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Brainerd Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 82,249
Land Area (2000): 7,806.649 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 1,441.612 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	41,272	24.79%
Rural, Farm	5,910	3.55%
Rural, Non-farm	119,286	71.66%

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Brainerd Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	30,024	27,657	2,367	7.88%	80
1991	31,717	29,179	2,538	8.00%	81
1992	32,642	29,867	2,775	8.50%	86
1993	34,598	31,690	2,908	8.40%	85
1994	35,749	33,137	2,612	7.31%	74
1995	37,093	34,541	2,552	6.88%	69
1996	38,396	35,548	2,848	7.42%	75
1997	38,975	36,488	2,487	6.38%	64
1998	39,870	37,797	2,072	5.20%	53
1999	40,795	38,797	1,998	4.90%	49
2000	42,457	40,561	1,896	4.46%	45
2001	43,994	41,833	2,162	4.91%	50
2002	45,267	42,753	2,514	5.55%	56
2003	45,853	43,041	2,811	6.13%	62
2004	46,474	43,749	2,725	5.86%	59
2005	46,757	44,239	2,517	5.38%	54
2006	47,039	44,501	2,538	5.40%	54
2007	47,145	44,269	2,876	6.10%	61
2008	47,623	44,209	3,414	7.17%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	28,205	24,940	3,265	11.58%	116
Feb 1990	28,154	25,101	3,053	10.84%	108
Mar 1990	28,245	25,407	2,838	10.05%	100
Apr 1990	29,240	26,747	2,493	8.53%	85
May 1990	30,641	28,836	1,805	5.89%	59
Jun 1990	32,076	30,081	1,995	6.22%	62
Jul 1990	31,809	29,940	1,869	5.88%	59
Aug 1990	31,392	29,529	1,863	5.93%	59
Sep 1990	30,972	29,091	1,881	6.07%	61
Oct 1990	30,116	28,266	1,850	6.14%	61
Nov 1990	29,959	27,301	2,658	8.87%	89
Dec 1990	29,476	26,647	2,829	9.60%	96

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	29,715	26,227	3,488	11.74%	117
Feb 1991	29,713	26,328	3,385	11.39%	114
Mar 1991	30,258	26,816	3,442	11.38%	114
Apr 1991	31,205	28,293	2,912	9.33%	93
May 1991	32,442	30,159	2,283	7.04%	70
Jun 1991	33,877	31,523	2,354	6.95%	69
Jul 1991	33,613	31,734	1,879	5.59%	56
Aug 1991	33,193	31,456	1,737	5.23%	52
Sep 1991	32,656	30,887	1,769	5.42%	54
Oct 1991	31,792	30,015	1,777	5.59%	56
Nov 1991	31,280	28,653	2,627	8.40%	84
Dec 1991	30,855	28,056	2,799	9.07%	91

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	31,128	27,441	3,687	11.84%	118
Feb 1992	30,610	27,112	3,498	11.43%	114
Mar 1992	31,185	27,758	3,427	10.99%	110
Apr 1992	31,902	29,050	2,852	8.94%	89
May 1992	33,249	30,890	2,359	7.09%	71
Jun 1992	34,501	31,790	2,711	7.86%	79
Jul 1992	34,090	31,932	2,158	6.33%	63
Aug 1992	33,608	31,537	2,071	6.16%	62
Sep 1992	33,533	31,242	2,291	6.83%	68
Oct 1992	33,184	31,048	2,136	6.44%	64
Nov 1992	32,773	29,726	3,047	9.30%	93
Dec 1992	31,940	28,875	3,065	9.60%	96

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	32,766	28,838	3,928	11.99%	120
Feb 1993	32,733	28,890	3,843	11.74%	117
Mar 1993	32,983	29,342	3,641	11.04%	110
Apr 1993	33,502	30,367	3,135	9.36%	94
May 1993	35,262	32,738	2,524	7.16%	72
Jun 1993	37,066	34,213	2,853	7.70%	77
Jul 1993	36,198	33,720	2,478	6.85%	68
Aug 1993	35,866	33,601	2,265	6.32%	63
Sep 1993	35,642	33,379	2,263	6.35%	63
Oct 1993	34,936	32,780	2,156	6.17%	62
Nov 1993	34,350	31,494	2,856	8.31%	83
Dec 1993	33,875	30,923	2,952	8.71%	87

