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The historic Crow Wing County Courthouse, part of the Minnesota Judicial Branch, in downtown Brainerd, Minnesota

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Saturday, November 14, 2026

Crow Wing County

Population
67,6862024
Similar to communities in Minnesota
Household income
$72,5892024
Similar to communities in Minnesota
Home value
$306,8002024
Similar to communities in Minnesota
Unemployment
4.9%2026
Similar to communities in Minnesota
Violent crime
2212023
Less favorable than communities in Minnesota
Work from home
13.2%2024
Similar to communities in Minnesota
Source: Polco GPAL, using data from the original source shown for each indicator.Data from Polco
Community livability

How Crow Wing County scores in ten areas of community life

Polco gives each area an index from the public data behind it, adjusted for the community's socioeconomic profile. Higher is stronger by Polco's measure. Where this page has the numbers behind an area, pick it to see them.

  1. Parks and recreation73
  2. Inclusivity and engagement66
  3. Utilities62
  8. Natural environment54
Source: Polco GPAL, using data from the original source shown for each indicator. The area indexes are for 2025.
Data index

What each number actually means.

Pick a number to see how Crow Wing County compares with other communities, what Polco's model expected and what to keep in mind.

Where Crow Wing County ranks on population
67,686 in 2024
Compared with communities nationallySimilar · 74th percentile
Compared with communities in MinnesotaSimilar · 83rd percentile
Compared with communities of similar population sizeSimilar · 52nd percentile
Each dot is Crow Wing County's percentile within that group, from Polco. Polco treats this measure as neither good nor bad, so further right only means higher.
Source: Polco GPAL, using data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey. Polco’s name for this measure: “Total population”.

What it measures

2024 · Census ACS

How many people live in Crow Wing County. The number comes from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, and college students who live there count as residents.

What Polco's model shows

Model estimate

Polco's GPAL model projects 68,089 for 2025.

Who it affects

More residents means more demand on housing, schools, roads and local services. Population also shapes how much state and federal money Crow Wing County receives.

Keep in mind

Survey figures are estimates with a margin of error. Small changes from one year to the next may not be meaningful.

About this data

These figures come from Polco's GPAL data, which brings together public data on U.S. cities and counties from sources like the Census Bureau, the CDC, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI. Each number is for the year shown with it, and most public data runs one to two years behind. Dollar figures are not adjusted for inflation.

The comparisons are Polco's. Each one names the group of communities Crow Wing County is compared with, and the percentile is Crow Wing County's place within that group. Polco's model figures are estimates, not measurements.

Polco has 331 measures for Crow Wing County. This page shows the 68 whose units and values could be checked. Polco data release of Oct 26, 2026.

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