Language Spoken At Home in Brooklyn Park
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 13,740 | 100% |
English only | 12,459 | 90.7% |
Language other than English | 1,281 | 9.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 695 | 5.1% |
Spanish | 643 | 4.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 441 | 3.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 244 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 118 | 0.9% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 394 | 2.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 136 | 1.0% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Brooklyn Park
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 14,650 | 100% |
American | 757 | 5.2% |
Arab | 310 | 2.1% |
Czech | 101 | 0.7% |
Danish | 8 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 137 | 0.9% |
English | 1,065 | 7.3% |
French (except Basque) | 334 | 2.3% |
French Canadian | 37 | 0.3% |
German | 3,774 | 25.8% |
Greek | 47 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 56 | 0.4% |
Irish | 2,353 | 16.1% |
Italian | 712 | 4.9% |
Lithuanian | 82 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 25 | 0.2% |
Polish | 1,233 | 8.4% |
Portuguese | 35 | 0.2% |
Russian | 138 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 186 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 222 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 20 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 50 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 19 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 12 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 61 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 37 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 63 | 0.4% |
Households By Type in Brooklyn Park
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 5,133 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 3,583 | 69.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,436 | 28.0% |
Married-couple family | 2,428 | 47.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 942 | 18.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 311 | 6.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 75 | 1.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 844 | 16.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 419 | 8.2% |
Nonfamily households | 1,550 | 30.2% |
Householder living alone | 1,264 | 24.6% |
65 years and over | 520 | 10.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,871 | 36.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,546 | 30.1% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Brooklyn Park
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 14,503 | 100% |
Householder | 5,133 | 35.4% |
Spouse | 2,381 | 16.4% |
Child | 4,621 | 31.9% |
Other relatives | 1,531 | 10.6% |
Nonrelatives | 837 | 5.8% |
Unmarried partner | 463 | 3.2% |
Marital Status in Brooklyn Park
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 5,836 | 100% |
Never married | 2,068 | 35.4% |
Now married, except separated | 2,802 | 48.0% |
Separated | 130 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 272 | 4.7% |
Divorced | 564 | 9.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 5,942 | 100% |
Never married | 1,652 | 27.8% |
Now married, except separated | 2,574 | 43.3% |
Separated | 250 | 4.2% |
Widowed | 570 | 9.6% |
Divorced | 896 | 15.1% |
Fertility in Brooklyn Park
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 207 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 94 | 45.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 23 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 114 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 26 | 0% |
Grandparents in Brooklyn Park
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 754 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 364 | 48.3% |
Less than 1 year | 114 | 15.1% |
1 or 2 years | 42 | 5.6% |
3 or 4 years | 106 | 14.1% |
5 or more years | 102 | 13.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 364 | 100% |
Who are female | 227 | 62.4% |
Who are married | 280 | 76.9% |
School Enrollment in Brooklyn Park
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,385 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 122 | 3.6% |
Kindergarten | 287 | 8.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,403 | 41.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 825 | 24.4% |
College or graduate school | 748 | 22.1% |
Educational Attainment in Brooklyn Park
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 9,650 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 505 | 5.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,491 | 15.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,793 | 39.3% |
Some college, no degree | 2,255 | 23.4% |
Associate's degree | 626 | 6.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 695 | 7.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 285 | 3.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 79.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 10.2% |
Veteran Status in Brooklyn Park
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 11,242 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,230 | 10.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Brooklyn Park
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 14,520 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,073 | 14.3% |
Under 18 years | 3,394 | 100% |
With a disability | 169 | 5.0% |
18 to 64 years | 9,062 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,122 | 12.4% |
65 years and over | 2,064 | 100% |
With a disability | 782 | 37.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Brooklyn Park
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 14,488 | 100% |
Same house | 12,958 | 89.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,495 | 10.3% |
Same county | 807 | 5.6% |
Different county | 688 | 4.7% |
Same state | 480 | 3.3% |
Different state | 208 | 1.4% |
Abroad | 35 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Brooklyn Park
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 14,650 | 100% |
Native | 13,449 | 91.8% |
Born in United States | 13,354 | 91.2% |
State of residence | 10,183 | 69.5% |
Different state | 3,171 | 21.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 95 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 1,201 | 8.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Brooklyn Park
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,201 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 622 | 51.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 579 | 48.2% |
Year of Entry in Brooklyn Park
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,296 | 100% |
Native | 95 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 13 | 13.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 82 | 86.3% |
Foreign born | 1,201 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 25 | 2.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,176 | 97.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Brooklyn Park
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,201 | 100% |
Europe | 75 | 6.2% |
Asia | 543 | 45.2% |
Africa | 97 | 8.1% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 471 | 39.2% |
Northern America | 15 | 1.2% |