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Brooklyn Center Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Brooklyn Center Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

32,217

Age

Under 5 Years:
9.0%
5 - 17:
20.3%
18 - 24:
7.6%
25 - 34:
17.2%
35 - 54:
23.6%
55 - 64:
10.7%
Over 65 Years:
11.5%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.2%
4.2%
88.4%
88.4%
24.2%
24.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Brooklyn Center
USA
$28,910
$28,910
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Brooklyn Center
USA
$70,692
$70,692
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

9.9%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Healthcare
Retail
Finance
Accommodation
Education
Administration
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Construction
Transportation
Other
Public Service
Wholesale
18.4%
18.4%
17.3%
17.3%
10.1%
10.1%
6.4%
6.4%
6.4%
6.4%
6.0%
6.0%
5.8%
5.8%
5.6%
5.6%
4.7%
4.7%
4.4%
4.4%
4.4%
4.4%
2.9%
2.9%
2.8%
2.8%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
35.2%
35.2%
31.5%
31.5%
15.0%
15.0%
13.8%
13.8%
3.8%
3.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Liberian
Norwegian
Irish
Swedish
English
Polish
African
Ghanian
French
Nigerian
Ethiopian
European
Scandinavian
Finnish
Somalian
Italian
Czech
Scottish
Dutch
13.0%
13.0%
7.8%
7.8%
6.2%
6.2%
4.8%
4.8%
3.3%
3.3%
2.9%
2.9%
2.3%
2.3%
1.9%
1.9%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
1.5%
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Miao/Hmong
African languages
Laotian
Other Indo-European
French
Persian
German/Yiddish
Chinese
Vietnamese
Thai
Langs. of India
Arabic
Russian
Native American languages
Serbo-Croatian
Other Asian languages
Scandinavian languages
French Creole
71.1%
71.1%
13.0%
13.0%
9.1%
9.1%
5.0%
5.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Brooklyn Center Residents

22.9%