Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,623
| This zip code: | $50,623 | | Minnesota: | $55,802 |
Nearest zip codes: 55924, 56045, 55950, 56035, 55982, 56026.
Housing units in zip code 55917 with a mortgage: 478 (48 second mortgage, 37 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 339
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,119
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $377
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 7.7% | | Whole state: | 9.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 2.5% | | Whole state: | 3.9% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.6 | | State: | 6.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.0 | | State: | 3.7 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 30
- 1995 to 1998: 41
- 1990 to 1994: 29
- 1980 to 1989: 94
- 1970 to 1979: 231
- 1960 to 1969: 99
- 1950 to 1959: 137
- 1940 to 1949: 108
- 1939 or earlier: 644
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Blooming Prairie, MN (55917): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 34
- 2 bedrooms: 221
- 3 bedrooms: 561
- 4 bedrooms: 271
- 5 or more bedrooms: 80
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 2
- 1 bedrooms: 45
- 2 bedrooms: 65
- 3 bedrooms: 64
- 4 bedrooms: 22
- 5 or more bedrooms: 4
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Vehicles available in 55917 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 28
- 1 vehicle: 261
- 2 vehicles: 515
- 3 vehicles: 221
- 4 vehicles: 88
- 5 or more vehicles: 54
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 24
- 1 vehicle: 80
- 2 vehicles: 56
- 3 vehicles: 26
- 4 vehicles: 11
- 5 or more vehicles: 5
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 55917:
- Less than $10,000: 1
- $10,000 to $14,999: 1
- $15,000 to $19,999: 1
- $20,000 to $24,999: 3
- $25,000 to $29,999: 2
- $30,000 to $34,999: 2
- $35,000 to $39,999: 4
- $40,000 to $49,999: 11
- $50,000 to $59,999: 18
- $60,000 to $69,999: 25
- $70,000 to $79,999: 26
- $80,000 to $89,999: 26
- $90,000 to $99,999: 58
- $100,000 to $124,999: 149
- $125,000 to $149,999: 166
- $150,000 to $174,999: 159
- $175,000 to $199,999: 110
- $200,000 to $249,999: 169
- $250,000 to $299,999: 107
- $300,000 to $399,999: 72
- $400,000 to $499,999: 33
- $500,000 to $749,999: 25
- $750,000 to $999,999: 8
- $1,000,000 or more: 3
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 55917:
- Less than $100: 1
- $100 to $149: 4
- $150 to $199: 4
- $200 to $249: 12
- $250 to $299: 16
- $300 to $349: 20
- $350 to $399: 13
- $400 to $449: 9
- $450 to $499: 10
- $500 to $549: 8
- $600 to $649: 2
- $650 to $699: 3
- $750 to $799: 3
- No cash rent: 39
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $137,094.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $152,106
- Black or African American householders: $99,475
- Asian householders: $153,734
- Some other race householders: $105,443
- Two or more races householders: $117,561
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $106,347
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $174,272 (it was $89,700 in 2000)
| 55917: | $174,272 | | Minnesota: | $213,600 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $115,995 - $219,450
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $211,052| Here: | $211,052 | | State: | $270,059 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $148,954| Here: | $148,954 | | State: | $220,268 |
In 2-unit structures: $171,020| Here: | $171,020 | | State: | $280,233 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $102,366| Here: | $102,366 | | State: | $204,358 |
Mobile homes: $35,985| Here: | $35,985 | | State: | $34,666 |
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,256
- One, attached: 26
- Two: 23
- 3 or 4: 26
- 5 to 9: 11
- 10 to 19: 29
- Mobile homes: 42

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,412 (77%)
- Carpooled: 172 (9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
- Bicycle: 12 (1%)
- Walked: 81 (4%)
- Other means: 1 (0%)
- Worked at home: 158 (9%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 157
- 5 to 9 minutes: 294
- 10 to 14 minutes: 147
- 15 to 19 minutes: 115
- 20 to 24 minutes: 335
- 25 to 29 minutes: 209
- 30 to 34 minutes: 207
- 35 to 39 minutes: 33
- 40 to 44 minutes: 48
- 45 to 59 minutes: 90
- 60 to 89 minutes: 21
- 90 or more minutes: 29
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 71.5%
Household type by relationship
Households: 3,580
- In family households: 3,164 (888 male householders, 118 female householders)
900 spouses, 1,144 children (1,066 natural, 26 adopted, 52 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 11 other relatives, 73 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 416 (173 male householders (141 living alone)), 184 female householders (171 living alone)), 59 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 89 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 458 2-persons, 189 3-persons, 210 4-persons, 99 5-persons, 36 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 312 1-person, 32 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 2 4-persons.
853 married couples with children.
129 single-parent households (52 men, 77 women).
