COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brooten vs Sartell
PLACE A
Brooten, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Sartell, Minnesota
Brooten is 97% smaller than Sartell. Sartell earns more, with a median household income $35,881 higher. Sartell has grown faster since 2000 (22% vs -16%).
BROOTENSARTELLDIFFERENCE
Total population65019,918−97% vs Sartell
Population density4101,956−1,546
Population growth-15.7%21.9%−37.6 pts
Median age45.834.8+11.0
Male56.6%48.0%+8.7 pts
Female43.4%52.0%−8.7 pts
Foreign-born9.3%4.2%+5.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic74.8%85.1%−10.3 pts
Black0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino18.1%3.1%+15.0 pts
Asian0.5%1.7%−1.2 pts
Other6.6%5.5%+1.1 pts
Median household income$48,250$84,131−$35,881
Per capita income$34,566$42,415−$7,849
Poverty rate18.4%7.4%+11.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4840.450+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.3%40.9%−23.5 pts
Graduate degree2.2%14.5%−12.2 pts
Unemployment rate9.7%2.2%+7.5 pts
Labor force participation63.9%72.6%−8.7 pts
Median home value$144,000$297,300−$153,300
Median gross rent$661$1,275−$614
Owner-occupied73.4%61.8%+11.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.8%1.2%+15.6 pts
Rent-burdened households27.0%53.5%−26.5 pts
Average commute23.918.8+5.1
Worked from home11.6%12.1%−0.6 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.4%+0.3 pts
Uninsured17.9%4.1%+13.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025