Breckenridge

Population: 3,369
Median household income: $57,344
Median home value: $142,000

Breckenridge is a community in Wilkin County, Minnesota, home to 3,369 residents. At $57,344, its median household income sits below Wilkin County's $69,635.

Between 2019 and 2023, Breckenridge's population grew 5.1% from 3,205 to 3,369, while its median home value rose 9.4% from $129,800 to $142,000.

20.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 69.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,369
Median age: 40.9 yrs
Median household income: $57,344
Median home value: $142,000
Median gross rent: $502
Housing units: 1,668
Homeownership rate: 69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2053,369

Median household income

$48,363$57,344

Median home value

$129,800$142,000

Median gross rent

$499$502

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,205	$48,363	$129,800	$499
2020	3,198	$42,625	$113,500	$514
2021	3,439	$44,885	$134,500	$523
2022	3,390	$57,094	$147,400	$517
2023	3,369	$57,344	$142,000	$502

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6416.7%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over10.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	206	6.1%
5 to 17	550	16.3%
18 to 24	261	7.7%
25 to 34	394	11.7%
35 to 44	386	11.5%
45 to 54	353	10.5%
55 to 64	563	16.7%
65 to 74	291	8.6%
75 and over	365	10.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,034	90.1%
Black or African American	5	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	0.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	74	2.2%
Two or more races	131	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	102	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate34.7%

Some college or associate's36.8%

Bachelor's degree15.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	189	8.0%
High school graduate	817	34.7%
Some college or associate's	866	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	356	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	124	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone74.3%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit0.3%

Walked5.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.1%

Other means5.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,129	74.3%
Carpooled	100	6.6%
Public transit	5	0.3%
Walked	81	5.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	123	8.1%
Other means	82	5.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	862	61.7%
15 to 29 min	349	25.0%
30 to 44 min	68	4.9%
45 to 59 min	53	3.8%
60+ min	65	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 22.8% (742 of 3,250)

	Count	Share
Family households	762	51.8%
Nonfamily households	708	48.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,470	88.1%
Vacant	198	11.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,017	69.2%
Renter-occupied	453	30.8%

1-unit, detached62.8%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units6.2%

20 or more units17.2%

Mobile home & other4.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,047	62.8%
1-unit, attached	37	2.2%
2 to 4 units	118	7.1%
5 to 19 units	104	6.2%
20 or more units	287	17.2%
Mobile home & other	75	4.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2707462
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.6 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 46.2659, -96.5846