Biscay vs Brownton

A side-by-side comparison of Biscay and Brownton: population, income, housing, and more.

Biscay and Brownton are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Brownton has the higher population (530 vs 180 in Biscay). Biscay has the higher median household income ($139,375 vs $77,159 in Brownton). Biscay has the higher median home value ($187,100 vs $148,500 in Brownton).

Population, income & housing

	Biscay	Brownton
Population	180	530
Median age	39.8 yrs	46.2 yrs
Median household income	$139,375	$77,159
Median home value	$187,100	$148,500
Median gross rent	$1,714	$833
Housing units	81	296
Homeownership rate	90.1%	87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.0%	10.3%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Biscay	Brownton
Population	135 → 180 (+33.3%)	706 → 530 (-24.9%)
Median household income	$68,750 → $139,375 (+102.7%)	$53,594 → $77,159 (+44.0%)
Median home value	$93,000 → $187,100 (+101.2%)	$87,700 → $148,500 (+69.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,094 → $1,714 (+56.7%)	$563 → $833 (+48.0%)

Biscay

Population

135180

Median household income

$68,750$139,375

Median home value

$93,000$187,100

Median gross rent

$1,094$1,714

Brownton

Population

706530

Median household income

$53,594$77,159

Median home value

$87,700$148,500

Median gross rent

$563$833

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Biscay	Brownton
Under 5	6.1%	4.2%
5 to 17	8.9%	13.6%
18 to 24	3.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	11.7%	17.4%
35 to 44	37.2%	13.4%
45 to 54	8.9%	9.4%
55 to 64	7.8%	21.7%
65 to 74	12.2%	12.3%
75 and over	3.9%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Biscay	Brownton
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	90.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Biscay	Brownton
No high school diploma	4.8%	12.6%
High school graduate	27.9%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	65.3%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	2.0%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Biscay	Brownton
Drove alone	90.4%	82.0%
Carpooled	9.6%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	12.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Biscay	Brownton
1-unit, detached	97.5%	89.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Biscay	Brownton
Poverty rate	0.6%	6.8%
Average household size	2.22	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	36	34
Median year structure built	1948	1952