Brownsville city, MN

Houston County, MN

2022 population: 661 ( 195 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.8 square miles
Population density: 357.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	542	82.00%	18.3%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	2	0.30%	0.0%
Asian:	24	3.63%	0.0%
2+ races:	75	11.35%	1775.0%
Hispanic:	18	2.72%	350.0%

Total non-White:	119	18.00%	1387.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	84	21.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	111	28.9

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
466
458	98.28%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.86%
4	0.86%
8	1.72%

2000
486
481	98.97%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
5	1.03%
5	1.03%

1990
442
435	98.42%
0	0.00%
7	1.58%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
7	1.58%

1980
434
430	99.08%
0	0.00%
4	0.92%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
4	0.92%

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

-23	-4.7
3	0.6

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

46	10.4
-2	-0.5

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

5	1.2
3	0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Brownsville 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
43.6
170	25.7%
491	74.3%
149	22.5%

271
2.44

170	62.7%
158	92.9%
2	1.2%
101	37.3%

2010
Number	Percent
47.6
79	17.0%
387	83.0%
71	15.2%

213
2.19

137	64.3%
119	86.9%
9	6.6%
76	35.7%

2000
Number	Percent
41.0
106	21.8%
380	78.2%
64	13.2%

207
2.35

137	66.2%
119	86.9%
6	4.4%
70	33.8%

1990
Number	Percent
31.6
139	31.4%
303	68.6%
56	12.7%

161
2.75

126	78.3%
108	85.7%
8	6.3%
35	21.7%

1980
Number	Percent
28.7
152	35.0%
282	65.0%
66	15.2%

144
3.01

117	81.2%
101	86.3%
6	5.1%
27	18.8%

2022 Housing Data for Brownsville city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	13	4.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	4	1.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	1	0.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	10	3.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	30	11.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	3	1.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	19	7.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	2	0.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	45	16.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	57	21.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	18	6.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	30	11.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	7	2.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	7	2.6%
$200,000 or more	25	9.2%

Median Household Income	61,771
Per Capita Income	38,501

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5	1.8%
Public Assistance	2	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2	0.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	281	79.2%
Unemployed	9	2.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	290	81.7%
Not in Labor Force	65	18.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	150	65	69.8%
Non-Profit	13	31	29.5%
Self-Employed	30	7	81.1%

Local Government	3	4	42.9%
State Government	3	3	50.0%
Federal Government	1	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	180	72	71.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	20	38	34.5%
Total	200	110	64.5%

Pct. Govt.	4.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	33	10.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	62	20.0%
Professional, Technical	45	14.5%
Service Occupations	28	9.0%
All others	142	45.8%

White Collar		45.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	71	22.9%
Construction	58	18.7%
Retail trade	42	13.5%
Manufacturing	38	12.3%
Transportation and warehousing	27	8.7%
Wholesale trade	15	4.8%
Other services	12	3.9%
Public administration	10	3.2%
Finance and insurance	8	2.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	8	2.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	6	1.9%
Educational services	5	1.6%
Accommodation and food services	4	1.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3	1.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	18	2.72%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	24	3.63%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	580	95.9%
Tagalog	24	4.0%
Other Indo-European	1	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	321	48.6%
Irish	223	33.7%
Norwegian	119	18.0%
American	40	6.1%
French	39	5.9%
English	23	3.5%
Polish	23	3.5%
Czech	21	3.2%
European	6	0.9%
Austrian	4	0.6%
French Canadian	4	0.6%
Swedish	3	0.5%
Danish	2	0.3%
Finnish	2	0.3%
Pennsylvania German	2	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	637	96.4%
Not a citizen	24	3.6%

Native	637	96.4%
Foreign-born	24	3.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
9	1.9%	12	2.5%	209	43.8%	139	29.1%	84	17.6%	24	5.0%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	9	1.9%
9-12 Years	12	2.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	209	43.8%
Some College	139	29.1%
Bach. Degree	84	17.6%
Grad Degree	24	5.0%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +49	R +31	R + 10.6%
D +18
2020 vs. 2012	R +64	R +86	R + 29.7%
D -22
2020 vs. 2008	R +66	R +92	R + 31.7%
D -26

2016 vs. 2008	R +17	R +61	R + 21.1%
D -44
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	64%	Donald Trump* (R)	171	52.3%	Joe Biden (D)	152	46.5%	4	1.2%	327	7	5	0.01%
2016	63%	Hillary Clinton (D)	134	46.0%	Donald Trump (R)	122	41.9%	35	12.0%	291	-3	-4	0.01%
2012	70%	Barack Obama* (D)	174	60.4%	Mitt Romney (R)	107	37.2%	7	2.4%	288	-8	-10	0.01%
2008	76%	Barack Obama (D)	178	60.5%	John McCain (R)	105	35.7%	11	3.7%	294	-8	-10	0.01%
2004	83%	John Kerry (D)	168	53.0%	George W. Bush* (R)	138	43.5%	11	3.5%	317	-4	-7	0.01%
2000	78%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	142	48.0%	George W. Bush (R)	122	41.2%	32	10.8%	296	-4	-7	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Brownsville city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

152

46.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

171

52.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

327

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 5

2016 President, Brownsville city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

134

46.0%

Donald Trump (R)

122

41.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

6.9%

Other

5.2%

TOTAL

291

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -4

2012 President, Brownsville city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

174

60.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

107

37.2%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

288

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -10

2008 President, Brownsville city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

178

60.5%

John McCain (R)

105

35.7%

Other

3.7%

TOTAL

294

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -10

2004 President, Brownsville city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

138

43.5%

John Kerry (D)

168

53.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.6%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

317

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -7

2000 President, Brownsville city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

122

41.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

142

48.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

8.8%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

296

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Brownsville city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	52%	Scott Jensen (R)	130	49.2%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	123	46.6%	11 [+]	4.2%	264	5	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 6 (2.3%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 4 (1.5%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (0.4%);
2020	S2	62%	Jason Lewis (R)	147	46.2%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	132	41.5%	39 [+]	12.3%	318	3	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 29 (9.1%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 10 (3.1%);
2018	S2	54%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	132	50.2%	Karin Housley (R)	113	43.0%	18 [+]	6.8%	263	1	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 12 (4.6%); Jerry Trooien (I) 6 (2.3%);
2018	S1	54%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	141	53.2%	Jim Newberger (R)	110	41.5%	14 [+]	5.3%	265	5	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 10 (3.8%); Paula Overby (Green) 4 (1.5%);
2018	G	54%	Tim Walz (DFL)	142	53.6%	Jeff Johnson (R)	112	42.3%	11 [+]	4.2%	265	0	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 8 (3.0%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 3 (1.1%);
2014	S2	44%	Al Franken* (DFL)	122	62.9%	Mike McFadden (R)	59	30.4%	13 [+]	6.7%	194	-12	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 12 (6.2%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 1 (0.5%);
2014	G	44%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	121	63.0%	Jeff Johnson (R)	56	29.2%	15 [+]	7.8%	192	-11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 8 (4.2%); Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 7 (3.6%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 0 (0.0%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%);

*: 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	282
Median Value	$163,300

Occupied	271	96.1%
Vacant	11	3.9%

Owned	257	94.8%
Rented	14	5.2%
Median Rent	$600

Single-Family Units	238	84.4%
Detached	236	83.7%
Attached	2	0.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7	2.5%
Mobile Homes	22	7.8%

Brownsville city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Brownsville city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Brownsville city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Brownsville city, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Brownsville city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Brownsville city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Brownsville city, MN