Brooklyn Park, MN

Census Place

2024 Population

83,876

US Senator

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic(DFL) Party

US Senator

Tina Smith

Democratic(DFL) Party

2024 Median Age

35.2

0.565% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

9.53%

7.79% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$89,891

4.57% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Brooklyn Park, MN is home to a population of 83.9k people, from which 91.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 24.7% of Brooklyn Park, MN residents were born outside of the country (20.7k people).

In 2024, there were 1.22 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (30.3k people) in Brooklyn Park, MN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 24.9k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 16.9k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.1%

2024 Citizenship

91.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.1% of Brooklyn Park, MN residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Brooklyn Park, MN was 91.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Brooklyn Park, MN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Brooklyn Park, MN

White (Non-Hispanic)
30.3k ± 1.68k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
24.9k ± 2k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
16.9k ± 1.24k

7.08%

Hispanic Population

5.94k people

7.08% of the people in Brooklyn Park, MN are hispanic (5.94k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Brooklyn Park, MN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Minnesota.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
61,898 ± 6,075 people
Somalia
36,765 ± 4,692 people
India
31,170 ± 4,323 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Minnesota was Mexico, the natal country of 61,898 Minnesota residents, followed by Somalia with 36,765 and India with 31,170.

Foreign-Born Population

24.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

20.7k people

24.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

20.8k people

As of 2024, 24.7% of Brooklyn Park, MN residents (20.7k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Brooklyn Park, MN was 24.7%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Brooklyn Park, MN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,347 ± 330
Gulf War (2001-)
579 ± 178
Gulf War (1990s)
428 ± 162

Brooklyn Park, MN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.33 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Brooklyn Park, MN.

Economy

The economy of Brooklyn Park, MN employs 44k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Brooklyn Park, MN were Manufacturing (9,525 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (7,928 people), and Retail Trade (4,793 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($91,412), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($83,837), and Public Administration ($79,265).

Employment

Occupations

44k

2024 Value

± 1,926

−0.863%

1 Year decline

± 6.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brooklyn Park, MN declined at a rate of −0.863%, from 44.4k employees to 44k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brooklyn Park, MN, are Production Occupations (5,977 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,871 people), and Management Occupations (3,856 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brooklyn Park, MN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Minnesota.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Minnesota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

44k

2024 Value

± 1,926

−0.863%

1 Year decline

± 6.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brooklyn Park, MN declined at a rate of −0.863%, from 44.4k employees to 44k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brooklyn Park, MN, are Manufacturing (9,525 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (7,928 people), and Retail Trade (4,793 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brooklyn Park, MN, though some of these residents may live in Brooklyn Park, MN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,712

Median earning men ± $2,798

$45,837

Median earning women ± $3,676

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($95,000), Wholesale Trade ($77,563), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,823).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($82,739), Construction ($82,340), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($71,077).

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Minnesota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Brooklyn Park, MN. Showing the available data for Minnesota.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (50.9%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.7%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (0.738%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Minnesota for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Minnesota

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Minnesota.

Amy Klobuchar

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2007
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.

Tina Smith

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Al Franken.{{Cite news |url=http://abc7chicago.com/news/franken-to-make-announcement-thursday-as-chorus-grows-for-his-resignation/2747124/ |title=Franken to make announcement Thursday as chorus grows for his resignation |date=December 6, 2017 |work=ABC7 Chicago |access-date=December 9, 2017 }}

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing Minnesota.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Minnesota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

The student population of Brooklyn Park, MN in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 4,886 male students and 5,249 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Brooklyn Park, MN are White (1,430 and 55.5%), Black or African American (416 and 16.1%), Asian (332 and 12.9%), and Hispanic or Latino (233 and 9.04%).

The largest universities in Brooklyn Park, MN by number of degrees awarded are Hennepin Technical College (1,741 and 66.7%) and North Hennepin Community College (869 and 33.3%).

The most popular majors in Brooklyn Park, MN are Liberal Arts & Sciences (213 and 8.16%), Criminal Justice - Police Science (211 and 8.08%), and Business, Office Automation, Technology, & Data Entry (190 and 7.28%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 10,135 students enrolled in Brooklyn Park, MN, 48.2% men and 51.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 4,237 records, of which 47.3% were women and 52.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Business, Office Automation, Technology, & Data Entry
190 degrees awarded
Criminal Justice - Police Science
187 degrees awarded
General Computer Programming
89 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Brooklyn Park, MN was Business, Office Automation, Technology, & Data Entry with 190 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Brooklyn Park, MN according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Hennepin Technical College
1,741 degrees awarded
North Hennepin Community College
869 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Hennepin Technical College with 1,741 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 1,619 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Brooklyn Park, MN, which is 1.63 times more than the 991 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,430 degrees mean that there were 3.44 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 416 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($4,922) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($579) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($1,500) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Brooklyn Park, MN was $336,200 in 2024, which is 1.01 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $313,500 to $336,200, a 7.24% increase. The homeownership rate in Brooklyn Park, MN is 70.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Brooklyn Park, MN have an average commute time of 21.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brooklyn Park, MN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$336,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$6,327

$20,477

Median Property Taxes

±$1,100

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Brooklyn Park, MN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Brooklyn Park, MN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

70.3%

Homeownership

2024

70%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 70.3% of the housing units in Brooklyn Park, MN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Brooklyn Park, MN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$89,891

Median Household Income

± $4,113

29.1k

Number of Households

± 1,523

In 2024, the median household income of the 29.1k households in Brooklyn Park, MN grew to $89,891 from the previous year's value of $85,964.

The following chart displays the households in Brooklyn Park, MN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Brooklyn Park, MN is from Minnesota.

0.452

2024 Wage GINI in Minnesota

0.454

2023 Wage GINI in Minnesota

In 2024, the income inequality in Minnesota was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.568% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Minnesota was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Minnesota in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Minnesota across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (68.8%)
Worked At Home (14.9%)
Carpooled (11.1%)

In 2024, 68.8% of workers in Brooklyn Park, MN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.9%) and those who carpooled to work (11.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brooklyn Park, MN have a shorter commute time (21.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.603% of the workforce in Brooklyn Park, MN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Brooklyn Park, MN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Brooklyn Park, MN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Brooklyn Park, MN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.53% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brooklyn Park, MN (7.94k out of 83.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Brooklyn Park, MN is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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