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	34,312	30,370	3,942	11.49%	115
Feb 1994	34,077	30,560	3,517	10.32%	103
Mar 1994	34,132	30,572	3,560	10.43%	104
Apr 1994	34,805	31,894	2,911	8.36%	84
May 1994	36,049	34,050	1,999	5.55%	55
Jun 1994	37,631	35,384	2,247	5.97%	60
Jul 1994	36,913	34,979	1,934	5.24%	52
Aug 1994	37,000	35,051	1,949	5.27%	53
Sep 1994	37,250	35,185	2,065	5.54%	55
Oct 1994	36,134	34,184	1,950	5.40%	54
Nov 1994	35,588	33,051	2,537	7.13%	71
Dec 1994	35,099	32,365	2,734	7.79%	78

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	35,608	31,952	3,656	10.27%	103
Feb 1995	35,358	32,100	3,258	9.21%	92
Mar 1995	35,485	32,322	3,163	8.91%	89
Apr 1995	36,359	33,500	2,859	7.86%	79
May 1995	37,530	35,427	2,103	5.60%	56
Jun 1995	39,560	37,234	2,326	5.88%	59
Jul 1995	38,900	36,932	1,968	5.06%	51
Aug 1995	38,456	36,712	1,744	4.54%	45
Sep 1995	38,374	36,365	2,009	5.24%	52
Oct 1995	37,169	35,279	1,890	5.08%	51
Nov 1995	36,372	33,647	2,725	7.49%	75
Dec 1995	35,944	33,025	2,919	8.12%	81

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	36,291	32,548	3,743	10.31%	103
Feb 1996	36,237	32,816	3,421	9.44%	94
Mar 1996	36,779	33,127	3,652	9.93%	99
Apr 1996	37,478	34,155	3,323	8.87%	89
May 1996	38,928	36,519	2,409	6.19%	62
Jun 1996	41,115	38,408	2,707	6.58%	66
Jul 1996	40,976	38,513	2,463	6.01%	60
Aug 1996	40,284	38,145	2,139	5.31%	53
Sep 1996	39,512	37,268	2,244	5.68%	57
Oct 1996	38,444	36,432	2,012	5.23%	52
Nov 1996	37,738	34,699	3,039	8.05%	81
Dec 1996	36,974	33,948	3,026	8.18%	82

