Brainerd.
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Minnesota·Crow Wing County
5 tracts·12K people·$193K median·959/mi²
White 91 · Hispanic 3 · Multiracial 2 · Other 2 · Black 1 · Asian 0
Living alone 36 · Married couple 35 · Other 29
Health 43 · Professional 16 · Retail 13 · Manufacturing 11 · Public admin 7 · Leisure 6 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 32 · Service 21 · Sales · office 20 · Production · transport 15 · Construction · maintenance 11
Drive alone 72 · Carpool 26 · Work from home 9 · Walk 3 · Transit 1 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Brainerd is $192,500 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Brainerd has 14,468 residents across 3 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.1; the population is 91.5% White, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% Multiracial, 2.2% Other, 0.8% Black and 0.1% Asian; the average household has 2.2 people; 20.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.0% (Census ACS).
LOWELL ELEMENTARY (68%), RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY (46%) and HARRISON ELEMENTARY (45%) lead the elementary schools; MIDDLE LEVEL ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM is the middle school with reported scores (27%); BRAINERD SENIOR HIGH (42%) and ISD 181 LEARNING CENTER (15%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $827/month, 48% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Brainerd is $56,111 a year, 35% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Brainerd, median rent is $827/month and the median home value is $192,500 (Census ACS).
Brainerd reported 5.7 violent crimes and 22.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 79°F; winter lows average 4°F; there are 75 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 30 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Brainerd are cold wave (96), strong wind (86) and lightning (83), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.03g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Brainerd, 2.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).