Moving to Brownsville, Minnesota

Population: 517. Estimated population in July 2024: 531 (+2.7% change)
Males: 274 (53.0%), Females: 243 (47.0%)

Houston County

Zip code: 55919

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.7 years
Median household income: $46,250
Median house value: $72,500

Population by Race

Races in Brownsville:

• White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
• Hispanic (0.6%)
• American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (50.9%), Irish (17.0%), Norwegian (16.8%), English (5.8%), French (4.8%), United States (4.1%).

Elevation: 700 feet

Land area: 1.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Brownsville

• High school or higher: 87.1%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
• Unemployed: 5.6%
• Mean travel time to work: 28.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brownsville city

• Never married: 21.8%
• Now married: 62.3%
• Separated: 1.2%
• Widowed: 6.4%
• Divorced: 8.3%

0.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +101 (+24.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Brownsville:

• FRANCISCAN SKEMP MED CTR LACROSSE (about 9 miles; LA CROSSE, WI)
• LA CROSSE LUTHERAN HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; LA CROSSE, WI)
• VERNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 148 (about 29 miles; VIROQUA, WI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brownsville:

• LA CROSSE MUNI (about 12 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Abbreviation: LSE)
• VOLK FIELD (about 74 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; Abbreviation: VOK)
• CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 81 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Abbreviation: EAU)

Other public-use airports nearest to Brownsville:

• HOUSTON COUNTY (about 18 miles; CALEDONIA, MN; Abbreviation: CHU)
• VIROQUA MUNI (about 29 miles; VIROQUA, WI; Abbreviation: Y51)
• WAUKON MUNI (about 33 miles; WAUKON, IA; Abbreviation: Y01)

Amtrak station near Brownsville:

• 10 miles: LA CROSSE (601 ST. ANDREW ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brownsville:

• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 9 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,669)
• WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 17 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,973)
• WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,568)
• SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 35 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,969)
• LUTHER COLLEGE (about 42 miles; DECORAH, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,566)
• NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 55 miles; CALMAR, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,393)
• UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; FAYETTE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,173)