Brownsdale vs Lyle

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

Brownsdale and Lyle 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 490 in Lyle). Brownsdale has the higher median household income ($76,500 vs $59,000 in Lyle). Brownsdale has the higher median home value ($137,600 vs $105,400 in Lyle).

Population, income & housing

	Brownsdale	Lyle
Population	860	490
Median age	40.3 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$76,500	$59,000
Median home value	$137,600	$105,400
Median gross rent	$788	$442
Housing units	358	235
Homeownership rate	88.6%	73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	8.9%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brownsdale	Lyle
Population	596 → 860 (+44.3%)	502 → 490 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$60,341 → $76,500 (+26.8%)	$43,750 → $59,000 (+34.9%)
Median home value	$89,400 → $137,600 (+53.9%)	$83,900 → $105,400 (+25.6%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $788 (+28.5%)	$650 → $442 (-32.0%)

Brownsdale

Population

596860

Median household income

$60,341$76,500

Median home value

$89,400$137,600

Median gross rent

$613$788

Lyle

Population

502490

Median household income

$43,750$59,000

Median home value

$83,900$105,400

Median gross rent

$650$442

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brownsdale	Lyle
Under 5	2.8%	6.5%
5 to 17	19.0%	16.5%
18 to 24	7.4%	10.2%
25 to 34	11.3%	8.8%
35 to 44	16.9%	11.4%
45 to 54	11.0%	11.2%
55 to 64	12.0%	11.0%
65 to 74	15.2%	19.8%
75 and over	4.4%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brownsdale	Lyle
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	87.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brownsdale	Lyle
No high school diploma	4.6%	4.3%
High school graduate	36.0%	46.8%
Some college or associate's	43.5%	40.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brownsdale	Lyle
Drove alone	73.1%	67.1%
Carpooled	6.1%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.0%	15.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.2%	5.4%
Other means	0.7%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brownsdale	Lyle
1-unit, detached	84.1%	71.9%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	18.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Brownsdale	Lyle
Poverty rate	9.1%	20.0%
Average household size	2.46	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1958	1959