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Brooklyn Center, MN vs Mankato, MN

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- Household income in Mankato, is 13% less than it is in Brooklyn Center and is 23% below the National Average.
- Brooklyn Center unemployment rate is 6.6%.
- Mankato unemployment rate is 3.7%.
 Brooklyn Center, MNMankato, MNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,988  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$56,274$69,021
 Family Median Income$70,128  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Brooklyn Center, MNMankato, MNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K18.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Brooklyn Center, MNMankato, MNUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.2%1.2%
 Education, library5.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.7%13.1%
Reviews for Brooklyn Center    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Very low income area with higher crime. Watched a fight break out in the Walmart there standing in line. Typical stupid Walmart people BS. Bad schools. The city motto is  More

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23Sep09 - Brooklyn Center, MN is a NW suburb of Minneapolis. Cold winters (of course). Aug can be very hot and humid. Weather last few years has been seasonably  More

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Reviews for Mankato    4 Reviews

Mankato, MN is a small community that has some nice features (small concerts, theatre, parks, etc.) but unfortunately every time you turn around there is a new social  More

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It depends on what your view of culture is. For a city of about 60,000 it does have SOME. You need to look to find it. Start at Minnesota State, from national  More

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Over 13 years ago

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