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Brown County, MN

Demographic and economic profile of Brown County, MN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Brown County, MN is a rural agricultural and manufacturing county of about 25,800 residents, with a 66.0% labor force participation rate, median worker earnings of $43,077, and only 24.2% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher—indicating a workforce oriented toward trades and production. The county posted modest population growth of 2.4% over five years, a low unemployment rate of 2.6%, and a poverty rate of just 7.7%. Housing costs remain well below national norms, with a median home value of $181,700 and median gross rent of $931/month, and GDP per capita of $56,453 exceeds the median household income of $69,378, pointing to meaningful output relative to population size.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

25,826

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$69,378

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.4% since 2018

Brown County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone23,916 (92.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race741 (2.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone462 (1.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone249 (1.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races224 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone132 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish750
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic216
  3. 3.Other Indo-European47
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)42
  5. 5.Vietnamese35

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,120

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$56,453

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$36,580

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,465
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,225
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,175
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,066
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining927

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,871
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,475
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,266
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,249
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,339

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.13×)878
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.69×)2,244
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.27×)390
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.08×)3,373
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.97×)609

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$181,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$931/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,315 (15.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,128 (13.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999950 (10.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999937 (10.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999754 (8.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999675 (7.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,077

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

14.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone10,397 (79.8%)
  • Worked At Home947 (7.3%)
  • Carpooled883 (6.8%)
  • Walked628 (4.8%)
  • Other72 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit51 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.