Brainerd city, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 14,412 ( 822 from 2010 )
Land area: 12.1 square miles
Population density: 1188.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	13,030	90.41%	3.8%
Black:	160	1.11%	1.3%
Indian:	175	1.21%	11.6%
Asian:	62	0.43%	26.5%
2+ races:	299	2.07%	19.4%
Hispanic:	465	3.23%	86.7%

Total non-White:	1,382	9.59%	33.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	477	4.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	345	3.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
13,590
12,553	92.37%
158	1.16%
198	1.46%
49	0.36%
371	2.73%
249	1.83%
1,037	7.63%

2000
13,041
12,484	95.73%
14	0.11%
204	1.56%
76	0.58%
165	1.27%
98	0.75%
557	4.27%

1990
12,353
12,076	97.76%
15	0.12%
196	1.59%
36	0.29%
n/a
30	0.24%
277	2.24%

1980
11,489
11,386	99.10%
0	0.00%
65	0.57%
26	0.23%
n/a
12	0.10%
103	0.90%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

69	0.5
480	3.7

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

408	3.3
280	2.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

690	6.0
174	1.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Brainerd city, MN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.0
3,201	22.2%
11,211	77.8%
2,457	17.0%

6,223
2.19

3,257	52.3%
2,020	62.0%
650	20.0%
2,966	47.7%

2010
Number	Percent
32.2
3,323	24.5%
10,267	75.5%
2,048	15.1%

5,851
2.23

3,069	52.5%
1,852	60.3%
649	21.1%
2,782	47.5%

2000
Number	Percent
33.5
3,270	25.1%
9,771	74.9%
2,425	18.6%

5,607
2.22

3,068	54.7%
2,056	67.0%
525	17.1%
2,539	45.3%

1990
Number	Percent
33.1
3,295	26.7%
9,058	73.3%
2,495	20.2%

5,214
2.28

3,062	58.7%
2,210	72.2%
535	17.5%
2,152	41.3%

1980
Number	Percent
31.7
3,091	26.9%
8,398	73.1%
2,131	18.5%

4,589
2.44

2,926	63.8%
2,332	79.7%
283	9.7%
1,663	36.2%

2022 Housing Data for Brainerd city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	262	4.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	371	6.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	362	5.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	477	7.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	381	6.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	395	6.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	410	6.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	312	5.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	401	6.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	492	7.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	786	12.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	638	10.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	442	7.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	144	2.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	98	1.6%
$200,000 or more	252	4.0%

Median Household Income	46,933
Per Capita Income	28,313

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	614	9.9%
Public Assistance	306	4.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,162	18.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	6,269	72.1%
Unemployed	374	4.3%
In Armed Forces	4	0.0%

Total Labor Force	6,647	76.5%
Not in Labor Force	2,043	23.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,505	2,251	52.7%
Non-Profit	116	672	14.7%
Self-Employed	420	154	73.2%

Local Government	170	311	35.3%
State Government	27	44	38.0%
Federal Government	33	62	34.7%

Total Private + Self	2,925	2,405	54.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	346	1,089	24.1%
Total	3,271	3,494	48.4%

Pct. Govt.	9.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	858	12.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,325	19.5%
Professional, Technical	1,154	17.0%
Service Occupations	1,517	22.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	13	0.2%
All others	1,948	28.6%

White Collar		49.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,340	19.7%
Retail trade	1,029	15.1%
Manufacturing	932	13.7%
Accommodation and food services	691	10.2%
Construction	648	9.5%
Educational services	366	5.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	209	3.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	202	3.0%
Finance and insurance	195	2.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	195	2.9%
Public administration	189	2.8%
Transportation and warehousing	187	2.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	168	2.5%
Other services	160	2.4%
Wholesale trade	98	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	85	1.2%
Information	56	0.8%
Utilities	41	0.6%
Management	11	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	404	2.80%
Puerto Rican	30	0.21%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	31	0.22%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	48	0.33%
Korean	14	0.10%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	13,047	98.3%
Spanish	90	0.7%
Vietnamese	48	0.4%
German, other Germanic	35	0.3%
Other	21	0.2%
Chinese	13	0.1%
Korean	13	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	9	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	4,292	29.8%
Irish	1,815	12.6%
Norwegian	1,477	10.2%
English	1,193	8.3%
French	899	6.2%
Swedish	810	5.6%
Italian	783	5.4%
Polish	745	5.2%
American	584	4.1%
Scottish	344	2.4%
European	328	2.3%
Scandinavian	219	1.5%
French Canadian	205	1.4%
Finnish	199	1.4%
Dutch	173	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	14,346	99.5%
Not a citizen	66	0.5%

