COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brooten vs Willmar
PLACE A
Brooten, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Willmar, Minnesota
Brooten is 97% smaller than Willmar. Willmar earns more, with a median household income $14,030 higher. Willmar has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -16%).
BROOTENWILLMARDIFFERENCE
Total population65022,001−97% vs Willmar
Population density4101,546−1,137
Population growth-15.7%7.2%−22.9 pts
Median age45.835.5+10.3
Male56.6%47.6%+9.1 pts
Female43.4%52.4%−9.1 pts
Foreign-born9.3%17.7%−8.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic74.8%58.5%+16.3 pts
Black0.0%9.8%−9.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino18.1%25.6%−7.5 pts
Asian0.5%2.5%−2.0 pts
Other6.6%3.6%+3.0 pts
Median household income$48,250$62,280−$14,030
Per capita income$34,566$31,826+$2,740
Poverty rate18.4%13.1%+5.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4840.413+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.3%25.3%−8.0 pts
Graduate degree2.2%6.7%−4.5 pts
Unemployment rate9.7%4.8%+4.9 pts
Labor force participation63.9%63.8%+0.1 pts
Median home value$144,000$198,400−$54,400
Median gross rent$661$910−$249
Owner-occupied73.4%59.4%+14.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.8%6.4%+10.5 pts
Rent-burdened households27.0%41.6%−14.6 pts
Average commute23.912.6+11.2
Worked from home11.6%8.2%+3.3 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.9%−0.2 pts
Uninsured17.9%8.4%+9.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025