New Brighton

Population: 22,900
Median household income: $87,272
Median home value: $345,900

New Brighton, a community in Ramsey County, Minnesota, has 22,900 residents. The median household income of $87,272 is above the Ramsey County median ($81,004).

From 2019 to 2023, New Brighton's population grew 1.5% from 22,556 to 22,900, while its median home value rose 34.8% from $256,600 to $345,900.

The typical home was built around 1973. 10.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,900
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $87,272
Median home value: $345,900
Median gross rent: $1,327
Housing units: 9,506
Homeownership rate: 64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

22,55622,900

Median household income

$74,644$87,272

Median home value

$256,600$345,900

Median gross rent

$1,038$1,327

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	22,556	$74,644	$256,600	$1,038
2020	22,663	$75,099	$267,800	$1,081
2021	23,293	$77,031	$287,200	$1,125
2022	23,141	$84,707	$333,300	$1,245
2023	22,900	$87,272	$345,900	$1,327

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

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,836	8.0%
5 to 17	3,873	16.9%
18 to 24	1,271	5.6%
25 to 34	3,763	16.4%
35 to 44	3,276	14.3%
45 to 54	2,271	9.9%
55 to 64	2,429	10.6%
65 to 74	2,281	10.0%
75 and over	1,900	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,484	67.6%
Black or African American	3,069	13.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	46	0.2%
Asian	1,173	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	180	0.8%
Two or more races	916	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,032	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate17.1%

Some college or associate's29.6%

Bachelor's degree31.4%

Graduate or professional degree17.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	701	4.4%
High school graduate	2,715	17.1%
Some college or associate's	4,706	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	4,998	31.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2,800	17.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone68.6%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit1.1%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle1.3%

Worked from home17.1%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,088	68.6%
Carpooled	999	8.5%
Public transit	125	1.1%
Walked	160	1.4%
Bicycle	152	1.3%
Worked from home	2,014	17.1%
Other means	250	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,820	28.9%
15 to 29 min	4,305	44.0%
30 to 44 min	2,079	21.3%
45 to 59 min	327	3.3%
60+ min	243	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 10.3% (2,302 of 22,445)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,490	59.3%
Nonfamily households	3,761	40.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,251	97.3%
Vacant	255	2.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,926	64.1%
Renter-occupied	3,325	35.9%

1-unit, detached51.8%

1-unit, attached7.4%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units12.8%

20 or more units22.0%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,923	51.8%
1-unit, attached	704	7.4%
2 to 4 units	182	1.9%
5 to 19 units	1,215	12.8%
20 or more units	2,090	22.0%
Mobile home & other	392	4.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2745430
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.49 sq mi
Water area: 0.59 sq mi
Center point: 45.0672, -93.2058