What percentage of people rent in Blooming Prairie, MN?

Name: Renters and owners in Blooming Prairie, MN, 2020–2024
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13.2% (±5.5 points) of the occupied homes in Blooming Prairie, MN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 106 renting households against 699 that own their home.

In Blooming Prairie, the share of households that rent went from 18.2% in 2015–2019 to 13.2% in 2020–2024 (−5.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 13.2% (±5.5 points)
Renting households: 106 (±44)
Median renter income: $30,833 (±$12,583)

Who rents and who owns in Blooming Prairie

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Blooming Prairie	Steele County	Minnesota	United States
Renter-occupied share	13.2% (±5.5 points)	20.6% (±2.0 points)	27.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	106 (±44)	3,118 (±338)	641,268 (±4,528)	45,017,354
Owning households	699 (±116)	12,020 (±263)	1,666,687 (±7,556)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.4)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$30,833 (±$12,583)	$37,588 (±$2,729)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$71,250 (±$10,953)	$98,825 (±$6,881)	$108,214 (±$476)	$100,009

In Blooming Prairie, the renter share is lower than in Steele County (20.6%).

It is also lower than in Minnesota (27.8%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Steele County, Blooming Prairie ranks 4 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 976 of 2,628.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Blooming Prairie has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	18.2% (±5.1 points)	13.2% (±5.5 points)	−5.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$704 (±$166)	$907 (±$584)	+28.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$55,357 (±$8,858)	$63,656 (±$8,737)	+15.0%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Blooming Prairie

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Blooming Prairie
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Blooming Prairie	—	13.2% (±5.5 points)	—
Blooming Prairie Township	3.2 mi	9.4% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Westfield Township	3.8 mi	2.9% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Newry Township	5.1 mi	3.7% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Udolpho Township	5.3 mi	2.1% (±1.7 points)	Lower
Aurora Township	7.7 mi	4.9% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Ripley Township (Dodge County)	8.0 mi	6.0% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Summit Township (Steele County)	8.6 mi	12.4% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Geneva Township	9.1 mi	3.6% (±3.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Westfield Township, MN (2.9%), Newry Township, MN (3.7%), Udolpho Township, MN (2.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Steele County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Owatonna	24.4% (±2.7 points)
2	Medford	19.7% (±5.5 points)
3	Ellendale	17.2% (±7.8 points)
4	Blooming Prairie	13.2% (±5.5 points)
5	Somerset Township	13.0% (±6.0 points)
6	Summit Township (Steele County)	12.4% (±9.1 points)
7	Deerfield Township (Steele County)	10.0% (±7.6 points)
8	Havana Township	9.6% (±6.4 points)
9	Blooming Prairie Township	9.4% (±6.1 points)
10	Merton Township	8.4% (±6.3 points)

Showing 10 of 17 places in Steele County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Blooming Prairie

How many renters are there in Blooming Prairie?

Blooming Prairie has an estimated 106 (±44) renting households, 13.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Blooming Prairie?

In Blooming Prairie, the share of households that rent went from 18.2% in 2015–2019 to 13.2% in 2020–2024 (−5.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Blooming Prairie?

A renting household in Blooming Prairie has 1.6 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Blooming Prairie?

The median renting household in Blooming Prairie, MN has an income of $30,833 (±$12,583) a year, against $71,250 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Blooming Prairie city, Minnesota (place:06580, in state:27).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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