COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fridley vs Brooklyn Center
PLACE A
Fridley, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Fridley and Brooklyn Center are close in size. Fridley earns more, with a median household income $5,145 higher.
FRIDLEYBROOKLYN CENTERDIFFERENCE
Total population30,82931,846−3% vs Brooklyn Center
Population density3,0333,979−946
Population growth8.8%12.2%−3.5 pts
Median age34.733.5+1.2
Male51.1%51.5%−0.4 pts
Female48.9%48.5%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born18.2%21.7%−3.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.7%30.6%+24.1 pts
Black20.4%31.3%−10.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino14.1%16.5%−2.4 pts
Asian5.8%15.2%−9.4 pts
Other5.0%6.3%−1.3 pts
Median household income$77,680$72,535+$5,145
Per capita income$38,100$30,555+$7,545
Poverty rate11.9%12.3%−0.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3900.413−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher30.0%24.6%+5.4 pts
Graduate degree8.2%6.4%+1.7 pts
Unemployment rate6.5%5.8%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation69.8%69.8%Even
Median home value$302,900$274,300+$28,600
Median gross rent$1,326$1,376−$50
Owner-occupied63.0%63.6%−0.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.4%3.5%+2.9 pts
Rent-burdened households43.3%47.9%−4.7 pts
Average commute22.622.1+0.5
Worked from home15.6%13.1%+2.5 pts
Public transit to work2.1%2.6%−0.5 pts
Uninsured6.7%9.6%−2.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025