Township · Minnesota

Belle Creek Township, Minnesota

Belle Creek Township, township, in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Belle Creek Township had 520 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 0.4% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 517 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 415 (±111). GEOID 2704904816.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

520

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 517 · ACS 2020-2024: 415 ±111

Median household income

$108,750

±$51,175 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $89,062

Median home value

$400,000

±$52,625 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $329,300

Median gross rent

not published


Minnesota: $1,280

Where is Belle Creek Township and what county is it in?

Belle Creek Township is a township in Goodhue County, Minnesota. It covers 35.4 square miles of land, 15 residents per square mile in 2020.

Belle Creek Township is in the Red Wing, MN micropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Belle Creek Township (marked with a dot) in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Belle Creek Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 520 people lived in Belle Creek Township on July 1, 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, while Minnesota grew 2.2%. The 2020 Census counted 517 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 415 (±111).

  • July 2020→2021 +2 (523)
  • 2021→2022 −1 (522)
  • 2022→2023 −3 (519)
  • 2023→2024 −1 (518)
  • 2024→2025 +2 (520)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureBelle Creek TownshipGoodhue CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
Total population415±11147,9435,739,445no clear change
Households153±4219,7272,307,955−53
Average household size2.71±0.512.382.43no clear change
Housing units169±4521,1672,545,030no clear change

Belle Creek Township's population since 2000

From 437 in 2000 to 520 in 2025: up 19.0%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Belle Creek Township as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 437
  • 2005 (estimate) 475
  • 2010 Census 501
  • 2015 (estimate) 498
  • 2020 Census 517
  • 2025 (estimate) 520

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Belle Creek Township?

The median resident of Belle Creek Township is 41.9 years old; 23.9% are under 18 and 13.5% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 99.0%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 1.0%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureBelle Creek TownshipGoodhue CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
Median age41.9±5.842.538.8no clear change
Under 18 years23.9%±6.0 pts21.9%22.9%–
65 years and over13.5%±5.9 pts20.6%17.3%–
Male57.8%±6.6 pts50.1%50.1%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1.0%±1.0 pts4.1%6.4%–
White alone, not Hispanic99.0%±1.0 pts89.1%75.9%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.0%±5.3 pts1.5%6.9%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±5.3 pts0.7%5.1%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±5.3 pts0.8%0.7%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±5.3 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic0.0%±5.3 pts3.1%4.5%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±5.3 pts0.7%0.5%–
Born outside the United States0.7%±1.2 pts2.6%8.7%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)0.5%±0.7 pts3.6%12.4%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)1.9%±1.5 pts8.0%5.9%–
With a disability4.8%±3.1 pts11.5%11.6%–
No health insurance coverage3.9%±4.1 pts5.9%4.7%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)96.9%±2.9 pts93.4%93.9%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)33.4%±7.8 pts27.9%39.4%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)6.3%±4.0 pts8.6%13.8%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier95.7%±3.0 pts89.4%87.8%–
Moved from another state in the past year1.2%±1.4 pts2.1%1.8%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Belle Creek Township earn?

Half of Belle Creek Township's 153 households earn less than $108,750 a year (±$51,175), against $84,171 in Goodhue County and $89,062 in Minnesota. In 2015-2019 it was $105,488 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureBelle Creek TownshipGoodhue CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$108,750±$51,175$84,171$89,062no clear change
Mean household income$131,224±$20,608$102,161$118,304–
Per capita income$49,303±$6,254$43,250$48,237no clear change
People below the poverty line2.7%±2.8 pts9.3%9.3%–
Children under 18 below the poverty line2.0%±3.2 pts11.0%10.3%–
Households receiving SNAP0.7%±1.5 pts7.6%7.9%–
Households with a computer97.4%±2.3 pts94.1%95.8%–
Households with a broadband subscription94.1%±3.6 pts91.3%91.6%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Belle Creek Township?

Owners occupy 92.8% of Belle Creek Township's occupied homes and renters 7.2%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $400,000 by its owner (±$52,625).

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureBelle Creek TownshipGoodhue CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$400,000±$52,625$285,100$329,300no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent0.0%±87.2 pts39.2%38.4%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$2,417±$195$1,845$1,947–
Owner-occupied homes92.8%±6.1 pts78.8%72.2%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes7.2%±6.1 pts21.2%27.8%–
Housing units169±4521,1672,545,030no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±14.6 pts0.7%0.6%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±74.4 pts3.5%5.3%–
Single-family detached homes98.8%±1.9 pts72.8%66.0%–
Mobile homes1.2%±1.9 pts4.9%2.9%–
Built 2020 or later0.0%±12.4 pts2.1%1.9%–
Built 2010 to 20196.5%±4.1 pts5.5%8.5%–
Built 1939 or earlier41.4%±10.2 pts25.4%15.6%–
Households with no vehicle8.5%±5.0 pts6.8%6.7%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Belle Creek Township work and get to work?

66.5% of Belle Creek Township's workers drive alone and 27.9% work from home. The average trip to work takes 29.6 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureBelle Creek TownshipGoodhue CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)73.9%±5.9 pts64.5%68.1%–
Unemployment rate4.1%±2.8 pts3.6%4.1%–
Drove alone to work66.5%±11.3 pts78.4%68.9%–
Carpooled3.9%±3.7 pts6.7%7.5%–
Public transportation0.0%±9.2 pts0.7%1.8%–
Walked1.7%±2.4 pts2.7%2.5%–
Worked from home27.9%±11.6 pts10.7%17.6%+16.1 pts
Mean travel time to work29.6 min±3.323.8 min22.7 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Belle Creek Township?

No census tract lies mostly in Belle Creek Township; 2 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Belle Creek Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Belle Creek Township
Tract 804Goodhue County3,894 $105,063 $353,80014%
Tract 805Goodhue County3,226 $109,150 $425,4006%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Belle Creek Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Belle Creek Township compare with other places in Minnesota?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Belle Creek Township is the 9,934th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 519th-most populous of 1,772 in Minnesota.

Belle Creek Township is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.

Belle Creek Township's rank in Minnesota (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate519th1,772

Belle Creek Township's figures with every place in Minnesota (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Belle Creek Township?

25 of the 56 figures for Belle Creek Township on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Belle Creek Township are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.