Brooklyn Center

Population: 32,811
Median household income: $72,009
Median home value: $261,100

Located in Hennepin County, Minnesota, Brooklyn Center is a community with a population of 32,811. The median household income of $72,009 is below the Hennepin County median ($96,339).

From 2019 to 2023, Brooklyn Center's population grew 6.4% from 30,849 to 32,811, while its median home value rose 51.1% from $172,800 to $261,100.

25.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 61.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 32,811
Median age: 32.8 yrs
Median household income: $72,009
Median home value: $261,100
Median gross rent: $1,345
Housing units: 11,623
Homeownership rate: 61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,84932,811

Median household income

$59,550$72,009

Median home value

$172,800$261,100

Median gross rent

$1,083$1,345

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,849	$59,550	$172,800	$1,083
2020	30,755	$64,023	$187,400	$1,120
2021	33,298	$64,618	$203,200	$1,178
2022	33,109	$70,692	$240,800	$1,249
2023	32,811	$72,009	$261,100	$1,345

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.7%

5 to 1720.9%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,861	8.7%
5 to 17	6,844	20.9%
18 to 24	2,424	7.4%
25 to 34	5,396	16.4%
35 to 44	4,440	13.5%
45 to 54	3,448	10.5%
55 to 64	3,557	10.8%
65 to 74	2,225	6.8%
75 and over	1,616	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,281	31.3%
Black or African American	11,068	33.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	227	0.7%
Asian	5,463	16.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	18	0.1%
Some other race	25	0.1%
Two or more races	1,391	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,338	13.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.3%

High school graduate27.2%

Some college or associate's35.9%

Bachelor's degree18.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,329	11.3%
High school graduate	5,631	27.2%
Some college or associate's	7,427	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	3,853	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,442	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone67.9%

Carpooled13.9%

Public transit3.7%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home12.3%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,641	67.9%
Carpooled	2,174	13.9%
Public transit	578	3.7%
Walked	99	0.6%
Bicycle	22	0.1%
Worked from home	1,928	12.3%
Other means	219	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,611	19.0%
15 to 29 min	7,217	52.6%
30 to 44 min	2,974	21.7%
45 to 59 min	467	3.4%
60+ min	464	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.87
Poverty rate: 11.5% (3,758 of 32,565)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,308	64.6%
Nonfamily households	3,998	35.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,306	97.3%
Vacant	317	2.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,994	61.9%
Renter-occupied	4,312	38.1%

1-unit, detached59.4%

1-unit, attached7.7%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units10.5%

20 or more units19.5%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,901	59.4%
1-unit, attached	890	7.7%
2 to 4 units	271	2.3%
5 to 19 units	1,224	10.5%
20 or more units	2,270	19.5%
Mobile home & other	67	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2707948
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8 sq mi
Water area: 0.38 sq mi
Center point: 45.0680, -93.3178