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Brooten, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Brooten is a Census city of 602 people across 1.59 square miles of land, in Stearns County. Median household income is $48,250, 73.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $375,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
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What Brooten is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.59 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land379
- County holding the largest share of its areaStearns County, 99.4 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.
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How many people live in Brooten
- Population602
- Median age45.8 plus or minus 11.0
- Population under 1889 plus or minus 28
- Share under 1814.8 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Population 65 and over126 plus or minus 40
- Share 65 and over20.9 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Households237
- Family households95
- Share of households that are families40.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Brooten
- Median household income$48,250 plus or minus $15,909
- Per capita income$34,566
- Civilian labor force329 plus or minus 71
- Employed297 plus or minus 121
- Unemployed32 plus or minus 59
- Unemployment rate9.7 percent plus or minus 17.8
- Adults 25 and over491
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.8 percent plus or minus 27.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.3 percent plus or minus 19.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.2 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Brooten
- Housing units285
- Occupied units237
- Vacant units48 plus or minus 29
- Vacancy rate16.8 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Owner occupied174
- Renter occupied63 plus or minus 20
- Ownership rate73.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$144,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$661
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.4 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Single family units229
- Share single family80.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more56 plus or minus 29
- Share in buildings of two or more19.6 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1960
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Brooten gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute260 plus or minus 107
- Commuting under 15 minutes85 plus or minus 49
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.7 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more107 plus or minus 33
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.2 percent plus or minus 21.1
- Drove alone76.9 percent
- Carpooled2.7 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Public transport0.7 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Walked3.4 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Worked from home11.6 percent plus or minus 31.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Brooten (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$375,000
- Average approval$187,500
- Median approval$187,500
- Largest approval$335,000
- Jobs supported12
- Jobs per approval6.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term78 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brooten, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
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SBA loans in Brooten (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$2,168,000
- Average approval$2,168,000
- Median approval$2,168,000
- Largest approval$2,168,000
- Jobs supported15
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brooten, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
Stearns County, not Brooten
Stearns County context, not Brooten figures
- Establishments in Stearns County4,474
- Covered employment, Stearns County87,252
- Average annual pay, Stearns County$62,313
- Housing units permitted, Stearns County572
Every figure in this section is published for Stearns County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brooten.
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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Common questions
Brooten questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brooten, Minnesota?
602, in 237 households. Brooten city covers 1.59 square miles of land, which is 379 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Brooten in?
Stearns County, which holds 99.4 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Brooten?
$48,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $144,000. Median gross rent is $661 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Brooten businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $375,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $187,500, plus 1 504 approvals worth $2.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brooten, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Brooten borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Brooten. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Brooten figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Stearns 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 Brooten.
Is zoning published for Brooten?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.