COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brooten vs Alexandria
PLACE A
Brooten, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Alexandria, Pennsylvania
Brooten is 77% larger than Alexandria. Alexandria earns more, with a median household income $23,625 higher. Alexandria has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -16%).
BROOTENALEXANDRIADIFFERENCE
Total population650367+77% vs Alexandria
Population density4103,219−2,810
Population growth-15.7%11.0%−26.7 pts
Median age45.837.2+8.6
Male56.6%48.1%+8.5 pts
Female43.4%51.9%−8.5 pts
Foreign-born9.3%0.0%+9.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic74.8%91.9%−17.1 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino18.1%6.7%+11.4 pts
Asian0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
Other6.6%1.4%+5.2 pts
Median household income$48,250$71,875−$23,625
Per capita income$34,566$31,316+$3,250
Poverty rate18.4%19.5%−1.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4840.293+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher17.3%31.7%−14.4 pts
Graduate degree2.2%11.7%−9.5 pts
Unemployment rate9.7%4.2%+5.6 pts
Labor force participation63.9%63.2%+0.7 pts
Median home value$144,000$155,000−$11,000
Median gross rent$661$855−$194
Owner-occupied73.4%75.9%−2.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.8%0.0%+16.8 pts
Rent-burdened households27.0%31.0%−4.0 pts
Average commute23.925.9−2.1
Worked from home11.6%5.1%+6.5 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Uninsured17.9%3.5%+14.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025