City safety & data profile

North BranchMN

North Branch, MN is a 10K-resident city in Chisago County with a median household income of $90,456.

Chisago County, Minnesota. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for North Branch, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. North Branch has a population larger than 1% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $322,300.

Data updated 2026-09-04

10K
Population (place)
Bottom 2%
By size
$90,456
Median income (place)
$322,300
Median home (place)
7.7%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on North Branch

North Branch posts a median household income higher than 61% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 39%
by median income, US cities

Where North Branch income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$90,456 Top 39% higher than 61% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

North Branch $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in MN

Population among 97 MN places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Minneapolis is the largest MN city on this list; Rogers leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in MN

Median household income among the same 97-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Rogers posts the highest place-level median income in MN; Minneapolis is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading North Branch, MN beyond the headline numbers

North Branch sits inside Chisago County, Minnesota, at roughly 45.51°N, -92.98°W. Population 10,215, $90,456 median household income. Median home value $322,300, median rent $1,308. Poverty rate 7.7%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

At 7.7%, poverty in North Branch, MN runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

The median home in North Branch costs roughly 3.6 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

Only 6.1% of North Branch workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, binge drinking departs furthest from its peer median: 19.7% in North Branch, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of North Branch workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for North Branch from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
10,215
North Branch · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$90,456
Near average
Median Home Value (place)
$322,300
-22% vs avg
Median Age (place)
39.5
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Chisago County): North Branch's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
58K+8%
Median Income
$99,400+48%
Median Home Value
$351,900+79%
Poverty Rate
6%-20%
Unemployment
4.1%-38%

Economics

Economics indicators for North Branch, MN
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,308/mo
Poverty Rate
7.7% -38% vs avg
Unemployment 4.1%
Bachelor's Degree+ 18.4%
Work From Home 6.1%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 91.3%
African American 0.1%
Asian 1.9%
Two or More Ethnicities 4.4%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
37.1%
Short Sleep Duration
31.7%
High Blood Pressure
30.5%
Physical Inactivity
23.7%
Binge Drinking
19.7%
Frequent Mental Distress
16.6%
Current Smoking
15.9%
Frequent Physical Distress
12%
Current Asthma
10.4%
Diabetes
9.8%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 65.5%
Annual Checkup 73.8%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
7.5%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.7%
Stroke
3%

What alerts and safety updates affect North Branch?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for North Branch right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet MN-NORTH-BRANCH · North Branch

North Branch: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to North Branch; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Minnesota state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of North Branch, MN? ▼
North Branch, MN has a population of 10,215 people, located in Chisago County, Minnesota.
What is the median household income in North Branch? ▼
The median household income in North Branch, MN is $90,456 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 7.7%.
What is the median home value in North Branch? ▼
The median home value in North Branch, MN is $322,300. Median rent is $1,308/month.
What are the top health concerns in North Branch? ▼
The top health indicators in North Branch include Obesity (37.1%), Short Sleep Duration (31.7%), High Blood Pressure (30.5%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in North Branch? ▼
The median age in North Branch, MN is 39.5 years. 18.4% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for North Branch, both outside Minnesota so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MN (7.7% here).

Daly City, CA 7.7% Waldorf, MD 7.7% Peabody, MA 7.7% Manassas, VA 7.7%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MN ($90,456 here).

Eatontown, NJ $90,463 Norton, OH $90,464 Addison, IL $90,431 San Gabriel, CA $90,488

Compare North Branch with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Forest Lake, MN 20K East Bethel, MN 12K Hugo, MN 14K Lino Lakes, MN 21K Ham Lake, MN 16K Andover, MN 32K White Bear Lake, MN 25K Blaine, MN 62K
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Using North Branch's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the North Branch area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Chisago County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.