Brookston vs Leonidas

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

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

Brookston has the higher population (69 vs 39 in Leonidas). Brookston has the higher median household income ($45,833 vs $22,500 in Leonidas). Brookston has the higher median home value ($120,800 vs $95,000 in Leonidas).

Population, income & housing

	Brookston	Leonidas
Population	69	39
Median age	51.3 yrs	56.5 yrs
Median household income	$45,833	$22,500
Median home value	$120,800	$95,000
Median gross rent	$625	—
Housing units	38	20
Homeownership rate	85.7%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	13.3%
Unemployment rate	22.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brookston	Leonidas
Population	103 → 69 (-33.0%)	51 → 39 (-23.5%)
Median household income	$70,625 → $45,833 (-35.1%)	$35,625 → $22,500 (-36.8%)
Median home value	$115,900 → $120,800 (+4.2%)	$75,000 → $95,000 (+26.7%)

Brookston

Population

10369

Median household income

$70,625$45,833

Median home value

$115,900$120,800

Leonidas

Population

5139

Median household income

$35,625$22,500

Median home value

$75,000$95,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brookston	Leonidas
Under 5	4.3%	2.6%
5 to 17	11.6%	20.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	4.3%	2.6%
35 to 44	23.2%	15.4%
45 to 54	14.5%	7.7%
55 to 64	10.1%	20.5%
65 to 74	24.6%	20.5%
75 and over	7.2%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brookston	Leonidas
White (non-Hispanic)	75.4%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brookston	Leonidas
No high school diploma	5.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	39.7%	56.7%
Some college or associate's	44.8%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	3.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brookston	Leonidas
Drove alone	85.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brookston	Leonidas
1-unit, detached	78.9%	85.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Brookston	Leonidas
Poverty rate	13.0%	38.5%
Average household size	1.93	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	24	17
Median year structure built	1976	1938