CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Breckenridge

Minnesota · 3,708 residents · 2.60 sq mi

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With 3,708 people, Breckenridge is a city in Minnesota. The typical home is worth $41,800. Households here earn about 31% less than in Minnesota as a whole. Getting to work takes 11 minutes on average. Renters pay $258 a month at the median. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,708

+4%vs 2000

vs 3,559 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.8

−8%vs 2000

vs 38.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.60 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(282)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(299)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(267)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(237)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(222)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(557)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415%(555)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.3%(233)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(338)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(307)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.6%(281)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.5%(130)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,398

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,054 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,033

−41%vs 2000

vs $17,059 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.9%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,800

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $66,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$258

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $344 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.4%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.8% in 2000

30.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.3%(3,427)

Black0.1%(5)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(61)

Asian0.2%(6)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(3,611)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino2%(76)

Asian0.1%(3)

Other2.5%(94)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.5%(51)

Central American0.1%(4)

Honduran0.1%(4)

Ancestry

German38%(1,273)

Norwegian20.9%(701)

Irish8.7%(291)

Polish4.8%(160)

American3.5%(117)

English3.3%(109)

Swedish3%(99)

Czech2.7%(92)

Danish2%(67)

Russian1.1%(38)

Dutch1.1%(36)

French1%(32)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian0.9%(29)

Subsaharan African0.6%(19)

Ethiopian0.5%(18)

Scottish0.4%(15)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(14)

Italian0.4%(13)

French Canadian0.3%(10)

Belgian0.2%(8)

Canadian0.2%(8)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Irish population · Largest Polish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.2%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.8%

−7.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

11.1 min

+2%vs 2000

vs 10.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married37.1%(528)

Married40.1%(570)

Widowed6.4%(91)

Divorced16.4%(234)

Women 15+

Never married25%(327)

Married44.8%(586)

Widowed9.4%(123)

Divorced20.7%(271)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.1%

−2.9 ptssince 2013

from 8.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.2%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 60.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.5%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.9%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 21.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.2%

+6.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.8%

−12.1 ptssince 2020

from 76.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.9%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 35.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)7.5%(12)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.7%(14)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era11.8%(19)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II10.6%(17)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 161 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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