Brainerd, MN
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Brainerd, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 29,439. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet BRAINERD-MN · Brainerd, MN 1 ZIPs · 29,439 pop · #11924/25278 · Crow Wing County
INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $73,128
- RANK-MID #11924/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ironton
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 74% owners
- POP-SMALL 29,439
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $261,600
Nearest income peer: Ironton, MN (+ $86 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Brainerd
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Brainerd on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Crosby · lowest
Crosby · lowest
$50,298 median HH income
- Baxter · near
Baxter · near
$70,740 median HH income
- Brainerd · this city
Brainerd · this city
$73,128 median HH income
- Ironton · near
Ironton · near
$73,214 median HH income
- Merrifield · near
Merrifield · near
$74,400 median HH income
- Fort Ripley · near
Fort Ripley · near
$74,861 median HH income
- Nisswa · highest
Nisswa · highest
$100,300 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Brainerd, MN sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 47%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 29,439
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $73,128
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 56401 (29,439 residents). Household income $73,128 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Brainerd as a pure owner town.
Within Minnesota, Fulda is the closest lower-income city and Solway the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Brainerd.
Population concentration
Brainerd reads through its lone ZIP, 56401
29,439 ACS residents, one ZIP: 56401 is not the leading code inside Brainerd, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense ZBP book packed into Brainerd's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 891 establishments, 11,787 employees , annual payroll $588,078k (~30 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56401 (891 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (129) · also Health care and social assistance · Construction .
ZIP Codes in Brainerd, MN
These ZIP codes sit in Crow Wing County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Brainerd. See the Crow Wing County roll-up →
Brainerd lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Crow Wing County: Pequot Lakes, Nisswa and Deerwood earn more and Baxter, Crosby and Emily earn less. Nisswa marks the far end of that range at $100,300, 37% above Brainerd.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56401 | 29,439 | $73,128 | 891 | 35 |
Brainerd roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Brainerd, .