Brown County, Minnesota

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Brown County, Minnesota is among the lowest in the country for average commute time, and among the lowest in the country for uninsured.

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Key figures

Statistic	Brown County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States	Rank
Total Population	25,800	5,739,445	334,922,499	1623rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$69,378	$89,062	$80,734	1244th of 3,221
Median Age	42.0	38.8	38.9	1488th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.5%	39.4%	35.7%	1294th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$191,200	$329,300	$332,700	1501st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$890	$1,280	$1,413	1493rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.5%	9.3%	12.5%	2756th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.9%	4.1%	5.2%	2596th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	42.2	72.1	n/a	1691st of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.9%	8.7%	14.1%	1581st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.4	n/a	n/a	409th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.9%	72.2%	65.2%	801st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	14.6	22.7	26.4	3106th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.3%	17.6%	15.1%	2013th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.1%	n/a	n/a	2994th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.7%	48.9%	46.9%	1720th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.1%	n/a	n/a	1233rd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Brown County, Minnesota

Statistic	Brown County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	75.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.1%	6.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	6.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	5.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	16.1	41.1	61.4

Age in Brown County, Minnesota

Statistic	Brown County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Median Age	42.0	38.8	38.9
Under 18 %	21.9%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.1%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.6%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.9%	13.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.3%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.2%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Brown County, Minnesota

Statistic	Brown County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Households	11,027	2,307,955	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.0%	62.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.9%	28.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.3%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.7%	29.7%	28.7%
Never Married	29.3%	33.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Brown County, Minnesota

Statistic	Brown County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,653	$48,237	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.1%	11.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	21.8%	15.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.3%	19.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.3%	13.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.5%	9.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	24.7%	22.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.5%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Brown County, Minnesota

Statistic	Brown County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Housing Units	11,827	2,545,030	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	80.5%	66.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	10.4%	19.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.8%	9.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,963.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.1%	27.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.9%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,976	$3,357	n/a

Education in Brown County, Minnesota

Statistic	Brown County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Less than High School	7.2%	6.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.5%	23.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.9%	31.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.5%	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.0%	13.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Brown County, Minnesota

Statistic	Brown County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.6%	68.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.8%	68.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	1.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.8%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	64.4%	32.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.1%	4.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.9%	6.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Brown County, Minnesota

Statistic	Brown County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Born in State of Residence	80.3%	67.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.8%	5.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.1%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.0%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.2%	4.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.6%	12.7%	16.7%

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