Moving to Blooming Prairie, Minnesota

Population: 1,933. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,962 (+1.5% change)
Males: 905 (46.8%), Females: 1,028 (53.2%)

Steele County

Zip code: 55917

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $40,345
Median house value: $82,000

Population by Race

Races in Blooming Prairie:

• White Non-Hispanic (94.1%)
• Hispanic (4.9%)
• Other race (2.5%)

Ancestries: German (37.8%), Norwegian (35.6%), Irish (11.2%), Czech (7.5%), Danish (6.0%), English (5.6%).

Elevation: 1290 feet

Land area: 1.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Blooming Prairie

• High school or higher: 82.5%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
• Unemployed: 3.4%
• Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blooming Prairie city

• Never married: 19.6%
• Now married: 59.4%
• Separated: 2.0%
• Widowed: 10.5%
• Divorced: 8.5%

1.1% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -118 (-5.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Blooming Prairie:

• AUSTIN MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; AUSTIN, MN)
• OWATONNA HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; OWATONNA, MN)
• NAEVE HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; ALBERT LEA, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blooming Prairie:

• ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 40 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Abbreviation: RST)
• MASON CITY MUNI (about 53 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
• MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 70 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Blooming Prairie:

• AUSTIN MUNI (about 18 miles; AUSTIN, MN; Abbreviation: AUM)
• DODGE CENTER (about 20 miles; DODGE CENTER, MN; Abbreviation: TOB)
• OWATONNA DEGNER RGNL (about 22 miles; OWATONNA, MN; Abbreviation: OWA)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blooming Prairie:

• SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 42 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,968)
• ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 45 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,368)
• NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
• INVER HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,475)
• MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 68 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
• NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; BLOOMINGTON, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,636)
• BROWN INSTITUTE LTD (about 70 miles; MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,171)

Schools

Public high school in Blooming Prairie:

• BLOOMING PRAIRIE SEC. (Students: 378; Location: 202 4TH AVE. N.W.; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Blooming Prairie:

• BLOOMING PRAIRIE EL. (Students: 394; Location: 123 2ND ST. N.W.; Grades: PK – 06)