Moving to Brainerd, Minnesota
About Brainerd, Minnesota

Brainerd ( BRAY-nərd) is a city and the county seat of Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 14,395 at the 2020 census. Brainerd straddles the Mississippi River several miles upstream from its confluence with the Crow Wing River, having been founded as a site for a railroad crossing above the confluence. Brainerd is the principal city of the Brainerd Micropolitan Area, a micropolitan area covering Cass and Crow Wing counties and with a combined population of 96,189 at the 2020 census. The city is well known for being the partial setting of the 1996 film Fargo.
Gender
Gender | Brainerd | Minnesota | Country |
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Female | 55% | 50.2% | 50.8% |
Male | 45% | 49.8% | 49.2% |
Gender
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Household Income
< $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more
Income | Brainerd | Minnesota | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 7.7% | 4.1% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 8.3% | 3.4% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 16.7% | 7% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 15.3% | 7.5% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 17% | 11.5% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 17.6% | 17.4% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 6.4% | 14.1% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 6.9% | 18.3% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 0.9% | 8.2% | 7.1% |
$200,000 or more | 3.1% | 8.5% | 8.3% |
Education
< 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree
Education | Brainerd | Minnesota | Country |
---|---|---|---|
< 9th Grade | 3% | 3% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 6% | 4% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 37% | 24% | 27.0% |
Other College | 27% | 21% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 12% | 12% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 11% | 24% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 3% | 9% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 1% | 2% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 0% | 1% | 1.0% |
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Race / Ethnicity
White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other
Ethnicity | Brainerd | Minnesota | Country |
---|---|---|---|
White | 90.1% | 79% | 60.1% |
African American | 2.3% | 6.3% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 1.6% | 0.9% | 0.6% |
Asian | 0.9% | 4.9% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0% | 0% | 0.2% |
Other | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
Multiracial | 1.9% | 3.1% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 3.1% | 5.5% | 18.2% |
Race / Ethnicity
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