Health Profile of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Brooklyn Center Health Score
The Map AI Health Index is a score that reflects local life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and physical environment to help you quickly compare the overall health and well-being of different areas.
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B
Brooklyn Center Around average
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Brooklyn Center | Minnesota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 77.7 | 80.8 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 9.6% | 4.7% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 14.4% | 13.0% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Brooklyn Center is 77.7 years, about 3.0 years shorter than the Minnesota average of 80.8 years. The uninsured rate is 9.6%, higher than the Minnesota average of 4.7%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 14.4% of residents, higher than the Minnesota average of 13.0%.
Population by Age
Older residents
9,016 residents in Brooklyn Center are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 544 170 men · 374 women
- 75–84 1,217 516 men · 701 women
- 65–74 2,072 959 men · 1,113 women
- 50–64 5,183 2,430 men · 2,753 women
Younger residents
8,732 residents in Brooklyn Center are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 2,304 1,251 boys · 1,053 girls
- 7–12 2,581 1,260 boys · 1,322 girls
- 3–7 2,208 1,098 boys · 1,110 girls
- 0–3 1,639 915 boys · 724 girls
About 1,433 residents in Brooklyn Center (4.4% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 77.7 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Brooklyn Center | Minnesota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 9.7% | 9.9% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 5.7% | 7.4% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 5.9% | 7.0% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 30.5% | 34.5% | 34.3% |
The rate of cancer in Brooklyn Center is about 23% lower than in Minnesota.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Brooklyn Center | Minnesota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 18.6% | 18.5% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 18.2% | 19.1% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 23.4% | 22.2% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Brooklyn Center are about the same as in Minnesota.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 43,141 cigarettes a day, 1.3 million a month, or 15.7 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 474,549 minutes a day and 173.2 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Brooklyn Center is 77.7 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 4.24 lifetimes a year.
* Source: Shaw M, Mitchell R, Dorling D. "Time for a smoke? One cigarette reduces your life by 11 minutes." BMJ. 2000;320:53.
Illustrative only. This is not an estimate of how many people actually die from smoking each day or year - it's a rough, order-of-magnitude comparison meant to help grasp the scale of smoking in this area. We take no responsibility for any decisions made based on this figure.
Air Quality
| Metric | Brooklyn Center | Minnesota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 6.51 | 5.25 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 6.5 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Brooklyn Center is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Brooklyn Center, MN Health Compared With Nearby Cities
Brooklyn Center, MN is typical in size for this group, 32,490 residents against a local median of 30,321, so the measures below are close to a like for like comparison. The measure that sets Brooklyn Center, MN apart most is uninsured: 9.6%, 45% above the local median of 6.6%. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
The cities themselves sit within 0.1% of each other on uninsured, a tighter band than the gap between any of them and Brooklyn Center, MN, which makes it a genuine outlier here rather than one end of a wide local spread. Brooklyn Center, MN has the 4th lowest uninsured of the 4 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Center, MN | 32,490 | 77.7 yrs #4/4 | 9.6% #4/4 | 30.5% #3/4 |
| Crystal, MN | 22,688 | 79.2 yrs | 6.6% | 28.6% |
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 83,850 | 79.0 yrs | 6.6% | 29.6% |
| Fridley, MN | 30,321 | 77.9 yrs | 6.7% | 34.0% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota has an overall health index grade of B, making it somewhat better than Minnesota, and somewhat better than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.
How healthy is Brooklyn Center, Minnesota?
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota has a Map AI Health Index grade of B, based on life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment; a B grade means residents are somewhat healthier than the U.S. average.
How long do people live in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota?
People in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota can expect to live 77.7 years on average, 3.0 years shorter than the Minnesota average of 80.8.
What percentage of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota residents are uninsured?
9.6% of residents in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota have no health insurance, about 1 in 10 people, 4.9 points above the Minnesota rate of 4.7%.
What percentage of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota residents are obese?
30.5% of adults in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 4.0 points below the Minnesota rate of 34.5%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 43,141 cigarettes a day, 1.3 million a month, or 15.7 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 474,549 minutes a day and 173.2 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Brooklyn Center is 77.7 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 4.24 lifetimes a year.
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