Brooten vs St. Martin

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

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

Brooten has the higher population (582 vs 322 in St. Martin). St. Martin has the higher median household income ($71,250 vs $47,500 in Brooten). St. Martin has the higher median home value ($210,500 vs $128,900 in Brooten).

Population, income & housing

	Brooten	St. Martin
Population	582	322
Median age	39.8 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$47,500	$71,250
Median home value	$128,900	$210,500
Median gross rent	$988	$525
Housing units	277	142
Homeownership rate	70.9%	80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.1%	13.9%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brooten	St. Martin
Population	702 → 582 (-17.1%)	340 → 322 (-5.3%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $47,500 (+2.7%)	$70,833 → $71,250 (+0.6%)
Median home value	$98,800 → $128,900 (+30.5%)	$130,700 → $210,500 (+61.1%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $988 (+41.1%)	$300 → $525 (+75.0%)

Brooten

Population

702582

Median household income

$46,250$47,500

Median home value

$98,800$128,900

Median gross rent

$700$988

St. Martin

Population

340322

Median household income

$70,833$71,250

Median home value

$130,700$210,500

Median gross rent

$300$525

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brooten	St. Martin
Under 5	7.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	12.5%	15.2%
18 to 24	6.9%	8.7%
25 to 34	5.5%	15.8%
35 to 44	23.2%	14.9%
45 to 54	12.2%	9.9%
55 to 64	13.4%	13.7%
65 to 74	6.9%	9.9%
75 and over	12.4%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brooten	St. Martin
White (non-Hispanic)	74.4%	97.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	14.1%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brooten	St. Martin
No high school diploma	10.3%	12.2%
High school graduate	35.5%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brooten	St. Martin
Drove alone	68.9%	72.0%
Carpooled	2.6%	11.8%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	8.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	20.5%	7.0%
Other means	3.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brooten	St. Martin
1-unit, detached	83.0%	77.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.2%	19.7%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Brooten	St. Martin
Poverty rate	21.1%	17.1%
Average household size	2.00	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	22	37
Median year structure built	1955	1978