Belgrade vs Brooten

A side-by-side comparison of Belgrade and Brooten: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Belgrade has the higher population (757 vs 582 in Brooten). Belgrade has the higher median household income ($48,977 vs $47,500 in Brooten). Belgrade has the higher median home value ($143,900 vs $128,900 in Brooten).

Population, income & housing

	Belgrade	Brooten
Population	757	582
Median age	36.8 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$48,977	$47,500
Median home value	$143,900	$128,900
Median gross rent	$647	$988
Housing units	366	277
Homeownership rate	73.2%	70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	23.1%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Belgrade	Brooten
Population	1,048 → 757 (-27.8%)	702 → 582 (-17.1%)
Median household income	$46,397 → $48,977 (+5.6%)	$46,250 → $47,500 (+2.7%)
Median home value	$89,200 → $143,900 (+61.3%)	$98,800 → $128,900 (+30.5%)
Median gross rent	$713 → $647 (-9.3%)	$700 → $988 (+41.1%)

Belgrade

Population

1,048757

Median household income

$46,397$48,977

Median home value

$89,200$143,900

Median gross rent

$713$647

Brooten

Population

702582

Median household income

$46,250$47,500

Median home value

$98,800$128,900

Median gross rent

$700$988

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Belgrade	Brooten
Under 5	5.7%	7.0%
5 to 17	14.5%	12.5%
18 to 24	10.6%	6.9%
25 to 34	15.3%	5.5%
35 to 44	12.8%	23.2%
45 to 54	7.3%	12.2%
55 to 64	11.0%	13.4%
65 to 74	8.9%	6.9%
75 and over	14.0%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Belgrade	Brooten
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	74.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	11.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	14.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Belgrade	Brooten
No high school diploma	9.9%	10.3%
High school graduate	34.5%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Belgrade	Brooten
Drove alone	87.3%	68.9%
Carpooled	6.5%	2.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	3.0%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	20.5%
Other means	0.0%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Belgrade	Brooten
1-unit, detached	67.8%	83.0%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	13.9%	11.2%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Belgrade	Brooten
Poverty rate	14.5%	21.1%
Average household size	2.12	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1971	1955