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Brownsville, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Brownsville is a Census city of 609 people across 1.85 square miles of land, in Houston County. Median household income is $66,750, 92.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brownsville
What Brownsville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.85 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land329
- County holding the largest share of its areaHouston 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.
Brownsville
How many people live in Brownsville
- Population609
- Median age43.9
- Population under 18155 plus or minus 49
- Share under 1825.5 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Population 65 and over153 plus or minus 38
- Share 65 and over25.1 percent
- Households272
- Family households169 plus or minus 36
- Share of households that are families62.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brownsville
Income and work in Brownsville
- Median household income$66,750
- Per capita income$49,780
- Civilian labor force306 plus or minus 75
- Employed306 plus or minus 75
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over444
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.2 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.4 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brownsville
Housing in Brownsville
- Housing units283
- Occupied units272
- Vacant units11 plus or minus 11
- Vacancy rate3.9 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Owner occupied252
- Renter occupied20 plus or minus 10
- Ownership rate92.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$174,100 plus or minus $39,002
- Median gross rent, monthly$570
- Annual rent as a share of median income10.2 percent
- Single family units251
- Share single family88.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more16 plus or minus 13
- Share in buildings of two or more5.7 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Mobile homes16 plus or minus 12
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brownsville
How Brownsville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute285 plus or minus 73
- Commuting under 15 minutes30 plus or minus 16
- Share commuting under 15 minutes10.5 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more102 plus or minus 45
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.8 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Drove alone88.7 percent
- Carpooled4.0 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.3 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Worked from home5.0 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brownsville
SBA loans in Brownsville (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,189,500
- Average approval$594,750
- Median approval$594,750
- Largest approval$1,003,500
- Jobs supported28
- Jobs per approval14.0
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brownsville, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Brownsville
Flood risk in Brownsville
- NFIP communityCity of Brownsville
- NFIP community number270191
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/07/18
The City of Brownsville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270191 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.
Houston County, not Brownsville
Houston County context, not Brownsville figures
- Establishments in Houston County394
- Covered employment, Houston County5,031
- Average annual pay, Houston County$47,489
- Housing units permitted, Houston County44
Every figure in this section is published for Houston County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brownsville.
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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What this page does not hold.
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
Brownsville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brownsville, Minnesota?
609, in 272 households. Brownsville city covers 1.85 square miles of land, which is 329 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Brownsville in?
Houston 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 Brownsville?
$66,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $174,100. Median gross rent is $570 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Brownsville businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $1.2 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $594,750. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brownsville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Brownsville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Brownsville. Only 2 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 Brownsville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Brownsville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Brownsville, city of, community 270191, 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 Brownsville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Houston 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 Brownsville.
Is zoning published for Brownsville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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