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	37,443	33,612	3,831	10.23%	102
Feb 1997	36,836	33,605	3,231	8.77%	88
Mar 1997	37,215	33,953	3,262	8.77%	88
Apr 1997	37,964	35,000	2,964	7.81%	78
May 1997	39,549	37,521	2,028	5.13%	51
Jun 1997	41,749	39,311	2,438	5.84%	58
Jul 1997	41,264	39,292	1,972	4.78%	48
Aug 1997	40,691	38,802	1,889	4.64%	46
Sep 1997	39,990	37,988	2,002	5.01%	50
Oct 1997	39,190	37,474	1,716	4.38%	44
Nov 1997	38,193	35,992	2,201	5.76%	58
Dec 1997	37,616	35,310	2,306	6.13%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	37,957	34,813	3,144	8.28%	83
Feb 1998	37,580	34,852	2,728	7.26%	73
Mar 1998	37,835	34,945	2,890	7.64%	76
Apr 1998	38,864	36,851	2,013	5.18%	52
May 1998	40,793	39,201	1,592	3.90%	39
Jun 1998	42,668	40,635	2,033	4.76%	48
Jul 1998	41,976	40,377	1,599	3.81%	38
Aug 1998	41,665	40,174	1,491	3.58%	36
Sep 1998	41,179	39,637	1,542	3.74%	37
Oct 1998	39,947	38,464	1,483	3.71%	37
Nov 1998	39,430	37,252	2,178	5.52%	55
Dec 1998	38,543	36,367	2,176	5.65%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	39,137	36,285	2,852	7.29%	73
Feb 1999	38,729	36,171	2,558	6.60%	66
Mar 1999	38,832	36,320	2,512	6.47%	65
Apr 1999	39,851	37,890	1,961	4.92%	49
May 1999	41,410	39,756	1,654	3.99%	40
Jun 1999	43,977	41,898	2,079	4.73%	47
Jul 1999	40,597	38,853	1,744	4.30%	43
Aug 1999	39,896	38,411	1,485	3.72%	37
Sep 1999	39,303	37,740	1,563	3.98%	40
Oct 1999	42,299	41,001	1,298	3.07%	31
Nov 1999	42,735	40,717	2,018	4.72%	47
Dec 1999	42,770	40,516	2,254	5.27%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	40,372	37,674	2,698	6.68%	67
Feb 2000	40,219	37,842	2,377	5.91%	59
Mar 2000	40,588	38,231	2,357	5.81%	58
Apr 2000	41,734	39,993	1,741	4.17%	42
May 2000	43,352	41,811	1,541	3.55%	36
Jun 2000	45,239	43,649	1,590	3.51%	35
Jul 2000	44,414	42,908	1,506	3.39%	34
Aug 2000	43,992	42,425	1,567	3.56%	36
Sep 2000	43,675	42,115	1,560	3.57%	36
Oct 2000	42,476	41,090	1,386	3.26%	33
Nov 2000	41,937	39,780	2,157	5.14%	51
Dec 2000	41,480	39,214	2,266	5.46%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	41,921	38,941	2,980	7.11%	71
Feb 2001	41,733	39,051	2,682	6.43%	64
Mar 2001	42,351	39,531	2,820	6.66%	67
Apr 2001	43,125	40,791	2,334	5.41%	54
May 2001	45,820	44,147	1,673	3.65%	37
Jun 2001	46,149	44,249	1,900	4.12%	41
Jul 2001	45,931	44,270	1,661	3.62%	36
Aug 2001	45,121	43,424	1,697	3.76%	38
Sep 2001	44,786	43,120	1,666	3.72%	37
Oct 2001	44,343	42,744	1,599	3.61%	36
Nov 2001	43,516	41,248	2,268	5.21%	52
Dec 2001	43,136	40,478	2,658	6.16%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	42,816	39,468	3,348	7.82%	78
Feb 2002	42,869	39,809	3,060	7.14%	71
Mar 2002	43,351	40,239	3,112	7.18%	72
Apr 2002	44,195	41,473	2,722	6.16%	62
May 2002	45,888	44,003	1,885	4.11%	41
Jun 2002	48,055	45,767	2,288	4.76%	48
Jul 2002	47,992	45,836	2,156	4.49%	45
Aug 2002	47,531	45,472	2,059	4.33%	43
Sep 2002	46,805	44,718	2,087	4.46%	45
Oct 2002	45,342	43,434	1,908	4.21%	42
Nov 2002	44,387	41,776	2,611	5.88%	59
Dec 2002	43,968	41,040	2,928	6.66%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	43,904	40,139	3,765	8.58%	86
Feb 2003	43,691	40,179	3,512	8.04%	80
Mar 2003	43,722	40,335	3,387	7.75%	77
Apr 2003	44,953	42,048	2,905	6.46%	65
May 2003	46,711	44,386	2,325	4.98%	50
Jun 2003	48,826	46,211	2,615	5.36%	54
Jul 2003	48,433	45,901	2,532	5.23%	52
Aug 2003	47,740	45,517	2,223	4.66%	47
Sep 2003	46,886	44,577	2,309	4.92%	49
Oct 2003	45,976	43,854	2,122	4.62%	46
Nov 2003	44,990	42,142	2,848	6.33%	63
Dec 2003	44,399	41,206	3,193	7.19%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	44,719	40,839	3,880	8.68%	87
Feb 2004	44,301	40,777	3,524	7.95%	80
Mar 2004	44,504	40,874	3,630	8.16%	82
Apr 2004	45,400	42,707	2,693	5.93%	59
May 2004	46,985	44,738	2,247	4.78%	48
Jun 2004	49,185	46,631	2,554	5.19%	52
Jul 2004	49,084	46,775	2,309	4.70%	47
Aug 2004	48,508	46,294	2,214	4.56%	46
Sep 2004	47,748	45,540	2,208	4.62%	46
Oct 2004	46,680	44,663	2,017	4.32%	43
Nov 2004	45,397	42,989	2,408	5.30%	53
Dec 2004	45,172	42,156	3,016	6.68%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	44,696	41,191	3,505	7.84%	78
Feb 2005	44,529	41,135	3,394	7.62%	76
Mar 2005	44,541	41,252	3,289	7.38%	74
Apr 2005	45,852	43,332	2,520	5.50%	55
May 2005	47,279	45,198	2,081	4.40%	44
Jun 2005	49,365	47,177	2,188	4.43%	44
Jul 2005	49,132	47,154	1,978	4.03%	40
Aug 2005	49,046	47,142	1,904	3.88%	39
Sep 2005	48,049	45,948	2,101	4.37%	44
Oct 2005	46,901	45,007	1,894	4.04%	40
Nov 2005	46,115	43,714	2,401	5.21%	52
Dec 2005	45,574	42,621	2,953	6.48%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	46,019	42,432	3,587	7.79%	78
Feb 2006	45,938	42,425	3,513	7.65%	76
Mar 2006	45,798	42,547	3,251	7.10%	71
Apr 2006	45,947	43,355	2,592	5.64%	56
May 2006	47,250	45,289	1,961	4.15%	42
Jun 2006	49,372	47,247	2,125	4.30%	43
Jul 2006	49,153	47,108	2,045	4.16%	42
Aug 2006	48,569	46,624	1,945	4.00%	40
Sep 2006	47,421	45,384	2,037	4.30%	43
Oct 2006	46,953	45,066	1,887	4.02%	40
Nov 2006	46,164	43,770	2,394	5.19%	52
Dec 2006	45,888	42,768	3,120	6.80%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	45,947	42,022	3,925	8.54%	85
Feb 2007	45,535	41,860	3,675	8.07%	81
Mar 2007	45,587	42,037	3,550	7.79%	78
Apr 2007	46,422	43,215	3,207	6.91%	69
May 2007	47,803	45,358	2,445	5.11%	51
Jun 2007	49,763	47,251	2,512	5.05%	50
Jul 2007	49,393	47,025	2,368	4.79%	48
Aug 2007	48,573	46,320	2,253	4.64%	46
Sep 2007	47,692	45,276	2,416	5.07%	51
Oct 2007	46,877	44,701	2,176	4.64%	46
Nov 2007	46,204	43,636	2,568	5.56%	56
Dec 2007	45,942	42,531	3,411	7.42%	74

