| | People QuickFacts | Brainerd | Minnesota |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 13,646 | 5,344,861 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 13,590 | 5,303,925 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.4% | 0.8% |
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Population, 2010 | 13,590 | 5,303,925 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 8.7% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 24.5% | 24.2% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 15.1% | 12.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 52.4% | 50.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 93.5% | 85.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.2% | 5.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.6% | 1.1% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 4.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 3.0% | 2.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 1.8% | 4.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 92.4% | 83.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 77.5% | 85.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 1.2% | 7.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 2.2% | 10.3% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 86.9% | 91.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 19.5% | 31.4% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 17.1 | 22.4 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 49.4% | 74.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 32.3% | 21.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $124,800 | $206,200 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 6,365 | 2,085,917 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.04 | 2.45 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $18,733 | $29,582 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $29,458 | $57,243 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 23.4% | 10.6% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Brainerd | Minnesota |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,913 | 496,657 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.5% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 25.1% | 26.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 277,210 | 107,563,060 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 107,341 | 82,878,056 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 254,235 | 71,384,103 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $18,471 | $13,751 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 38,564 | 10,423,660 |