Brainerd, Minnesota demographics

Brainerd, MN demographics: median age 35.1; 20.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Brainerd city, Minnesota · Incorporated city · GEOID 2707300. The survey estimates a population of 14,468 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Brainerd is 35.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.2 years. There are 6,348 households (±295). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	35.1 ±2.2	38.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,468
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Under 18	3,196 ±395	22.1% ±2.7 pp	22.9%	22.0%
18–34	4,009 ±405	27.7% ±2.8 pp	21.8%	22.8%
35–64	4,701 ±487	32.5% ±3.4 pp	38.0%	38.0%
65 and older	2,562 ±327	17.7% ±2.3 pp	17.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,468
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Male	6,737 ±314	46.6% ±2.2 pp	50.1%	49.5%
Female	7,731 ±311	53.4% ±2.1 pp	49.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,468
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
White alone	13,418 ±237	92.7% ±1.6 pp	77.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	118 ±96 · low precision	0.8% ±0.7 pp · low precision	7.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	198 ±96	1.4% ±0.7 pp	0.9%	0.9%
Asian alone	14 ±21 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	5.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	190 ±119 · low precision	1.3% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	530 ±171	3.7% ±1.2 pp	7.0%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,468
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,022 ±155	96.9% ±1.1 pp	93.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	446 ±151	3.1% ±1.0 pp	6.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,348
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,247 ±315	35.4% ±4.7 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	341 ±165	5.4% ±2.6 pp	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	934 ±208	14.7% ±3.2 pp	8.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,260 ±322	35.6% ±4.8 pp	29.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	566 ±228	8.9% ±3.6 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,348
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,680 ±228	26.5% ±3.4 pp	28.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,668 ±396	73.5% ±5.2 pp	71.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,348
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,260 ±322	35.6% ±4.8 pp	29.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,247 ±338	35.4% ±5.1 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	732 ±160	11.5% ±2.5 pp	13.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	581 ±178	9.2% ±2.8 pp	12.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	452 ±170	7.1% ±2.7 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	73 ±54 · low precision	1.1% ±0.9 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.2%
Seven or more people	3 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.4%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,468
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Native	14,320 ±84	99.0% ±0.6 pp	91.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	148 ±83 · low precision	1.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	8.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 13,427
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
English only	13,167 ±325	98.1% ±1.4 pp	87.6%	77.7%
Spanish	158 ±71	1.2% ±0.5 pp	4.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	24 ±36 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	67 ±78 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	2.4%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	11 ±17 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	2.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 9,674
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	733 ±241	7.6% ±2.5 pp	6.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,351 ±483	34.6% ±4.8 pp	23.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,297 ±362	23.7% ±3.6 pp	19.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,325 ±255	13.7% ±2.6 pp	11.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,408 ±249	14.6% ±2.5 pp	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	560 ±222	5.8% ±2.3 pp	13.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 14,339
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Same house	12,795 ±399	89.2% ±2.7 pp	87.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	880 ±297	6.1% ±2.1 pp	5.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	466 ±205	3.2% ±1.4 pp	4.3%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	169 ±103 · low precision	1.2% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	29 ±35 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

5.8% of Brainerd residents (±1.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 4.7% in Minnesota and 8.4% nationally. 87.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Brainerd	Minnesota	U.S.	Compared with Minnesota
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.8% ±1.5 pp	4.7%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.3% ±2.3 pp	91.6%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.0% ±1.2 pp	5.9%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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