Blue Earth County, MN Housing Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Blue earth county minnesota dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Subject	Number	Percent

Total housing units	21,971	100.0
1-unit, detached	13,645	62.1
1-unit, attached	449	2.0
2 units	1,067	4.9
3 or 4 units	1,028	4.7
5 to 9 units	1,033	4.7
10 to 19 units	715	3.3
20 or more units	2,286	10.4
Mobile home	1,734	7.9
Boat, RV, van, etc.	14	0.1

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	329	1.5
1995 to 1998	1,080	4.9
1990 to 1994	1,217	5.5
1980 to 1989	2,143	9.8
1970 to 1979	4,220	19.2
1960 to 1969	2,931	13.3
1940 to 1959	4,047	18.4
1939 or earlier	6,004	27.3

ROOMS
1 room	341	1.6
2 rooms	978	4.5
3 rooms	1,999	9.1
4 rooms	3,503	15.9
5 rooms	3,795	17.3
6 rooms	3,297	15.0
7 rooms	2,937	13.4
8 rooms	2,485	11.3
9 or more rooms	2,636	12.0
Median (rooms)	5.6	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	21,062	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	4,650	22.1
1995 to 1998	5,461	25.9
1990 to 1994	3,193	15.2
1980 to 1989	3,218	15.3
1970 to 1979	2,121	10.1
1969 or earlier	2,419	11.5

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	1,534	7.3
1	6,480	30.8
2	8,567	40.7
3 or more	4,481	21.3

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	13,912	66.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	3,373	16.0
Electricity	2,363	11.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	874	4.1
Coal or coke	0	0.0
Wood	181	0.9
Solar energy	11	0.1
Other fuel	218	1.0
No fuel used	130	0.6

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	71	0.3
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	125	0.6
No telephone service	128	0.6

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	21,062	100.0
1.00 or less	20,681	98.2
1.01 to 1.50	247	1.2
1.51 or more	134	0.6

Specified owner-occupied units	10,403	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	711	6.8
$50,000 to $99,999	4,712	45.3
$100,000 to $149,999	3,169	30.5
$150,000 to $199,999	1,093	10.5
$200,000 to $299,999	559	5.4
$300,000 to $499,999	132	1.3
$500,000 to $999,999	16	0.2
$1,000,000 or more	11	0.1
Median (dollars)	98,200	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	7,054	67.8
Less than $300	18	0.2
$300 to $499	433	4.2
$500 to $699	1,595	15.3
$700 to $999	2,420	23.3
$1,000 to $1,499	1,945	18.7
$1,500 to $1,999	482	4.6
$2,000 or more	161	1.5
Median (dollars)	870	(X)
Not mortgaged	3,349	32.2
Median (dollars)	264	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	4,409	42.4
15 to 19 percent	1,948	18.7
20 to 24 percent	1,486	14.3
25 to 29 percent	975	9.4
30 to 34 percent	534	5.1
35 percent or more	1,007	9.7
Not computed	44	0.4

Specified renter-occupied units	6,942	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	439	6.3
$200 to $299	505	7.3
$300 to $499	2,609	37.6
$500 to $749	2,253	32.5
$750 to $999	540	7.8
$1,000 to $1,499	217	3.1
$1,500 or more	68	1.0
No cash rent	311	4.5
Median (dollars)	487	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	1,316	19.0
15 to 19 percent	957	13.8
20 to 24 percent	824	11.9
25 to 29 percent	777	11.2
30 to 34 percent	558	8.0
35 percent or more	2,064	29.7
Not computed	446	6.4

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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