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Total population: 13,691 (Urban population: 13,667 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 24 (all nonfarm))

Brainerd, Minnesota Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 5,806 (5,586 occupied: 3,006 owner occupied, 2,580 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	46%
State:	25%

Housing density: 728 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $229,353.

Median contract rent in 2007: $495 (lower quartile is $383, upper quartile is $643)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $503

Median gross rent in Brainerd, MN in 2007: $559

Housing units in Brainerd with a mortgage: 1,637 (165 second mortgage, 154 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 883

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $119,200 (it was $67,200 in 2000)

Brainerd:	$119,200
Minnesota:	$213,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $91,100 - $162,505

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $144,479
Here: $144,479
State: $270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $162,813
Here: $162,813
State: $220,268

In 2-unit structures: $155,341
Here: $155,341
State: $280,233

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $156,581
Here: $156,581
State: $204,358

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $123,371
Here: $123,371
State: $190,214

Mobile homes: $13,971
Here: $13,971
State: $34,666

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $94,976

Household type by relationship

Households: 12,442

In family households: 9,328 (2,137 male householders, 931 female householders)
2,074 spouses, 3,542 children (3,292 natural, 47 adopted, 203 stepchildren), 104 grandchildren, 62 brothers or sisters, 52 parents, 57 other relatives, 369 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,114 (965 male householders (737 living alone)), 1,574 female householders (1,386 living alone)), 575 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 599 (285 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,364 2-persons, 754 3-persons, 583 4-persons, 244 5-persons, 91 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,123 1-person, 308 2-persons, 63 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 9 5-persons.

1,734 married couples with children.
1,274 single-parent households (264 men, 1,010 women).

96.8% of residents of Brainerd speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English well, 42% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 212 (1.6%)
(52.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.6
State:	3.7

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Brainerd, Minnesota:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 16 3 rooms: 61 4 rooms: 486 5 rooms: 721 6 rooms: 690 7 rooms: 457 8 rooms: 244 9 or more rooms: 325

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brainerd, Minnesota:
	1 room: 136 2 rooms: 336 3 rooms: 719 4 rooms: 737 5 rooms: 405 6 rooms: 114 7 rooms: 106 8 rooms: 14 9 or more rooms: 13

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 64
1995 to 1998: 279
1990 to 1994: 318
1980 to 1989: 580
1970 to 1979: 890
1960 to 1969: 624
1950 to 1959: 827
1940 to 1949: 733
1939 or earlier: 1,491

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Brainerd:
	no bedroom: 12 1 bedroom: 74 2 bedrooms: 987 3 bedrooms: 1,320 4 bedrooms: 526 5 or more bedrooms: 87

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brainerd:
	no bedroom: 174 1 bedroom: 1,041 2 bedrooms: 1,020 3 bedrooms: 262 4 bedrooms: 83 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Brainerd in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 196 1 vehicle: 1,101 2 vehicles: 1,265 3 vehicles: 346 4 vehicles: 78 5 or more vehicles: 20

Cars and other vehicles available in Brainerd in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 758 1 vehicle: 1,265 2 vehicles: 419 3 vehicles: 109 4 vehicles: 27 5 or more vehicles: 2

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Brainerd, MN:

Less than $10,000: 80
$10,000 to $14,999: 40
$15,000 to $19,999: 34
$20,000 to $24,999: 25
$25,000 to $29,999: 34
$30,000 to $34,999: 40
$35,000 to $39,999: 29
$40,000 to $49,999: 80
$50,000 to $59,999: 109
$60,000 to $69,999: 115
$70,000 to $79,999: 134
$80,000 to $89,999: 138
$90,000 to $99,999: 203
$100,000 to $124,999: 583
$125,000 to $149,999: 535
$150,000 to $174,999: 353
$175,000 to $199,999: 139
$200,000 to $249,999: 205
$250,000 to $299,999: 125
$300,000 to $399,999: 81
$400,000 to $499,999: 15
$500,000 to $749,999: 25
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Brainerd rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Brainerd:

Less than $100: 18 people
$100 to $149: 55
$150 to $199: 96
$200 to $249: 100
$250 to $299: 167
$300 to $349: 155
$350 to $399: 170
$400 to $449: 234
$450 to $499: 323
$500 to $549: 193
$550 to $599: 254
$600 to $649: 212
$650 to $699: 148
$700 to $749: 100
$750 to $799: 120
$800 to $899: 116
$900 to $999: 83
$1,000 to $1,249: 26
$1,250 to $1,499: 15
$1,500 to $1,999: 3
$2,000 or more: 12
No cash rent: 74