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	45,132	41,254	3,878	8.59%	86
Feb 2008	44,864	41,099	3,765	8.39%	84
Mar 2008	44,979	41,207	3,772	8.39%	84
Apr 2008	46,530	43,156	3,374	7.25%	73
May 2008	48,288	45,277	3,011	6.24%	62
Jun 2008	50,003	46,909	3,094	6.19%	62
Jul 2008	50,024	46,800	3,224	6.44%	64
Aug 2008	49,865	46,525	3,340	6.70%	67
Sep 2008	48,925	45,653	3,272	6.69%	67
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Brainerd Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	6,006	15.36%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,512	6.42%
3.	Public Administration	1,868	4.78%
4.	Educational Services	1,858	4.75%
5.	Health Care	1,700	4.35%
6.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	1,518	3.88%
7.	Metal Manufactuing	1,432	3.66%
8.	Paper Manufacturing	1,366	3.49%
9.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,206	3.08%
10.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	1,188	3.04%
11.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,160	2.97%
12.	Repair and Maintenance	1,136	2.90%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,128	2.88%
14.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	880	2.25%
15.	Finance and Insurance	854	2.18%
16.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	820	2.10%
17.	Wood Manufacturing	820	2.10%
18.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	728	1.86%
19.	Truck Transportation	692	1.77%
20.	Department and Other General Stores	654	1.67%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	6,766	18.99%
2.	Educational Services	3,986	11.19%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	3,802	10.67%
4.	Finance and Insurance	1,762	4.95%
5.	Public Administration	1,746	4.90%
6.	Social Assistance	1,520	4.27%
7.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,230	3.45%
8.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	1,206	3.38%
9.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,164	3.27%
10.	Department and Other General Stores	1,012	2.84%
11.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	904	2.54%
12.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	666	1.87%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	658	1.85%
14.	Personal and Laundry Services	614	1.72%
15.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	558	1.57%
16.	Construction	530	1.49%
17.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	364	1.02%
18.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	362	1.02%
19.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	352	0.99%
20.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	348	0.98%

