COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brainerd vs Ithaca
PLACE A
Brainerd, MN
VS
PLACE B
Ithaca, NY
Brainerd and Ithaca are close in size. Ithaca earns more, with a median household income $2,602 higher.
BRAINERDITHACADIFFERENCE
Total population100,562104,047−3% vs Ithaca
Population density33219−186
Population growth5.6%4.1%+1.5 pts
Median age47.032.3+14.7
Male50.5%48.7%+1.8 pts
Female49.5%51.3%−1.8 pts
Foreign-born1.3%12.9%−11.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.3%73.7%+15.6 pts
Black0.4%3.6%−3.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.7%6.6%−4.9 pts
Asian0.4%10.1%−9.7 pts
Other8.2%6.0%+2.2 pts
Median household income$71,422$74,024−$2,602
Per capita income$40,807$41,808−$1,001
Poverty rate10.8%16.4%−5.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4390.483−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher28.3%58.8%−30.5 pts
Graduate degree9.0%34.8%−25.9 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%5.5%+0.3 pts
Labor force participation58.2%58.4%−0.2 pts
Median home value$300,990$290,900+$10,090
Median gross rent$937$1,411−$474
Owner-occupied79.9%54.1%+25.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate36.2%9.5%+26.7 pts
Rent-burdened households38.0%53.5%−15.5 pts
Average commute23.820.1+3.6
Worked from home12.9%20.0%−7.1 pts
Public transit to work0.3%4.6%−4.3 pts
Uninsured5.7%4.4%+1.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025