Central Lakes College-Brainerd's Living Circumstances

Brainerd Public School District Overview

Central Lakes College-Brainerd located in Brainerd Public School District area. A total of 17,968 households are located in Brainerd Public School District area. Among them, 5,095 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.90 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 11,998 and 9,578 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0.44% (187) of residents are non-citizens and 1.99% (851) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Brainerd Public School District, Minnesota
Household	17,968
Population	42,864
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	5,095 (28.36%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	11,998
Total Students	9,578
Pre-Kindergarten	651
Kindergarten	525
Grade 1-8	4,683
Grade 9-12	2,293
College/Graduate School	1,426
Veterans	33,470
Non-citizen	187
Non-English Home Language	851
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

34,634 residents are over the age of 16 and 22,461 people are in labor force. Among them, 22,421 people are in civilian labor force and 40 are in armed labor force. 21,907 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 2.30%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Brainerd Public School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	21,656	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	17,877	82.55%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,906	8.80%
Public transportation	53	0.24%
Walked	353	1.63%
Other method	282	1.30%
Worked from home	1,185	5.47%
Average Commute Time	21 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	21,907	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	7,372	33.65%
Service	4,230	19.31%
Sales and office	5,093	23.25%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,995	9.11%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,217	14.68%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	21,907	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	275	1.26%
Construction	1,906	8.70%
Manufacturing	2,098	9.58%
Wholesale trade	499	2.28%
Retail trade	3,291	15.02%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,007	4.60%
Information	418	1.91%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,421	6.49%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,624	7.41%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	5,200	23.74%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,381	10.87%
Other services, except public administration	760	3.47%
Public administration	1,027	4.69%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	21,907	-
Private wage and salary workers	17,767	81.10%
Government workers	2,654	12.11%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,480	6.76%
Unpaid family workers	6	0.03%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $75,924 for the 17,968 households in Brainerd Public School District area, Minnesota. The average income of a single worker is $33,303. 41,225 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 95.76%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	17,968	-
Less than $10,000	874	4.86%
$10,000 - $14,999	890	4.95%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,839	10.23%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,895	10.55%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,294	12.77%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,597	20.02%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,409	13.41%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,606	14.50%
$150,000 - $199,999	881	4.90%
More than $200,000	683	3.80%
Median Household Income	$57,484	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$75,924	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	11,637	-
Less than $10,000	359	3.08%
$10,000 - $14,999	199	1.71%
$15,000 - $24,999	632	5.43%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,037	8.91%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,310	11.26%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,560	22.00%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,883	16.18%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,249	19.33%
$150,000 - $199,999	767	6.59%
More than $200,000	641	5.51%

Median Family Income	$70,911	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$92,082	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$33,303	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$50,470	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$50,470	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	43,051	-
With health insurance coverage	41,225	95.76%
Public coverage	17,505	40.66%
Private health insurance	31,315	72.74%
Without health insurance coverage	1,826	4.24%

Housing

There are 23,263 housing units in Brainerd Public School District area, Minnesota with 17,968 units (77.24%) occupied. 13,144 houses (73.15%) are occupied by owner and 4,824 houses (26.85%) are rented. The average housing value is $194,000 and the average rental cost is $823. 671 houses (2.88%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,676 houses (15.80%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,263	-
Occupied	17,968	77.24%
Owner Occupied	13,144	73.15%
Renter Occupied	4,824	26.85%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	17,561	75.49%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	874	3.76%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	3,476	14.94%
Mobile Homes	1,352	5.81%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,263	-
Built 2014 or later	671	2.88%
Built 2010 - 2013	777	3.34%
Built 2000 - 2009	5,417	23.29%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,571	15.35%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,959	12.72%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,705	11.63%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,765	7.59%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,722	7.40%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,676	15.80%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,263	-
1 room	448	1.93%
2 rooms	1,110	4.77%
3 rooms	2,427	10.43%
4 rooms	4,085	17.56%
5 rooms	3,814	16.40%
6 rooms	3,208	13.79%
7 rooms	2,702	11.62%
8 rooms	2,242	9.64%
9 rooms or more	3,227	13.87%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,263	-
no bedroom	477	2.05%
1 bedroom	2,673	11.49%
2 bedrooms	6,294	27.06%
3 bedrooms	8,127	34.94%
4 bedrooms	4,212	18.11%
5 bedrooms or more	1,480	6.36%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	13,144	-
Less than $50,000	665	5.06%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,279	9.73%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,237	17.02%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,679	20.38%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,458	26.31%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,027	15.42%
$500,000 - $999,999	700	5.33%
$1,000,000 or more	99	0.75%
Median House Value	$194,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	4,606	-
Less than $500	646	14.03%
$500 - $999	2,691	58.42%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,068	23.19%
$1,500 - $1,999	192	4.17%
$2,000 - $2,499	5	0.11%
$2,500 - $2,999	4	0.09%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$823	-

Demographic

A total of 43,641 people lives in Brainerd Public School District area, Minnesota with 21,387 male and 22,254 female. The males to female ratio is 49.01 to 50.99. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	43,641	-
Male	21,387	49.01%
Female	22,254	50.99%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	43,641	-
Under 5 years	2,503	5.74%
5 - 9 years	3,101	7.11%
10 - 14 years	2,856	6.54%
15 - 19 years	2,488	5.70%
20 - 24 years	2,343	5.37%
25 - 34 years	5,301	12.15%
35 - 44 years	5,110	11.71%
45 - 54 years	5,454	12.50%
55 - 59 years	2,918	6.69%
60 - 64 years	3,277	7.51%
65 - 74 years	4,761	10.91%
75 - 84 years	2,468	5.66%
85 years and older	1,061	2.43%
Median Age	40.9 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	43,641	-
One Race	42,873	98.24%
White	41,555	95.22%
Black or African American	421	0.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native	504	1.15%
Asian	243	0.56%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	2	0.00%
Other	148	0.34%

Two or more races	768	1.76%
White and Black or African American	292	0.67%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	164	0.38%
White and Asian	162	0.37%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	2	0.00%