Brainerd Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Management Occupations	2,118	5.42%
2.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,020	5.16%
3.	Other Production Occupations	1,820	4.65%
4.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,810	4.63%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,784	4.56%
6.	Other Installation / Maintenance	1,764	4.51%
7.	Carpenters	1,628	4.16%
8.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	1,420	3.63%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,278	3.27%
10.	Vehicle Mechanics	1,276	3.26%
11.	Other Construction Trades	1,114	2.85%
12.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,102	2.82%
13.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	1,046	2.67%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,038	2.65%
15.	Top Executives	802	2.05%
16.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	710	1.82%
17.	Construction Laborers	594	1.52%
18.	Farmers and Farm Managers	584	1.49%
19.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	572	1.46%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	554	1.42%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	1,952	5.48%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,710	4.80%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,456	4.09%
4.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,450	4.07%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,396	3.92%
6.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	1,392	3.91%
7.	Cashiers	1,390	3.90%
8.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	1,332	3.74%
9.	Registered Nurses	1,322	3.71%
10.	Health Technologists and Technicians	1,306	3.67%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,272	3.57%
12.	Other Management Occupations	1,182	3.32%
13.	Waiters and Waitresses	1,052	2.95%
14.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	1,036	2.91%
15.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	970	2.72%
16.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	942	2.64%
17.	Child Care Workers	924	2.59%
18.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	912	2.56%
19.	Other Production Occupations	832	2.34%
20.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	710	1.99%

Brainerd Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	64,852	49.84%
15-35 hours	18,957	14.57%
1-14 hours	4,482	3.44%
No regular hours	41,837	32.15%

Brainerd Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,907	2.70%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,767	2.50%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	3,139	4.44%
6 AM-6:29 AM	4,898	6.93%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	7,529	10.66%
7 AM-7:29 AM	10,913	15.45%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	14,915	21.11%
8 AM-8:29 AM	6,886	9.75%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	2,812	3.98%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	3,444	4.87%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	1,422	2.01%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	542	0.77%
Noon-3:59 PM	5,646	7.99%
4 PM-11:59 PM	4,834	6.84%

Brainerd Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	4,131	5.85%
5-9	12,002	16.99%
10-14	14,115	19.98%
15-19	11,167	15.81%
20-24	9,348	13.23%
25-29	3,968	5.62%
30-34	7,002	9.91%
35-39	1,211	1.71%
40-44	1,565	2.22%
45-59	2,712	3.84%
60-89	1,580	2.24%
At least 90	1,853	2.62%

Brainerd Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	280	0.40%	54,451	77.07%
30-44	58	0.08%	9,720	13.76%
45-59	62	0.09%	2,650	3.75%
At least 60	72	0.10%	3,361	4.76%

Brainerd Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	80	0.11%
Car / truck / van, carpool	8,372	11.20%
Car / truck / van, solo	58,805	78.67%
Motorcycle	14	0.02%
Other	601	0.80%
Public transportation	472	0.63%
Walked	2,310	3.09%
Worked at home	4,091	5.47%

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Brainerd Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 66,316 (161,546 people)
: 46,066 (134,150 people)
: 19,381
: 91,561
Brainerd Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	6,556	9.79%
$10,000-$14,999	5,351	7.99%
$15,000-$19,999	5,309	7.92%
$20,000-$24,999	4,920	7.34%
$25,000-$29,999	4,842	7.23%
$30,000-$34,999	5,009	7.48%
$35,000-$39,999	4,428	6.61%
$40,000-$44,999	4,401	6.57%
$45,000-$49,999	3,838	5.73%
$50,000-$59,999	6,184	9.23%
$60,000-$74,999	6,992	10.44%
$75,000-$99,999	5,303	7.92%
$100,000-$124,999	1,742	2.60%
$125,000-$149,999	838	1.25%
$150,000-$199,999	560	0.84%
$200,000 or more	721	1.08%

