Moving to Brainerd, Minnesota

About Brainerd, Minnesota
Brainerd

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
Female 55% 50.2% 50.8%
Male 45% 49.8% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


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


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%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


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