Native	14,261	99.0%
Foreign-born	151	1.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
128	1.3%	679	6.9%	3,378	34.6%	3,768	38.5%	1,128	11.5%	695	7.1%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	128	1.3%
9-12 Years	679	6.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,378	34.6%
Some College	3,768	38.5%
Bach. Degree	1,128	11.5%
Grad Degree	695	7.1%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +416	D +131	D + 5.6%
D +547
2020 vs. 2012	R +897	R +1,241	R + 20.4%
D -344
2020 vs. 2008	R +873	R +1,493	R + 24.4%
D -620

2016 vs. 2008	R +457	R +1,624	R + 30.0%
D -1,167
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	57%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,610	56.2%	Joe Biden (D)	2,579	40.2%	231	3.6%	6,420	11	9	0.20%
2016	54%	Donald Trump (R)	3,194	54.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,032	34.6%	644	11.0%	5,870	9	9	0.20%
2012	56%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,923	50.0%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,713	46.4%	208	3.6%	5,844	1	-1	0.20%
2008	60%	Barack Obama (D)	3,199	52.6%	John McCain (R)	2,737	45.0%	145	2.4%	6,081	1	-1	0.21%
2004	60%	George W. Bush* (R)	3,047	50.8%	John Kerry (D)	2,850	47.5%	104	1.7%	6,001	3	0	0.21%
2000	54%	George W. Bush (R)	2,518	47.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,366	44.8%	399	7.6%	5,283	2	0	0.22%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Brainerd city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,579

40.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,610

56.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

122

1.9%

Other

109

1.7%

TOTAL

6,420

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 9

2016 President, Brainerd city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,032

34.6%

Donald Trump (R)

3,194

54.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

293

5.0%

Other

351

6.0%

TOTAL

5,870

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 9

2012 President, Brainerd city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,923

50.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,713

46.4%

Other

208

3.6%

TOTAL

5,844

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -1

2008 President, Brainerd city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

3,199

52.6%

John McCain (R)

2,737

45.0%

Other

145

2.4%

TOTAL

6,081

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -1

2004 President, Brainerd city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

3,047

50.8%

John Kerry (D)

2,850

47.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.0%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

6,001

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 0

2000 President, Brainerd city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,518

47.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,366

44.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

295

5.6%

Other

104

2.0%

TOTAL

5,283

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Brainerd city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	40%	Scott Jensen (R)	2,328	51.7%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	1,895	42.1%	277 [+]	6.2%	4,500	7	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 134 (3.0%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 73 (1.6%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 53 (1.2%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 14 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2020	S2	56%	Jason Lewis (R)	3,082	49.1%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	2,344	37.4%	846 [+]	13.5%	6,272	6	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 611 (9.7%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 232 (3.7%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.0%);
2018	S2	43%	Karin Housley (R)	2,237	47.0%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	2,108	44.3%	413 [+]	8.7%	4,758	5	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 348 (7.3%); Jerry Trooien (I) 64 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2018	S1	43%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	2,446	51.2%	Jim Newberger (R)	1,999	41.8%	336 [+]	7.0%	4,781	6	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 268 (5.6%); Paula Overby (Green) 67 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2018	G	43%	Jeff Johnson (R)	2,250	47.3%	Tim Walz (DFL)	2,148	45.2%	359 [+]	7.5%	4,757	5	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 296 (6.2%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 63 (1.3%);
2014	S2	38%	Al Franken* (DFL)	2,101	51.9%	Mike McFadden (R)	1,694	41.8%	255 [+]	6.3%	4,050	-1	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 149 (3.7%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 102 (2.5%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
2014	G	38%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	1,932	47.9%	Jeff Johnson (R)	1,742	43.2%	359 [+]	8.9%	4,033	3	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 157 (3.9%); Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 147 (3.6%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 49 (1.2%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 6 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	6,551
Median Value	$162,800

Occupied	6,223	95.0%
Vacant	328	5.0%

Owned	3,473	55.8%
Rented	2,750	44.2%
Median Rent	$799

Single-Family Units	4,189	63.9%
Detached	3,890	59.4%
Attached	299	4.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,509	23.0%
Mobile Homes	331	5.1%

Brainerd city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Brainerd city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Brainerd city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Brainerd city, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Brainerd city, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Brainerd city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Brainerd city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Brainerd city, MN