Brownton

Population: 530
Median household income: $77,159
Median home value: $148,500

Brownton, a community in McLeod County, Minnesota, has 530 residents. Its median household income of $77,159 runs in line with the McLeod County figure of $78,468.

Between 2019 and 2023, Brownton's population declined 24.9% from 706 to 530, while its median home value rose 69.3% from $87,700 to $148,500.

10.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 87.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 530
Median age: 46.2 yrs
Median household income: $77,159
Median home value: $148,500
Median gross rent: $833
Housing units: 296
Homeownership rate: 87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

706530

Median household income

$53,594$77,159

Median home value

$87,700$148,500

Median gross rent

$563$833

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	706	$53,594	$87,700	$563
2020	555	$65,000	$103,900	$450
2021	549	$57,292	$111,800	$500
2022	544	$75,139	$148,100	$600
2023	530	$77,159	$148,500	$833

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3417.4%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6421.7%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	22	4.2%
5 to 17	72	13.6%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	92	17.4%
35 to 44	71	13.4%
45 to 54	50	9.4%
55 to 64	115	21.7%
65 to 74	65	12.3%
75 and over	43	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	479	90.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	5	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	46	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.6%

High school graduate37.8%

Some college or associate's39.2%

Bachelor's degree8.0%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	55	12.6%
High school graduate	165	37.8%
Some college or associate's	171	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	35	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone82.0%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	218	82.0%
Carpooled	15	5.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	33	12.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3	1.3%
15 to 29 min	111	47.6%
30 to 44 min	50	21.5%
45 to 59 min	26	11.2%
60+ min	43	18.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 6.8% (36 of 528)

	Count	Share
Family households	187	77.0%
Nonfamily households	56	23.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	243	82.1%
Vacant	53	17.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	213	87.7%
Renter-occupied	30	12.3%

1-unit, detached89.5%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units4.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	265	89.5%
1-unit, attached	8	2.7%
2 to 4 units	7	2.4%
5 to 19 units	14	4.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2708254
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.4 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.7325, -94.3509