Brown County, Minnesota (MN)

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• • 23,53691.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,2805.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3681.4%Two or more races
  • 2180.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1440.6%Asian alone
  • 440.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 370.1%Some other race alone
  • 20.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $201,366

Here:	$201,366
State:	$374,552

Townhouses or other attached units: $231,703

Here:	$231,703
State:	$312,049

In 2-unit structures: $112,031

Here:	$112,031
State:	$323,045

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $107,488

Here:	$107,488
State:	$238,971

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $210,064

Here:	$210,064
State:	$258,516

Mobile homes: $29,084

Here:	$29,084
State:	$94,605

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 13
• Thefts: 29
• Auto thefts: 6

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 12
• Thefts: 19
• Auto thefts: 2

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,883 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,786 (1.0%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Brown County is $423 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $508 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $608 a month.

Cities in this county include: New Ulm, Sleepy Eye, Springfield, Hanska, Comfrey, Searles, Evan, Cobden.

Neighboring counties: Benton County, Oregon , Washington County, Maine , Charlevoix County, Michigan , Lake County, Michigan , Mason County, Michigan .

Current college students: 1,418
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 691 (62.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2092010 or later
• 922000 to 2009
• 1691990 to 1999
• 371980 to 1989
• 351970 to 1979
• 114Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,799
• One, attached: 260
• Two: 289
• 3 or 4: 249
• 5 to 9: 243
• 10 to 19: 107
• 20 to 49: 494
• 50 or more: 293
• Mobile homes: 255
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1

Housing units in Brown County with a mortgage: 4,615 (392 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 337 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 129

Religion statistics for Brown County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Brown County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Minnesota Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4531, Natural disaster type: Other
• Minnesota Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2019 - April 28, 2019, FEMA Id: 4442, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood, Wind
• Minnesota Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: June 15, 2018 - July 12, 2018, FEMA Id: 4390, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Minnesota Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: June 11, 2014 to July 12, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4182: July 21, 2014, FEMA Id: 4182, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
• Minnesota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 16, 2011 to May 25, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1982: May 10, 2011, FEMA Id: 1982, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Minnesota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 22, 2010 to October 14, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1941: October 13, 2010, FEMA Id: 1941, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Minnesota Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 17, 2010 to June 26, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1921: July 02, 2010, FEMA Id: 1921, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Minnesota Flooding, Incident Period: March 01, 2010 to April 26, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1900: April 19, 2010, FEMA Id: 1900, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Minnesota Flooding, Incident Period: March 01, 2010 to April 26, 2010, Emergency Declared EM-3310: March 19, 2010, FEMA Id: 3310, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Minnesota Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3242: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3242, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.96% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($49,282 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.87% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($38,258 average AGI)
1.09% relocated from other states ($11,024 average AGI)

Brown County:	1.09%
Minnesota average:	2.06%

from Nicollet County, MN	0.60% ($53,149 average AGI)
from Blue Earth County, MN	0.47% ($44,635)
from Redwood County, MN	0.31% ($47,206)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.30% ($45,939)
from Sibley County, MN	0.27% ($36,133)
from Watonwan County, MN	0.26% ($49,724)

5.21% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($63,238 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.99% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($45,373 average AGI)
1.22% relocated to other states ($17,865 average AGI)

Brown County:	1.22%
Minnesota average:	2.44%

to Nicollet County, MN	0.61% ($60,794 average AGI)
to Blue Earth County, MN	0.55% ($59,803)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.46% ($58,588)
to Redwood County, MN	0.21% ($45,870)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Brown County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 5,822 (1,909 living alone), Female householders: 5,418 (1,781 living alone)

• 5,609 spouses (5,588 opposite-sex spouses), 750 unmarried partners, (750 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,630 children (6,348 natural, 47 adopted, 241 stepchildren), 253 grandchildren, 96 brothers or sisters, 57 parents, 0 foster children, 68 other relatives, 215 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,194

Size of family households: 3,896 2-persons, 1,225 3-persons, 1,072 4-persons, 598 5-persons, 158 6-persons, 172 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,692 1-person, 383 2-persons, 64 3-persons, 9 4-persons.

4,110 married couples with children.
1,249 single-parent households (370 men, 879 women).

95.3% of residents of Brown speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% speak English very well, 60% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (27% speak English very well, 73% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $146,876,000 ($5,488 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,300,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $65,757,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $27,120,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,445,000
Federal grants: $21,542,000
Federal procurement contracts: $9,780,000 ($135,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,232,000 ($2,853,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $849,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,721,000
Federal Government insurance: $71,325,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-16 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.72 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Brown County, Minnesota
• 272020 or later
• 6472010 to 2019
• 8242000 to 2009
• 1,0501990 to 1999
• 9301980 to 1989
• 1,4621970 to 1979
• 1,0311960 to 1969
• 1,3041950 to 1959
• 8231940 to 1949
• 3,6541939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Brown County, Minnesota

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Brown County, Minnesota
• 201 room
• 82 rooms
• 1233 rooms
• 5404 rooms
• 1,2015 rooms
• 1,7176 rooms
• 1,3697 rooms
• 1,2758 rooms
• 2,5569+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brown County, Minnesota
• 261 room
• 3062 rooms
• 3093 rooms
• 6594 rooms
• 3475 rooms
• 3276 rooms
• 1647 rooms
• 1758 rooms
• 979+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Brown County, Minnesota

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Brown County, Minnesota
• 19no bedroom
• 2021 bedroom
• 1,6742 bedrooms
• 3,9013 bedrooms
• 2,2134 bedrooms
• 7925+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brown County, Minnesota
• 25no bedroom
• 6951 bedroom
• 9542 bedrooms
• 4443 bedrooms
• 1804 bedrooms
• 1065+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Brown County, Minnesota in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Brown County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 149no vehicle
• 2,1881 vehicle
• 3,8422 vehicles
• 1,6333 vehicles
• 6774 vehicles
• 3265+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Brown County in renter-occupied apartments
• 397no vehicle
• 1,1771 vehicle
• 6092 vehicles
• 1363 vehicles
• 694 vehicles
• 295+ vehicles

90.9% of Brown County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Minnesota.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 20,919
• Other state: 4,260
• Northeast: 168
• Midwest: 2,643
• South: 784
• West: 665

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 246
• Number of aged recipients: 40
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 206
• Number of recipients under 18: 28
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 158
• Number of recipients older than 64: 60
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 127
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 99