Brooten

Population: 582
Median household income: $47,500
Median home value: $128,900

Brooten is a community in Stearns County, Minnesota, home to 582 residents. At $47,500, its median household income sits below Stearns County's $76,447.

Between 2019 and 2023, Brooten's population declined 17.1% from 702 to 582, while its median home value rose 30.5% from $98,800 to $128,900.

21.1% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.00 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 582
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $47,500
Median home value: $128,900
Median gross rent: $988
Housing units: 277
Homeownership rate: 70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

702582

Median household income

$46,250$47,500

Median home value

$98,800$128,900

Median gross rent

$700$988

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	702	$46,250	$98,800	$700
2020	598	$43,125	$96,100	$688
2021	550	$50,625	$95,900	$738
2022	578	$43,542	$109,700	$925
2023	582	$47,500	$128,900	$988

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1712.5%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 345.5%

35 to 4423.2%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over12.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	41	7.0%
5 to 17	73	12.5%
18 to 24	40	6.9%
25 to 34	32	5.5%
35 to 44	135	23.2%
45 to 54	71	12.2%
55 to 64	78	13.4%
65 to 74	40	6.9%
75 and over	72	12.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	433	74.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	65	11.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	82	14.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate35.5%

Some college or associate's31.1%

Bachelor's degree20.3%

Graduate or professional degree2.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	44	10.3%
High school graduate	152	35.5%
Some college or associate's	133	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	87	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	12	2.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone68.9%

Carpooled2.6%

Public transit0.7%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home20.5%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	208	68.9%
Carpooled	8	2.6%
Public transit	2	0.7%
Walked	13	4.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	62	20.5%
Other means	9	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	88	36.7%
15 to 29 min	48	20.0%
30 to 44 min	81	33.8%
45 to 59 min	17	7.1%
60+ min	6	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.00
Poverty rate: 21.1% (123 of 582)

	Count	Share
Family households	107	45.7%
Nonfamily households	127	54.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	234	84.5%
Vacant	43	15.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	166	70.9%
Renter-occupied	68	29.1%

1-unit, detached83.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units11.2%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	230	83.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14	5.1%
5 to 19 units	31	11.2%
20 or more units	2	0.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2708092
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.59 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 45.5001, -95.1157