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 48 1990 to 1994: 25 1985 to 1989: 50 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 5 1970 to 1974: 11 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 73

Brainerd, MN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.1%
Number of people working at home: 140 (2.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 347
5 to 9 minutes: 1553
10 to 14 minutes: 1646
15 to 19 minutes: 708
20 to 24 minutes: 316
25 to 29 minutes: 153
30 to 34 minutes: 373
35 to 39 minutes: 78
40 to 44 minutes: 107
45 to 59 minutes: 184
60 to 89 minutes: 72
90 or more minutes: 83

Brainerd mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,532 (79%)
Carpooled: 665 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 69 (1%)
Taxi: 13 (0%)
Bicycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 282 (5%)
Other means: 51 (1%)
Worked at home: 140 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 851
$10,000 to $14,999: 743
$15,000 to $19,999: 591
$20,000 to $24,999: 455
$25,000 to $29,999: 420
$30,000 to $34,999: 492
$35,000 to $39,999: 322
$40,000 to $44,999: 326
$45,000 to $49,999: 265
$50,000 to $59,999: 344
$60,000 to $74,999: 395
$75,000 to $99,999: 231
$100,000 to $124,999: 84
$125,000 to $149,999: 16
$150,000 to $199,999: 19
$200,000 or more: 53

First ancestries reported:

German: 3167

Norwegian: 1781

Swedish: 716

Irish: 690

United States or American: 617

Other groups: 560

English: 460

Polish: 455

French (except Basque): 310

Finnish: 269

French Canadian: 164

Italian: 151

Danish: 122

Dutch: 106

Scottish: 81

Scotch-Irish: 73

Czech: 47

Scandinavian: 39

European: 37

Arab:: 24

Croatian: 24

Welsh: 20

Arab/Arabic: 18

Lithuanian: 16

Slovak: 15

Yugoslavian: 14

Icelander: 13

Slovene: 13

Ukrainian: 13

Canadian: 12

Luxemburger: 11

Northern European: 9

Austrian: 9

Subsaharan African:: 9

African: 9

Hungarian: 8

Swiss: 7

Latvian: 6

Lebanese: 6

Czechoslovakian: 5

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 5

West Indian: 5

Belgian: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Canada (19%)
Germany (13%)
Mexico (11%)
India (10%)
Korea (8%)
Other Northern Europe (7%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 10139
Northeast: 181
Midwest: 1628
South: 330
West: 498

44% of Brainerd residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Minnesota.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 25
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 22
7th and 8th grade: 190
9th grade: 37
10th grade: 102
11th grade: 47
12th grade, no diploma: 97
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,181
Less than 1 year of college: 309
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 551
Associate degree: 346
Bachelor's degree: 378
Master's degree: 166
Professional school degree: 49
Doctorate degree: 10

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 40
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 30
7th and 8th grade: 280
9th grade: 111
10th grade: 119
11th grade: 145
12th grade, no diploma: 57
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,693
Less than 1 year of college: 356
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 665
Associate degree: 512
Bachelor's degree: 389
Master's degree: 100
Professional school degree: 37
Doctorate degree: 3

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 8.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.9%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 15.4%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 33.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 22.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $32,429
Black householders: $9,193
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $36,827
Asian householders: $11,965
Some other race householders: $22,773
Two or more races householders: $16,984
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $17,537

Brainerd household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Brainerd household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Brainerd household income for Asian householders

Brainerd household income for Some other race householders

Brainerd household income for Two or more races householders

Brainerd household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Brainerd marital status for males

Brainerd marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $128,051
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $133,115
Two or more races householders: $102,549
Hispanic or Latino householders: $117,561

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,179
One, attached: 173
Two: 429
3 or 4: 327
5 to 9: 324
10 to 19: 267
20 to 49: 358
50 or more: 392
Mobile homes: 349
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $14,997

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Brainerd:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (91%) Electricity (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Wood (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (63%) Electricity (28%) Other fuel (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 84

Here:	5.6%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11

Here:	1.7%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 35

Here:	5.6%
Minnesota:	24.6%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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.)

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