Brookston vs McKinley

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

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

McKinley has the higher population (99 vs 69 in Brookston). McKinley has the higher median household income ($56,250 vs $45,833 in Brookston). McKinley has the higher median home value ($125,000 vs $120,800 in Brookston).

Population, income & housing

	Brookston	McKinley
Population	69	99
Median age	51.3 yrs	63.3 yrs
Median household income	$45,833	$56,250
Median home value	$120,800	$125,000
Median gross rent	$625	—
Housing units	38	60
Homeownership rate	85.7%	94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	27.5%
Unemployment rate	22.2%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brookston	McKinley
Population	103 → 69 (-33.0%)	134 → 99 (-26.1%)
Median household income	$70,625 → $45,833 (-35.1%)	$38,750 → $56,250 (+45.2%)
Median home value	$115,900 → $120,800 (+4.2%)	$68,300 → $125,000 (+83.0%)

Brookston

Population

10369

Median household income

$70,625$45,833

Median home value

$115,900$120,800

McKinley

Population

13499

Median household income

$38,750$56,250

Median home value

$68,300$125,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brookston	McKinley
Under 5	4.3%	2.0%
5 to 17	11.6%	14.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.0%
25 to 34	4.3%	5.1%
35 to 44	23.2%	8.1%
45 to 54	14.5%	2.0%
55 to 64	10.1%	43.4%
65 to 74	24.6%	14.1%
75 and over	7.2%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brookston	McKinley
White (non-Hispanic)	75.4%	98.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.0%
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	McKinley
No high school diploma	5.2%	2.5%
High school graduate	39.7%	22.5%
Some college or associate's	44.8%	47.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brookston	McKinley
Drove alone	85.0%	98.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.0%
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	McKinley
1-unit, detached	78.9%	83.3%
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%	16.7%

Poverty & households

	Brookston	McKinley
Poverty rate	13.0%	10.2%
Average household size	1.93	1.87
Mean commute (minutes)	24	19
Median year structure built	1976	1971