN gender ratio is 97.2:100 i.e. 97.2 men to 100 women (0.972).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 178.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 149.

Blue Earth's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Blue Earth population: 89.67% are White, 1.17% are Black or African American, 0.28% are Asian, 3.44% are some other race and 5.44% are multiracial.
Blue Earth's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 426 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,826 (86.90% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Blue Earth is White with a population of 2,916 (89.67% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,613 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Blue Earth's population decreased by 311 (8.61%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Blue Earth's population decreased by 132 (4.00%), 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, Blue Earth's population was lowest in year 2019 at 3,113.