Adams vs Brownsdale

A side-by-side comparison of Adams and Brownsdale: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Brownsdale has the higher population (860 vs 764 in Adams). Adams has the higher median household income ($85,000 vs $76,500 in Brownsdale). Adams has the higher median home value ($160,400 vs $137,600 in Brownsdale).

Population, income & housing

	Adams	Brownsdale
Population	764	860
Median age	48.5 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$85,000	$76,500
Median home value	$160,400	$137,600
Median gross rent	$692	$788
Housing units	363	358
Homeownership rate	86.9%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.5%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adams	Brownsdale
Population	755 → 764 (+1.2%)	596 → 860 (+44.3%)
Median household income	$56,705 → $85,000 (+49.9%)	$60,341 → $76,500 (+26.8%)
Median home value	$110,300 → $160,400 (+45.4%)	$89,400 → $137,600 (+53.9%)
Median gross rent	$558 → $692 (+24.0%)	$613 → $788 (+28.5%)

Adams

Population

755764

Median household income

$56,705$85,000

Median home value

$110,300$160,400

Median gross rent

$558$692

Brownsdale

Population

596860

Median household income

$60,341$76,500

Median home value

$89,400$137,600

Median gross rent

$613$788

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adams	Brownsdale
Under 5	5.0%	2.8%
5 to 17	9.4%	19.0%
18 to 24	7.3%	7.4%
25 to 34	8.4%	11.3%
35 to 44	12.2%	16.9%
45 to 54	23.4%	11.0%
55 to 64	13.4%	12.0%
65 to 74	11.9%	15.2%
75 and over	9.0%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adams	Brownsdale
White (non-Hispanic)	95.8%	90.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adams	Brownsdale
No high school diploma	4.0%	4.6%
High school graduate	27.8%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	43.5%
Bachelor's degree	28.9%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adams	Brownsdale
Drove alone	84.3%	73.1%
Carpooled	3.8%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.9%	7.0%
Bicycle	3.5%	0.9%
Worked from home	3.5%	12.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adams	Brownsdale
1-unit, detached	89.5%	84.1%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	4.7%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Adams	Brownsdale
Poverty rate	5.5%	9.1%
Average household size	2.25	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1958	1958