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Brainard, Nebraska: commercial real estate data.
Brainard is a Census village of 303 people across 0.31 square miles of land, in Butler County. Median household income is $68,750, 78.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $82,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brainard
What Brainard is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.31 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land973
- County holding the largest share of its areaButler 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.
Brainard
How many people live in Brainard
- Population303
- Median age47.5 plus or minus 13.4
- Population under 1860 plus or minus 28
- Share under 1819.8 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Population 65 and over74 plus or minus 24
- Share 65 and over24.4 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Households154
- Family households77 plus or minus 21
- Share of households that are families50.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brainard
Income and work in Brainard
- Median household income$68,750 plus or minus $15,895
- Per capita income$41,058
- Civilian labor force186
- Employed186
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over238
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.5 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.6 percent plus or minus 5.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brainard
Housing in Brainard
- Housing units178
- Occupied units154
- Vacant units24 plus or minus 18
- Vacancy rate13.5 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Owner occupied121 plus or minus 27
- Renter occupied33 plus or minus 17
- Ownership rate78.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$172,800 plus or minus $47,430
- Median gross rent, monthly$756
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.2 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Single family units168
- Share single family94.4 percent plus or minus 24.0
- Units in buildings of two or more10 plus or minus 14
- Share in buildings of two or more5.6 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1948
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brainard
How Brainard gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute172 plus or minus 36
- Commuting under 15 minutes68 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting under 15 minutes39.5 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more54 plus or minus 23
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.4 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Drove alone77.2 percent
- Carpooled8.2 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked8.2 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Worked from home6.5 percent plus or minus 5.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brainard
SBA loans in Brainard (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$82,000
- Average approval$41,000
- Median approval$41,000
- Largest approval$72,000
- Jobs supported14
- Jobs per approval7.0
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term90 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brainard, 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.
Butler County, not Brainard
Butler County context, not Brainard figures
- Establishments in Butler County221
- Covered employment, Butler County2,629
- Average annual pay, Butler County$54,326
- Housing units permitted, Butler County11
Every figure in this section is published for Butler County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brainard.
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
Brainard questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brainard, Nebraska?
303, in 154 households. Brainard village covers 0.31 square miles of land, which is 973 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Brainard in?
Butler 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 Brainard?
$68,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $172,800. Median gross rent is $756 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Brainard businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $82,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $41,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brainard, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Brainard borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Brainard. 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.
Are the county figures on this page Brainard figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Butler 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 Brainard.
Is zoning published for Brainard?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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