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Who lives in Brooklyn Center?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Under 5 years 2,537 8.2%
5-9 years 2,796 9.0%
10-14 years 2,397 7.8%
15-17 years 1,158 3.7%
18-24 years 2,509 8.1%
25-34 years 5,620 18.2%
35-44 years 4,107 13.3%
45-54 years 3,347 10.8%
55-64 years 3,156 10.2%
65-74 years 1,685 5.5%
75-84 years 1,013 3.3%
85 years and older 574 1.9%
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Male 14,814 47.9%
Female 16,085 52.1%
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White 13,859 44.9%
Of Color 17,040 55.1%
Black or African American 8,420 27.3%
American Indian and Alaskan Native suppressed
Asian or Pacific Islander 5,474 17.7%
Other 2,063 6.7%
Two or more races 1,003 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino 4,095 13.3%
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Language spoken (2014-2018)
Population (5 years and older) 28,362 100.0%
English only 18,648 65.7%
Language other than English 9,714 34.3%
Speaks English less than "very well" 4,371 15.4%
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Total population for whom disability status is determined 30,765 100.0%
Population with a disability 3,771 12.3%
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Foreign-born residents 7,445 24.1%
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Residence one year ago (2014-2018)
Population (1 year and over in US) 30,590 100.0%
Same residence 26,401 86.3%
Different residence in the U.S. 3,860 12.6%
Different residence outside the U.S. 329 1.1%

What's Brooklyn Center's quality of life?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Household income (2018 dollars) (2014-2018)
Total households 10,466 100.0%
Less than $35,000 3,307 31.6%
$35,000-$49,999 1,420 13.6%
$50,000-$74,999 2,200 21.0%
$75,000-$99,999 1,609 15.4%
$100,000 or more 1,930 18.4%
Median household income (2018 dollars) $54,786 100%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
All people for whom poverty status is determined 30,680 100.0%
Less than $35,000 3,307 31.6%
With income below poverty 5,274 17.2%
With income 100%-149% of poverty 3,466 11.3%
With income 150%-199% of poverty 3,200 10.4%
With income 200% of poverty or higher 18,740 61.1%
17 years and younger (percent of people under age 18) 8,172 26.6%
18-24 (percent of people age 18-24) 4,797 15.6%
25-34 (percent of people age 25-34) 4,466 14.6%
35-44 (percent of people age 35-44) 4,833 15.8%
45-54 (percent of people age 45-54) 3,685 12.0%
55-64 (percent of people age 55-64) 3,777 12.3%
18-64 (percent of people age 18-64) 4,336 14.1%
65 years and older (percent of people age 65+) 2,835 9.2%
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Health coverage (2014-2018)
Total population age 65 and under for whom health insurance coverage status is determined 30,765 100.0%
Population 65 and under without health insurance coverage 3,402 11.1%
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Total housing units (2014-2018)
Total housing units 11,008 100.0%
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Owned and Rental Housing (2014-2018)
Vacant housing units (seasonal units included) 542 4.9%
Occupied housing units 10,466 95.1%
Average household size 2.9
Owner-occupied 6,422 58.3%
Average household size 3.0
Renter-occupied 4,044 36.7%
Average household size 2.9
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Year built (2014-2018)
2000 or later 188 1.7%
1970-1999 3,281 29.8%
1940-1969 7,272 66.1%
1939 or earlier 267 2.4%
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Households (2014-2018)
Total households 10,466 100.0%
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Households by type (2014-2018)
Family households 6,993 66.8%
With children under 18 years 4,125 39.4%
Married-couple family households 4,228 40.4%
With children under 18 years 2,182 20.8%
Single-person family households 2,765 26.4%
With children under 18 years 1,943 18.6%
Nonfamily households 3,473 33.2%
Householder living alone 2,837 27.1%
65 years and over 1,020 9.7%
Households with one or more children under 18 years 4,151 39.7%
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 2,515 24.0%
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Year householder moved into unit (2014-2018)
Moved in 2010 or later 5,388 51.5%
Moved in 2000-2009 2,068 19.8%
Moved in 1990-1999 1,287 12.3%
Moved in 1989 or earlier 1,287 12.3%
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All households for which cost burden is calculated 10,359 100.0%
Cost-burdened households 3,722 35.9%
Owner households for which cost burden is calculated 6,408 100.0%
Cost-burdened owner households 1,509 23.5%
Renter households for which cost burden is calculated 3,951 100.0%
Cost-burdened renter households 2,213 56.0%
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Rent paid (2014-2018)
Households paying rent 3,951
Median rent paid (2018 dollars) $1,008
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Vehicles per household (2014-2018)
No vehicles 889 8.5%
1 vehicle available 3,686 35.2%
2 vehicles available 3,679 35.2%
3 or more vehicles available 2,212 21.1%
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Transportation to work (2014-2018)
Workers (16 years and older) 15,189 100.0%
Car, truck, or van (including passengers) 13,241 87.2%
Public transportation 1,192 7.8%
Walked, biked, worked at home, or other 756 5.0%
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Travel time to work (2014-2018)
Total workers age 16+ (not home based) 14,803 100.0%
Less than 10 minutes 1,021 6.9%
10-19 minutes 4,591 31.0%
20-29 minutes 4,450 30.1%
30 minutes or longer 4,741 32.0%
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Educational attainment (2014-2018)
Population (25 years and older) 19,502 100.0%
Less than high school 3,327 17.1%
High school diploma or GED 5,630 28.9%
Some college or associate’s degree 6,659 34.1%
Bachelor’s Degree 2,832 14.5%
Graduate or professional Degree 1,054 5.4%
High school graduate or higher 16,175 82.9%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 3,886 19.9%
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Working Adults (2014-2018)
Total civilian non-institutionalized population, age 18-64 18,660 100.0%
Working age adults who are employed 14,796 79.3%
Civilian labor force 15,723 100.0%
Unemployed 927 5.9%
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Total employed workers (LEHD) (2017)
Total employed workers 16,815 100.0%
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Worker age (2017)
Age 29 or younger 4,701 28.0%
Age 30 to 54 8,960 53.3%
Age 55 or older 3,154 18.8%
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Workers by earnings (2017)
$15,000 per year or less 4,036 24.0%
$15,001 to $39,999 per year 6,447 38.3%
$40,000 or more per year 6,332 37.7%
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Workers by industry of employment (2017)
Accommodation and food services 1,428 8.5%
Administration & support, waste management, and remediation suppressed
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 1,309 7.8%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation 230 1.4%
Construction 493 2.9%
Educational services 1,077 6.4%
Finance and insurance 698 4.2%
Health care and social assistance 3,475 20.7%
Information 271 1.6%
Management of companies and enterprises 471 2.8%
Manufacturing 2,326 13.8%
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction suppressed
Other services (excluding public administration) 488 2.9%
Professional, scientific, and technical services 878 5.2%
Public administration 440 2.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing 228 1.4%
Retail trade 1,751 10.4%
Transportation and warehousing 474 2.8%
Utilities 37 0.2%
Wholesale trade 707 4.2%
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Workers by race (2017)
White alone 8,839 52.6%
Black or African American alone 4,482 26.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native alone 110 0.7%
Asian alone 2,889 17.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander alone 24 0.1%
Two or more race groups 471 2.8%
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Workers by educational attainment (2017)
Less than high school 1,587 9.4%
High school or equivalent, no college 3,105 18.5%
Some college or associate degree 3,904 23.2%
Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree 3,518 20.9%