Brainerd Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	8,609	25.98%
Family, 2 people	11,682	35.25%
Nonfamily, 2 people	1,320	3.98%
Family, 3 people	4,234	12.77%
Nonfamily, 3 people	183	0.55%
Family, 4 people	4,076	12.30%
Nonfamily, 4 people	86	0.26%
Family, 5 people	1,942	5.86%
Nonfamily, 5 people	29	0.09%
Family, 6 people	663	2.00%
Nonfamily, 6 people	2	0.01%
Family, 7 or more people	316	0.95%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	1	0.00%

Brainerd Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	49,820	26.72%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	25,868	13.87%
Public Assistance	2,536	1.36%
Retirement	13,367	7.17%
Self Employment	11,342	6.08%
Social Security	23,138	12.41%
Supplemental Security	2,532	1.36%
Wage / Salary	47,116	25.27%
Other	10,766	5.77%

Brainerd Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	24,222	62.06%
With children under 18	14,805	37.94%

Brainerd Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	6,426	9.77%
Married	41,297	62.81%
Never Married	16,075	24.45%
Widowed	1,954	2.97%

Brainerd Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	6,562	9.76%
Married	41,186	61.24%
Never Married	11,856	17.63%
Widowed	7,652	11.38%

Brainerd Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Brainerd Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Brainerd Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	5,886	4.71%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	13,662	10.94%
High school diploma or equivalent	43,251	34.62%
Some college, no degree	31,421	25.15%
Associate degree	10,120	8.10%
Bachelors degree	14,301	11.45%
Graduate or professional degree	6,282	5.03%

Brainerd Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	2,220	2.70%	393	0.48%	2,613	3.18%
Kindergarten	1,666	2.03%	162	0.20%	1,828	2.22%
Grades 1-4	9,014	10.96%	560	0.68%	9,574	11.64%
Grades 5-8	9,985	12.14%	480	0.58%	10,465	12.72%
Grades 9-12	10,478	12.74%	282	0.34%	10,760	13.08%
Undergrad college	3,944	4.80%	348	0.42%	4,292	5.22%
Graduate or professional school	630	0.77%	200	0.24%	830	1.01%
Total	37,937	46.12%	2,425	2.95%	40,362	49.07%

Brainerd Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Brainerd Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Brainerd Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	318	226
2004	288	251

Brainerd Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Brainerd Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Brainerd Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	146,039	88.97%
Below Poverty Level	18,103	11.03%

Brainerd Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Brainerd Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 130

Brainerd Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Brainerd Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Brainerd Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	10,263	12.48%
10-19 Years	12,398	15.07%
20-29 Years	7,675	9.33%
30-39 Years	10,439	12.69%
40-49 Years	12,107	14.72%
50-59 Years	10,329	12.56%
60-69 Years	8,927	10.85%
70-79 Years	6,534	7.94%
80-89 Years	3,006	3.65%
90+ Years	571	0.69%

Brainerd Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	40,798	49.60%
Female	41,451	50.40%

Brainerd Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	76,957	93.57%
Amerindian	3,471	4.22%
Multiracial	761	0.93%
Hispanic/Latino	601	0.73%
Asian	221	0.27%
African-American	198	0.24%
Other Race	28	0.03%
Pacific Islander	12	0.01%

Brainerd Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	59,139	30.84%
2.	Norwegian	29,590	15.43%
3.	Swedish	19,343	10.09%
4.	Irish	16,783	8.75%
5.	English	12,253	6.39%
6.	French Non-Basque	8,387	4.37%
7.	Polish	8,103	4.23%
8.	United States Or American	7,618	3.97%
9.	Dutch	3,639	1.90%
10.	Finnish	3,607	1.88%

Brainerd Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	151,305	96.46%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	1,975	1.26%
3.	German	1,305	0.83%
4.	Other Native North American	966	0.62%
5.	Scandinavian	284	0.18%
6.	French	262	0.17%
7.	Polish	105	0.07%
8.	Chinese	92	0.06%
9.	Other Slavic	76	0.05%
10.	Japanese	70	0.04%

Brainerd Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	164,680	98.93%
Naturalized immigrant	1,089	0.65%
Not a citizen	699	0.42%

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Brainerd Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Cass County

