Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Demographics
Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.
Brooklyn Center, MN Population Density Map and Area Scores
Area Score
Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.
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B
Health Around average
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C
Income Below average
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D
Education Well below average
Source: Map AI Methodology
Population
| Metric | Brooklyn Center | Minnesota Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 32,490 | 5,724,000 | 337,468,954 |
| Population density (per sq mi) | 3876.4 | 65.8 | 86.4 |
| Population growth (%/yr) | 0.66% | 0.64% | 0.59% |
| Median age | 32.4 | 37.1 | 37.3 |
| Households | 11,169 | 2,299,361 | 130,235,071 |
Population in Brooklyn Center grew by 17.8% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 32,490 in 2024.
Population Growth 2009–2024
Race & Ethnicity
Age & Sex
The largest generation in Brooklyn Center is Millennials, aged 29–44, at 24.5% of residents. That is 2.6 points above Minnesota as a whole.
- Gen Z 13–28 6,929 21.3% on par
- Millennials 29–44 7,958 24.5% +2.6 pts
- Gen X 45–60 5,670 17.5% -2.2 pts
- Boomers 61–79 3,889 12.0% -4.6 pts
Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Minnesota, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.
Male and female share
Women are 50.3% of the people living in Brooklyn Center and men 49.7%.
- Women 50.3% Minnesota 50.0%
- Men 49.7% Minnesota 50.0%
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Economy
Brooklyn Center has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.
| Metric | Brooklyn Center | Minnesota Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $72,475 | $89,852 | $80,455 |
| Income growth (%/yr) | 5.76% | 4.43% | 4.80% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8% | 4.1% | 5.2% |
The median household income in Brooklyn Center is about 19% lower than in Minnesota.
Housing
| Metric | Brooklyn Center | Minnesota Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home price | $28,928 | $236,718 | $248,835 |
| Median rent | $1,375 | $1,280 | $1,407 |
| Homeownership rate | 63.6% | 72.2% | 65.2% |
The median home price in Brooklyn Center is about 1.8 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $1,375 per month for that long.
Commute Time & Mobility
Commuters in Brooklyn Center spend about 42 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 176 hours, about 7.4 full days, spent commuting.
| Metric | Brooklyn Center | Minnesota Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| One-way commute (min) | 21.2 | 20.3 | 22.4 |
| Round-trip commute (min) | 42.4 | 40.6 | 44.8 |
| Yearly time spent (hours) | 176 | 169 | 187 |
| Estimated yearly cost | $5,470 | $5,249 | $5,790 |
| Work from home | 13.1% | 17.6% | 15.0% |
| Highway traffic (vehicles/day) | 17,639 | 7,066 | 8,813 |
| Local road traffic (vehicles/day) | 3,028 | 854 | 1,355 |
The average commute time in Brooklyn Center is 21 minutes, longer than the 20 minutes in Minnesota.
Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.
Education & Households
Brooklyn Center has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.
| Metric | Brooklyn Center | Minnesota Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 23.1% | 35.5% | 31.6% |
| Average household size | 2.87 | 2.43 | 2.53 |
Health
Brooklyn Center has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.
| Metric | Brooklyn Center | Minnesota Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy (years) | 77.7 | 80.8 | 78.3 |
| Self-rated poor health | 14.4% | 13.0% | 16.3% |
| Smokers | 18.6% | 18.5% | 19.0% |
Brooklyn Center, MN 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 median home price: $28,928, 93% below the local median of $409,337.
Median household income tells the same story from another angle: $72,475 against a local median of $92,729, 22% below it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is median household income, and at 22% below the local median it puts Brooklyn Center, MN at the weaker end of the local range. The cities themselves sit within $91,433 of each other on median home price, 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 highest median home price of the 4 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Median household income | Median home price | Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Center, MN | 32,490 | $72,475 #4/4 | $28,928 #4/4 | 21.2 min #3/4 |
| Crystal, MN | 22,688 | $92,729 | $429,737 | 20.4 min |
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 83,850 | $92,803 | $409,337 | 20.8 min |
| Fridley, MN | 30,321 | $76,986 | $338,304 | 21.8 min |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.
How many people live in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota?
About 32,490 people live in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, in 11,169 households of 2.9 people on average. The median age is 32.4, so residents are younger than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 5 years.
Is Brooklyn Center, Minnesota urban or rural?
Averaged over its land area, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota has 3,876 people per square mile, a density typical of a city. That is about 45 times the U.S. average of 86.
How affordable is housing in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota?
The median home costs 0.4 times the median household income ($28,928 against $72,475), compared with 3.1 times nationally. That is within the traditional rule of thumb of about 3 times income. Median rent of $1,375 a month takes about 23% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.
How common is a college degree in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota?
23.1% of adults in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 4), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.
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