City Population And Economic Context
Brainerd, MN
Brainerd, MN city profile with direct Population Pulse only when verified, plus named parent-county economic context.
Overview
Brainerd, MN city profile with direct Population Pulse only when verified, plus named parent-county economic context.
Current Population And County Economic Pulse
Direct city population values appear only when the Census place match is verified. Jobs and earnings use named parent-county context.
Population
Direct source match2025 population estimate
14,428
One-year change +0.1%
Five-year change +0.4%
Published from the active current-data Pulse release. This does not change the annual Combined Score.
County Jobs Context
Parent-county contextQ1 2026 average covered employment
Crow Wing County: 29,463
Q1 2025 -1.0%
2025 annual context 31,145
Crow Wing County data is shown as context; it is not claimed as a city estimate.
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