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Belle Plaine, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Belle Plaine is a Census city of 7,423 people across 5.97 square miles of land, in Scott County. Median household income is $99,315, 84.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 9 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Belle Plaine
What Belle Plaine is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.97 sq mi
- Water area0.22 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,243
- County holding the largest share of its areaScott County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belle Plaine
How many people live in Belle Plaine
- Population7,423
- Median age35.7
- Population under 182,164
- Share under 1829.2 percent
- Population 65 and over953 plus or minus 193
- Share 65 and over12.8 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Households2,656
- Family households1,910
- Share of households that are families71.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belle Plaine
Income and work in Belle Plaine
- Median household income$99,315
- Per capita income$45,707
- Civilian labor force3,954
- Employed3,746
- Unemployed208 plus or minus 189
- Unemployment rate5.3 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Adults 25 and over4,719
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher32.7 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.2 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belle Plaine
Housing in Belle Plaine
- Housing units2,702
- Occupied units2,656
- Vacant units46 plus or minus 56
- Vacancy rate1.7 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Owner occupied2,232
- Renter occupied424 plus or minus 136
- Ownership rate84.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$318,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,342
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.2 percent
- Single family units2,306
- Share single family85.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more383 plus or minus 150
- Share in buildings of two or more14.2 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Mobile homes13 plus or minus 19
- Median year structure built1999
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belle Plaine
How Belle Plaine gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,308
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,123 plus or minus 325
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.9 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,497 plus or minus 312
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.3 percent
- Drove alone80.4 percent
- Carpooled9.7 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.9 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home7.6 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belle Plaine
SBA loans in Belle Plaine (7(a))
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$2,519,100
- Average approval$279,900
- Median approval$333,000
- Largest approval$750,000
- Jobs supported35
- Jobs per approval3.9
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more11.1 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders8
- Distinct industries by NAICS8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Belle Plaine, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Belle Plaine
SBA loans in Belle Plaine (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$2,263,000
- Average approval$452,600
- Median approval$320,000
- Largest approval$1,082,000
- Jobs supported30
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Belle Plaine, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Belle Plaine
Flood risk in Belle Plaine
- NFIP communityCity of Belle Plaine
- NFIP community number270429
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/12/21
The City of Belle Plaine participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270429 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Scott County, not Belle Plaine
Scott County context, not Belle Plaine figures
- Establishments in Scott County3,655
- Covered employment, Scott County63,111
- Average annual pay, Scott County$62,133
- Housing units permitted, Scott County699
Every figure in this section is published for Scott County as a whole and is not a measurement of Belle Plaine.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Belle Plaine questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Belle Plaine, Minnesota?
7,423, in 2,656 households. Belle Plaine city covers 5.97 square miles of land, which is 1,243 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Belle Plaine in?
Scott County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Belle Plaine?
$99,315. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $318,200. Median gross rent is $1,342 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Belle Plaine businesses?
9 7(a) approvals totaling $2.5 m since FY2020, across 8 lenders, median approval $333,000, plus 5 504 approvals worth $2.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Belle Plaine, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Belle Plaine borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Belle Plaine. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Belle Plaine in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Belle Plaine appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Belle Plaine, city of, community 270429, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Belle Plaine figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Scott County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Belle Plaine.
Is zoning published for Belle Plaine?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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