Minnesota · Census place 08254
Brownton city, MN
Quick answer
Brownton city has 530 residents, ranking #488 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $77,159, the median home is worth $148,500 and median gross rent runs $833 a month.
- Population
- 530Brownton city residents
- Median household income
- $77,159Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $148,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $833Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 87.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Brownton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Brownton city median would spend about 13% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.8% of residents and 87.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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