Brookston vs Iron Junction

A side-by-side comparison of Brookston and Iron Junction: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Iron Junction has the higher population (95 vs 69 in Brookston). Brookston has the higher median household income ($45,833 vs $38,333 in Iron Junction). Iron Junction has the higher median home value ($127,500 vs $120,800 in Brookston).

Population, income & housing

	Brookston	Iron Junction
Population	69	95
Median age	51.3 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$45,833	$38,333
Median home value	$120,800	$127,500
Median gross rent	$625	—
Housing units	38	44
Homeownership rate	85.7%	90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	22.2%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brookston	Iron Junction
Population	103 → 69 (-33.0%)	110 → 95 (-13.6%)
Median household income	$70,625 → $45,833 (-35.1%)	$70,417 → $38,333 (-45.6%)
Median home value	$115,900 → $120,800 (+4.2%)	$150,000 → $127,500 (-15.0%)

Brookston

Population

10369

Median household income

$70,625$45,833

Median home value

$115,900$120,800

Iron Junction

Population

11095

Median household income

$70,417$38,333

Median home value

$150,000$127,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brookston	Iron Junction
Under 5	4.3%	9.5%
5 to 17	11.6%	16.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	11.6%
25 to 34	4.3%	10.5%
35 to 44	23.2%	11.6%
45 to 54	14.5%	6.3%
55 to 64	10.1%	13.7%
65 to 74	24.6%	13.7%
75 and over	7.2%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brookston	Iron Junction
White (non-Hispanic)	75.4%	84.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8.7%	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	15.9%	13.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brookston	Iron Junction
No high school diploma	5.2%	11.9%
High school graduate	39.7%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	44.8%	44.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brookston	Iron Junction
Drove alone	85.0%	92.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brookston	Iron Junction
1-unit, detached	78.9%	93.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.1%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Brookston	Iron Junction
Poverty rate	13.0%	20.4%
Average household size	1.93	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1976	1958