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Who lives in Brooklyn Park?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Under 5 years 6,156 7.7%
5-9 years 6,844 8.6%
10-14 years 6,111 7.7%
15-17 years 3,588 4.5%
18-24 years 6,218 7.8%
25-34 years 11,524 14.4%
35-44 years 11,042 13.8%
45-54 years 10,396 13.0%
55-64 years 9,446 11.8%
65-74 years 5,219 6.5%
75-84 years 2,563 3.2%
85 years and older 685 0.9%
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Male 38,203 47.9%
Female 41,589 52.1%
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White 38,122 47.8%
Of Color 41,670 52.2%
Black or African American 22,666 28.4%
American Indian and Alaskan Native suppressed
Asian or Pacific Islander 14,011 17.6%
Other 1,565 2.0%
Two or more races 3,071 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino 5,806 7.3%
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Language spoken (2014-2018)
Population (5 years and older) 73,636 100.0%
English only 52,423 71.2%
Language other than English 21,213 28.8%
Speaks English less than "very well" 10,172 13.8%
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Total population for whom disability status is determined 79,746 100.0%
Population with a disability 8,949 11.2%
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Foreign-born residents 18,824 23.6%
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Residence one year ago (2014-2018)
Population (1 year and over in US) 78,584 100.0%
Same residence 71,594 91.1%
Different residence in the U.S. 6,395 8.1%
Different residence outside the U.S. 595 0.8%

What's Brooklyn Park's quality of life?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Household income (2018 dollars) (2014-2018)
Total households 27,455 100.0%
Less than $35,000 6,354 23.1%
$35,000-$49,999 3,491 12.7%
$50,000-$74,999 4,879 17.8%
$75,000-$99,999 4,283 15.6%
$100,000 or more 8,448 30.8%
Median household income (2018 dollars) $70,448 100%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
All people for whom poverty status is determined 79,402 100.0%
Less than $35,000 6,354 23.1%
With income below poverty 7,371 9.3%
With income 100%-149% of poverty 6,658 8.4%
With income 150%-199% of poverty 7,160 9.0%
With income 200% of poverty or higher 58,213 73.3%
17 years and younger (percent of people under age 18) 10,359 13.0%
18-24 (percent of people age 18-24) 11,381 14.3%
25-34 (percent of people age 25-34) 5,740 7.2%
35-44 (percent of people age 35-44) 6,421 8.1%
45-54 (percent of people age 45-54) 4,743 6.0%
55-64 (percent of people age 55-64) 5,927 7.5%
18-64 (percent of people age 18-64) 6,439 8.1%
65 years and older (percent of people age 65+) 4,838 6.1%
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Health coverage (2014-2018)
Total population age 65 and under for whom health insurance coverage status is determined 79,746 100.0%
Population 65 and under without health insurance coverage 7,154 9.0%
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Total housing units (2014-2018)
Total housing units 29,146 100.0%
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Owned and Rental Housing (2014-2018)
Vacant housing units (seasonal units included) 1,691 5.8%
Occupied housing units 27,455 94.2%
Average household size 2.9
Owner-occupied 19,563 67.1%
Average household size 3.0
Renter-occupied 7,892 27.1%
Average household size 2.6
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Year built (2014-2018)
2000 or later 4,645 15.9%
1970-1999 17,893 61.4%
1940-1969 6,080 20.9%
1939 or earlier 528 1.8%
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Households (2014-2018)
Total households 27,455 100.0%
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Households by type (2014-2018)
Family households 19,458 70.9%
With children under 18 years 10,953 39.9%
Married-couple family households 13,544 49.3%
With children under 18 years 6,537 23.8%
Single-person family households 5,914 21.5%
With children under 18 years 4,416 16.1%
Nonfamily households 7,997 29.1%
Householder living alone 6,735 24.5%
65 years and over 1,772 6.5%
Households with one or more children under 18 years 11,081 40.4%
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 5,998 21.8%
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Year householder moved into unit (2014-2018)
Moved in 2010 or later 13,169 48.0%
Moved in 2000-2009 7,318 26.7%
Moved in 1990-1999 4,054 14.8%
Moved in 1989 or earlier 4,054 14.8%
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All households for which cost burden is calculated 27,166 100.0%
Cost-burdened households 9,135 33.6%
Owner households for which cost burden is calculated 19,431 100.0%
Cost-burdened owner households 4,632 23.8%
Renter households for which cost burden is calculated 7,735 100.0%
Cost-burdened renter households 4,503 58.2%
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Rent paid (2014-2018)
Households paying rent 7,826
Median rent paid (2018 dollars) $1,006
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Vehicles per household (2014-2018)
No vehicles 2,439 8.9%
1 vehicle available 7,326 26.7%
2 vehicles available 10,894 39.7%
3 or more vehicles available 6,796 24.8%
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Transportation to work (2014-2018)
Workers (16 years and older) 41,214 100.0%
Car, truck, or van (including passengers) 36,714 89.1%
Public transportation 2,256 5.5%
Walked, biked, worked at home, or other 2,244 5.4%
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Travel time to work (2014-2018)
Total workers age 16+ (not home based) 39,591 100.0%
Less than 10 minutes 2,317 5.9%
10-19 minutes 10,138 25.6%
20-29 minutes 11,578 29.2%
30 minutes or longer 15,558 39.3%
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Educational attainment (2014-2018)
Population (25 years and older) 50,875 100.0%
Less than high school 5,506 10.8%
High school diploma or GED 11,603 22.8%
Some college or associate’s degree 18,193 35.8%
Bachelor’s Degree 11,128 21.9%
Graduate or professional Degree 4,445 8.7%
High school graduate or higher 45,369 89.2%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 15,573 30.6%
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Working Adults (2014-2018)
Total civilian non-institutionalized population, age 18-64 48,598 100.0%
Working age adults who are employed 39,552 81.4%
Civilian labor force 41,081 100.0%
Unemployed 1,529 3.7%
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Total employed workers (LEHD) (2017)
Total employed workers 44,845 100.0%
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Worker age (2017)
Age 29 or younger 10,892 24.3%
Age 30 to 54 25,206 56.2%
Age 55 or older 8,747 19.5%
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Workers by earnings (2017)
$15,000 per year or less 10,009 22.3%
$15,001 to $39,999 per year 14,470 32.3%
$40,000 or more per year 20,366 45.4%
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Workers by industry of employment (2017)
Accommodation and food services 3,367 7.5%
Administration & support, waste management, and remediation 12 0.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 2,981 6.6%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation 635 1.4%
Construction 1,280 2.9%
Educational services 3,073 6.9%
Finance and insurance 2,117 4.7%
Health care and social assistance 9,608 21.4%
Information 770 1.7%
Management of companies and enterprises 1,372 3.1%
Manufacturing 6,037 13.5%
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 12 0.0%
Other services (excluding public administration) 1,422 3.2%
Professional, scientific, and technical services 2,818 6.3%
Public administration 1,387 3.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing 601 1.3%
Retail trade 3,973 8.9%
Transportation and warehousing 1,209 2.7%
Utilities 152 0.3%
Wholesale trade 1,945 4.3%
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Workers by race (2017)
White alone 23,878 53.2%
Black or African American alone 11,991 26.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native alone 213 0.5%
Asian alone 7,763 17.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander alone 53 0.1%
Two or more race groups 947 2.1%
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Workers by educational attainment (2017)
Less than high school 3,757 8.4%
High school or equivalent, no college 8,035 17.9%
Some college or associate degree 11,118 24.8%
Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree 11,043 24.6%