Browerville vs Staples

A side-by-side comparison of Browerville and Staples: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Staples has the higher population (2,359 vs 922 in Browerville). Staples has the higher median household income ($51,506 vs $46,100 in Browerville). Browerville has the higher median home value ($129,600 vs $119,300 in Staples).

Population, income & housing

	Browerville	Staples
Population	922	2,359
Median age	36.7 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$46,100	$51,506
Median home value	$129,600	$119,300
Median gross rent	$855	$856
Housing units	441	1,137
Homeownership rate	51.0%	66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.9%	22.3%
Unemployment rate	15.8%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Browerville	Staples
Population	901 → 922 (+2.3%)	3,093 → 2,359 (-23.7%)
Median household income	$50,978 → $46,100 (-9.6%)	$45,152 → $51,506 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$88,300 → $129,600 (+46.8%)	$90,500 → $119,300 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$582 → $855 (+46.9%)	$740 → $856 (+15.7%)

Browerville

Population

901922

Median household income

$50,978$46,100

Median home value

$88,300$129,600

Median gross rent

$582$855

Staples

Population

3,0932,359

Median household income

$45,152$51,506

Median home value

$90,500$119,300

Median gross rent

$740$856

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Browerville	Staples
Under 5	6.4%	8.8%
5 to 17	25.6%	18.7%
18 to 24	6.0%	7.2%
25 to 34	8.4%	9.4%
35 to 44	19.5%	9.3%
45 to 54	11.2%	6.9%
55 to 64	7.2%	12.8%
65 to 74	8.1%	12.0%
75 and over	7.7%	14.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Browerville	Staples
White (non-Hispanic)	72.1%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	25.1%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Browerville	Staples
No high school diploma	10.5%	6.8%
High school graduate	44.8%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Browerville	Staples
Drove alone	76.1%	73.5%
Carpooled	16.0%	17.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.8%
Walked	2.7%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	5.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Browerville	Staples
1-unit, detached	75.7%	67.4%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	5.3%
20 or more units	4.5%	12.9%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Browerville	Staples
Poverty rate	17.1%	17.8%
Average household size	2.12	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	18	18
Median year structure built	1955	1962