Crow Wing County

Brainerd Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Ah Gwah Ching	Garrison	Perry Lake
Ansel	Gould	Pike Bay
Backus	Hackensack	Pillager
Barclay	Hiram	Pine Lake
Baxter	Home Brook	Pine River
Bay Lake	Ideal	Platte Lake
Becker	Inguadona	Ponto Lake
Bena	Irondale	Poplar
Beulah	Ironton	Powers
Birch Lake	Jenkins	Rabbit Lake
Blind Lake	Kego	Remer
Boy Lake	Lake Edwards	Riverton
Boy River	Lake Hubert	Rogers
Brainerd	Lake Shore	Roosevelt
Breezy Point	Leech Lake	Ross Lake
Bull Moose	Lima	Salem
Bungo	Little Pine	Shingobee
Byron	Long Lake	Sibley
Cass Lake	Longville	Slater
Center	Loon Lake	Smoky Hollow
Chickamaw Beach	Manhattan Beach	St. Mathias
Crooked Lake	Maple	Swatara
Crosby	Maple Grove	Sylvan
Crosslake	May	Thunder Lake
Crow Wing	McKinley	Timothy
Cuyuna	Meadow Brook	Torrey
Daggett Brook	Merrifield	Trelipe
Dean Lake	Mission	Trommald
Deerfield	Moose Lake	Turtle Lake
Deerwood	Motley	Wabedo
East Cass	Nisswa	Wahnena
East Gull Lake	Nokay Lake	Walden
Emily	North Cass	Walker
Fairfield	North Central Cass	West Crow Wing
Fairview	Oak Lawn	Wilkinson
Federal Dam	Otter Tail Peninsula	Wilson
Fifty Lakes	Outing	Wolford
Fort Ripley	Pelican	Woodrow
Gail Lake	Pequot Lakes

Brainerd (13,178)	Crooked Lake (498)	Bungo (111)
Baxter (5,764)	St. Mathias (490)	Lima (111)
West Crow Wing (5,144)	Kego (465)	Bena (110)
Crosby (2,396)	Daggett Brook (448)	Bull Moose (107)
Deerwood (2,020)	Fairfield (444)	Ansel (101)
Lake Edwards (1,995)	Pillager (420)	Federal Dam (101)
Pine River (1,989)	Fifty Lakes (392)	Gail Lake (92)
Sylvan (1,965)	Leech Lake (384)	Dean Lake (89)
Nisswa (1,953)	Loon Lake (376)	Blind Lake (88)
Crosslake (1,893)	Wabedo (375)	Little Pine (86)
Oak Lawn (1,793)	Rabbit Lake (348)	Smoky Hollow (61)
Shingobee (1,745)	North Cass (348)	Beulah (57)
Pike Bay (1,643)	Hiram (334)	Manhattan Beach (50)
Crow Wing (1,212)	Wolford (326)	Otter Tail Peninsula (43)
Sibley (1,208)	Backus (311)	East Cass (43)
Lake Shore (1,205)	Platte Lake (305)	North Central Cass (24)
Irondale (1,113)	Maple (291)	Pelican
Walker (1,069)	Hackensack (285)	Roosevelt
Fairview (1,052)	Wilkinson (270)	Riverton
Garrison (1,009)	Thunder Lake (262)	Turtle Lake
Breezy Point (979)	McKinley (252)	Outing
East Gull Lake (978)	Slater (249)	Pine Lake
Ideal (950)	Gould (249)	Birch Lake
Pequot Lakes (947)	Perry Lake (237)	Motley
Bay Lake (923)	Cuyuna (231)	Moose Lake
Powers (918)	Wahnena (197)	Byron
Cass Lake (860)	Home Brook (191)	Deerfield
Emily (847)	Inguadona (190)	May
Center (808)	Meadow Brook (183)	Rogers
Woodrow (741)	Longville (180)	Salem
Mission (733)	Trelipe (174)	Lake Hubert
Jenkins (712)	Poplar (173)	Long Lake
Nokay Lake (681)	Chickamaw Beach (148)	Maple Grove
Fort Ripley (674)	Timothy (147)	Becker
Walden (606)	Boy River (138)	Wilson
Remer (555)	Ross Lake (134)	Swatara
Ponto Lake (530)	Boy Lake (132)	Ah Gwah Ching
Barclay (516)	Trommald (125)	Merrifield
Ironton (498)	Torrey (122)