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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Brainerd is $19,303, which is much lower than the state average of $31,642 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Brainerd median household income is $32,169, which has grown by 19.58% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 29.12% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Brainerd residents spend 17.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.8 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #754

Brainerd, MN	19,303 USD
Minnesota	31,642 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Brainerd, MN	20,622 USD
Minnesota	33,277 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Brainerd, MN	23,947 USD
Minnesota	39,915 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Brainerd, MN	18,295 USD
Minnesota	27,655 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #790

Brainerd, MN	32,169 USD
Minnesota	60,828 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Brainerd, MN	42,307 USD
Minnesota	79,106 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #609

Brainerd, MN	19.58%
Minnesota	29.12%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Brainerd, MN		Minnesota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	12.57%	$8,658, see rank	24.72%	$14,072	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.85%	$15,433, see rank	27.28%	$18,243	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	8.47%	$2,685, see rank	3.57%	$3,194	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.04%	$17,997, see rank	15.83%	$22,401	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Brainerd, MN	44,296 USD
Minnesota	76,190 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Brainerd, MN	51,871 USD
Minnesota	94,560 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Brainerd, MN	Minnesota	U.S.
White	$32,559, see rank	$63,127	$56,900
Black	$29,800, see rank	$29,873	$35,600
Hispanic	$11,655, see rank	$41,674	$42,396
Two or More Races	$9,457, see rank	$43,451	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Brainerd, MN	Minnesota	U.S.
less than 25	$13,553, see rank	$28,656	$25,788
25 to 44	$36,599, see rank	$68,028	$58,398
45 to 64	$40,957, see rank	$74,820	$65,027
65 or over	$27,542, see rank	$38,446	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Brainerd, MN	Minnesota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	10,500, see rank	4,247,699	248,775,628
Male¹	4,825, 45.95%, see rank	49.29%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,223, 66.80%, see rank	73.95%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	3,223, 66.80%, see rank	73.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,877, 89.26%, see rank	92.86%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	346, 10.74%, see rank	7.14%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,602, 33.20%, see rank	26.05%	30.72%
Female¹	5,675, 54.05%, see rank	50.71%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,385, 59.65%, see rank	66.28%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	3,385, 59.65%, see rank	66.27%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,019, 89.19%, see rank	94.29%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	366, 10.81%, see rank	5.71%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,290, 40.35%, see rank	33.72%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Brainerd, MN	Minnesota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,764, 100%	2,733,199	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,575, 79.37%, see rank	78.05%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	680, 11.80%, see rank	8.82%	9.59%
Public Transportation	60, 1.04%, see rank	3.48%	5.06%
Walked	199, 3.45%, see rank	2.83%	2.78%
Other Means	105, 1.82%, see rank	1.64%	1.79%
Worked at Home	145, 2.52%, see rank	5.18%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Brainerd, MN	17.6 minutes
Minnesota	22.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Brainerd, MN	Minnesota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,896	2,781,933	143,435,233
Male¹	2,877, 48.80%, see rank	51.62%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	690, 23.98%, see rank	35.90%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	348, 12.10%, see rank	12.78%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	748, 26.00%, see rank	17.50%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	21, 0.73%, see rank	1.19%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	232, 8.06%, see rank	7.93%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	647, 22.49%, see rank	19.25%	17.94%
Female¹	3,019, 51.20%, see rank	48.38%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	982, 32.53%, see rank	42.66%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	873, 28.92%, see rank	20.74%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	947, 31.37%, see rank	29.78%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.28%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	8, 0.26%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	209, 6.92%, see rank	6.04%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Brainerd, MN	Minnesota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,896, 100%	2,781,933	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	57, 0.97%, see rank	2.38%	1.96%
Construction	269, 4.56%, see rank	5.40%	6.17%
Manufacturing	608, 10.31%, see rank	13.56%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	137, 2.32%, see rank	2.89%	2.75%
Retail Trade	937, 15.89%, see rank	11.38%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	186, 3.15%, see rank	4.55%	4.93%
Information	72, 1.22%, see rank	1.88%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	307, 5.21%, see rank	7.14%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	361, 6.12%, see rank	9.70%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,525, 25.86%, see rank	24.82%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	894, 15.16%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	173, 2.93%, see rank	3.46%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	370, 6.28%, see rank	4.53%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Brainerd, MN	%	Minnesota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,170	24.33%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	676	21.32%, see rank	7.51%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.