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Blooming Prairie, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Blooming Prairie is a Census city of 1,843 people across 1.36 square miles of land, in Steele County. Median household income is $63,656, 86.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $421,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Blooming Prairie
What Blooming Prairie is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.36 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,351
- County holding the largest share of its areaSteele County, 99.1 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.
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How many people live in Blooming Prairie
- Population1,843
- Median age44.2
- Population under 18417 plus or minus 87
- Share under 1822.6 percent
- Population 65 and over556
- Share 65 and over30.2 percent
- Households805
- Family households425
- Share of households that are families52.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Blooming Prairie
- Median household income$63,656
- Per capita income$37,429
- Civilian labor force915
- Employed893
- Unemployed22 plus or minus 16
- Unemployment rate2.4 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over1,301
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.7 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.4 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Blooming Prairie
- Housing units834
- Occupied units805
- Vacant units29 plus or minus 30
- Vacancy rate3.5 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Owner occupied699
- Renter occupied106 plus or minus 44
- Ownership rate86.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$161,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$907 plus or minus $584
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.1 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Single family units739
- Share single family88.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more95 plus or minus 51
- Share in buildings of two or more11.4 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Blooming Prairie gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute746
- Commuting under 15 minutes311 plus or minus 98
- Share commuting under 15 minutes41.7 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more217 plus or minus 66
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.1 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Drove alone74.3 percent
- Carpooled5.6 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked8.1 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Worked from home11.0 percent plus or minus 6.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Blooming Prairie
SBA loans in Blooming Prairie (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$421,500
- Average approval$105,375
- Median approval$129,750
- Largest approval$132,000
- Jobs supported7
- Jobs per approval1.8
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more75.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blooming Prairie, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
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SBA loans in Blooming Prairie (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$408,000
- Average approval$408,000
- Median approval$408,000
- Largest approval$408,000
- Jobs supported5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blooming Prairie, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
Steele County, not Blooming Prairie
Steele County context, not Blooming Prairie figures
- Establishments in Steele County1,024
- Covered employment, Steele County18,956
- Average annual pay, Steele County$61,897
- Housing units permitted, Steele County28
Every figure in this section is published for Steele County as a whole and is not a measurement of Blooming Prairie.
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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Common questions
Blooming Prairie questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota?
1,843, in 805 households. Blooming Prairie city covers 1.36 square miles of land, which is 1,351 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Blooming Prairie in?
Steele County, which holds 99.1 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Blooming Prairie?
$63,656. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $161,300. Median gross rent is $907 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Blooming Prairie businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $421,500 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $129,750, plus 1 504 approvals worth $408,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blooming Prairie, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Blooming Prairie borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Blooming Prairie. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Blooming Prairie figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Steele 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 Blooming Prairie.
Is zoning published for Blooming Prairie?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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