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Brooklyn Center, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Brooklyn Center is a Census city of 32,479 people across 8.00 square miles of land, in Hennepin County. Median household income is $72,535, 63.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 27 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $11.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brooklyn Center
What Brooklyn Center is
- Census place typecity
- Land area8 sq mi
- Water area0.38 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,058
- County holding the largest share of its areaHennepin County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brooklyn Center
How many people live in Brooklyn Center
- Population32,479
- Median age33.5
- Population under 189,324
- Share under 1828.7 percent
- Population 65 and over4,016
- Share 65 and over12.4 percent
- Households11,164
- Family households7,297
- Share of households that are families65.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brooklyn Center
Income and work in Brooklyn Center
- Median household income$72,535
- Per capita income$30,555
- Civilian labor force16,789
- Employed15,816
- Unemployed973 plus or minus 244
- Unemployment rate5.8 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over20,580
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.4 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brooklyn Center
Housing in Brooklyn Center
- Housing units11,572
- Occupied units11,164
- Vacant units408 plus or minus 167
- Vacancy rate3.5 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Owner occupied7,095
- Renter occupied4,069
- Ownership rate63.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$274,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,376
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.8 percent
- Single family units7,709
- Share single family66.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,798
- Share in buildings of two or more32.8 percent
- Mobile homes65 plus or minus 41
- Median year structure built1962
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brooklyn Center
How Brooklyn Center gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute13,303
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,536
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,637
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.3 percent
- Drove alone67.9 percent
- Carpooled14.0 percent
- Public transport2.6 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home13.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brooklyn Center
SBA loans in Brooklyn Center (7(a))
- Approvals27
- Gross approval$11,746,300
- Average approval$435,048
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,200,000
- Largest approval$2,296,300
- Jobs supported496
- Jobs per approval18.4
- Loans with a final outcome9
- Paid in full9
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more7.4 percent
- Share to franchises11.1 percent
- Distinct lenders15
- Distinct industries by NAICS17
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brooklyn Center, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Brooklyn Center
SBA loans in Brooklyn Center (504)
- Approvals14
- Gross approval$14,998,000
- Average approval$1,071,286
- Median approval$805,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported142
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brooklyn Center, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Brooklyn Center
Flood risk in Brooklyn Center
- NFIP communityCity of Brooklyn Center
- NFIP community number270151
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/04/16
The City of Brooklyn Center participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270151 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Hennepin County, not Brooklyn Center
Hennepin County context, not Brooklyn Center figures
- Establishments in Hennepin County40,486
- Covered employment, Hennepin County917,117
- Average annual pay, Hennepin County$90,157
- Housing units permitted, Hennepin County3,919
Every figure in this section is published for Hennepin County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brooklyn Center.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Brooklyn Center questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota?
32,479, in 11,164 households. Brooklyn Center city covers 8.00 square miles of land, which is 4,058 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Brooklyn Center in?
Hennepin County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Brooklyn Center?
$72,535. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $274,300. Median gross rent is $1,376 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Brooklyn Center businesses?
27 7(a) approvals totaling $11.7 m since FY2020, across 15 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 14 504 approvals worth $15.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brooklyn Center, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Brooklyn Center borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Brooklyn Center. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Brooklyn Center in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Brooklyn Center appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Brooklyn Center, city of, community 270151, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Brooklyn Center figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hennepin County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Brooklyn Center.
Is zoning published for Brooklyn Center?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.