95.5% of residents of 55917 zip code speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% very well, 12% well, 13% not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% very well, 12% well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (17% very well, 33% well, 50% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 33 (0.9%)
(78.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.9% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (30%)
- Germany (18%)
- Philippines (12%)
- United Kingdom (9%)
- Romania (6%)
- Other Eastern Europe (6%)
- Korea (6%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 4
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 3
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 3
- 1970 to 1974: 6
- 1970 to 1974: 2
- 1965 to 1969: 15
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White population: 3,603
Black population: 9
American Indian population: 4
Asian population: 18
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 65
Two or more races population: 11

First ancestries reported:
|  Norwegian: 969 |
|  German: 964 |
|  Czech: 214 |
|  Irish: 202 |
|  Danish: 150 |
|  Other groups: 135 |
|  English: 104 |
|  United States or American: 73 |
|  Swedish: 69 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 50 |
|  European: 35 |
|  Dutch: 35 |
|  Polish: 23 |
|  Finnish: 22 |
|  French (except Basque): 22 |
|  Scandinavian: 21 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 21 |
|  Italian: 17 |
|  Scottish: 16 |
|  French Canadian: 9 |
|  Swiss: 7 |
|  Belgian: 3 |
|  Greek: 3 |
|  Welsh: 3 |
|  Latvian: 2 |
|  Slovak: 2 |
|  Luxemburger: 2 |
|  Austrian: 2 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 2 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- BLOOMING PRAIRIE WWTP (COUNTY ROAD 2 in BLOOMING PRAIRIE, MN)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - PCS-MN0021822, NPDES NON-MAJOR
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-MN1740001 3, WATER TREATMENT PLANT
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: BLOOMING PRAIRIE CITY OF (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ATOFINA CHEMICAL INCORPORATED VIKING CHEMICAL COMPANY DIVISION (157 HIGHWAY AVENUE NORTH in BLOOMING PRAIRIE, MN)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - AIRS-2714700022, AIR PROGRAM, RCRAINFO-MND049526734, CESQG, PCS-MN0041521, NPDES NON-MAJOR, PCS-SIU000054, NPDES PRETREATMENT PROGRAM, PCS-049526734, GENERAL PERMIT STORM WATER IND, AFS-2714700022, AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR, PCS-049526734, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT, RCRIS-MND049526734, CESQG
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS
Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER BASIC ORGANIC CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: ATOCHEM NORTH AMERICA (CONTACT/OWNER)
, ARKEMA INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ARKEMA INC, ATOFINA CHEMICALS INC, ELF ATOCHEM N.A. INC., ELF ATOCHEM N.A. INC. VIKING CHEMICAL CO. DIV., VIKING CHEMICAL CO/ATOCHEM, VIKING CHEMICAL/ATOCHEM NO AME
- BLOOMING PRAIRIE UTILITIES (146 3RD AVENUE SOUTHEAST in BLOOMING PRAIRIE, MN)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - AIRS-2714700001, AIR PROGRAM, AFS-2714700001, AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR, RCRIS-MND980274906, CESQG
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
WATER TREATMENT PLANT (SDWIS)
Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
Business NAICS classification: HYDROELECTRIC POWER GENERATION.
Organizations: BLOOMING PRAIRIE PUB UTILITIES (CONTACT/OWNER)
, BLOOMING PRAIRIE CITY OF (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BLMG PR MUN UTIL, BLOOMING PRAIRIE PUBLIC UTILITIES, TREATMENT PLANT
- NATIONAL COATINGS RESTORATION INC (10261 HWY 30 E in BLOOMING PRAIRIE, MN)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MNR000100412, CESQG, RCRIS-MNR000100412, SQG
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: TOP, BODY, AND UPHOLSTERY REPAIR SHOPS AND PAINT SHOPS
Business NAICS classification: AUTOMOTIVE BODY, PAINT, AND INTERIOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
Organizations: JOHNSON LYNDON (CONTACT/OWNER)
, NATIONAL COATINGS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BLOOMING PRAIRIE AUTO BODY (RTE 1 HWY 218 S in BLOOMING PRAIRIE, MN)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MNR000027805, CESQG, RCRIS-MNR000027805,
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: TOP, BODY, AND UPHOLSTERY REPAIR SHOPS AND PAINT SHOPS
Organizations: WANOUS DAVID (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BLOOMING PRAIRIE EL. (123 2ND ST. N.W. in BLOOMING PRAIRIE, MN)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-010756010
- BLOOMING PRAIRIE SEC. (202 4TH AVE. N.W. in BLOOMING PRAIRIE, MN)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-010756020
- BLOOMING PRAIRIE NEWS (400 E MAIN in BLOOMING PRAIRIE, MN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: RESSLER KARLA (CONTACT/OWNER)
- FLOR DR JOHN M (105 5TH NE BOX 3037 in BLOOMING PRAIRIE, MN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- BISHOP EXCAVATING INC PIT 1 (BLOOMING PRAIRIE in BLOOMING PRAIRIE, MN)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
- BLOOMING PRAIRIE TIMES PUBLISH (135 NE 3RD AVE in BLOOMING PRAIRIE, MN)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: IACOVINO JOHN (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BLOOMING PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY (110 1ST ST NW in BLOOMING PRAIRIE, MN)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST 756 (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BLOOMING PRAIRIE HS (202 4TH AVE NW in BLOOMING PRAIRIE, MN)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST 756 (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $35,534
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (51%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2972
- Northeast: 36
- Midwest: 452
- South: 96
- West: 69
66% of the 55917 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Minnesota.
Population in 1990: 3,922. Population change in the 1990s: -212 (-5.4%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 43
| Here: | 9.0% | | Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
| Here: | 2.9% | | Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5
| Here: | 6.4% | | Minnesota: | 24.6% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (20-49: 2)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (20-49: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance (20-49: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
91 people in nursing homes
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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