ZIP 56401 · Brainerd
Who lives in ZIP code 56401 (Brainerd, MN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Brainerd, MN · Crow Wing County
uszips 2026
People31,841
Median age40.4
Household income$73,128
Home value$258,566
Median rent$883/mo
Poverty10.1%
College degree+25.4%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Brainerd, MN (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 38 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 13,074
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.3% are 65 or older; 77.6% are adults.
Household income
33.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,922.
Education (adults 25+)
45.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.8%
- Never married
- 29.8%
- Divorced
- 10.9%
- Widowed
- 6.5%
- Family size
- 2.91
- Dual-income families
- 56.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 73.6%
- Rent burden
- 24.9%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.3%
- Unemployment
- 6.4%
- Self-employed
- 11.7%
- Farmers
- 1.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 19.8%
- Veterans
- 7.0%
- With a disability
- 16.3%
- No health insurance
- 4.8%
- Limited English
- 0.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.