Brookston vs Winton

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

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

Winton has the higher population (104 vs 69 in Brookston). Winton has the higher median household income ($56,250 vs $45,833 in Brookston). Brookston has the higher median home value ($120,800 vs $92,500 in Winton).

Population, income & housing

	Brookston	Winton
Population	69	104
Median age	51.3 yrs	59.5 yrs
Median household income	$45,833	$56,250
Median home value	$120,800	$92,500
Median gross rent	$625	$775
Housing units	38	76
Homeownership rate	85.7%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	22.2%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brookston	Winton
Population	103 → 69 (-33.0%)	116 → 104 (-10.3%)
Median household income	$70,625 → $45,833 (-35.1%)	$45,000 → $56,250 (+25.0%)
Median home value	$115,900 → $120,800 (+4.2%)	$79,400 → $92,500 (+16.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$856 → $775 (-9.5%)

Brookston

Population

10369

Median household income

$70,625$45,833

Median home value

$115,900$120,800

Winton

Population

116104

Median household income

$45,000$56,250

Median home value

$79,400$92,500

Median gross rent

$856$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brookston	Winton
Under 5	4.3%	2.9%
5 to 17	11.6%	1.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	10.6%
25 to 34	4.3%	7.7%
35 to 44	23.2%	19.2%
45 to 54	14.5%	2.9%
55 to 64	10.1%	12.5%
65 to 74	24.6%	34.6%
75 and over	7.2%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brookston	Winton
White (non-Hispanic)	75.4%	92.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8.7%	2.9%
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%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brookston	Winton
No high school diploma	5.2%	9.1%
High school graduate	39.7%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	44.8%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brookston	Winton
Drove alone	85.0%	84.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.0%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brookston	Winton
1-unit, detached	78.9%	67.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	21.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.1%	9.2%

Poverty & households

	Brookston	Winton
Poverty rate	13.0%	7.7%
Average household size	1.93	1.89
Mean commute (minutes)	24	9
Median year structure built	1976	1938