The City of Brooklyn Park

Overview

Brooklyn Park is the sixth largest city in Minnesota and continues to be a rapidly growing second-ring suburb. This former agriculture community is developing its final one-third of land and offers a wide range of commercial, industrial and residential development opportunities. The City provides excellent recreational opportunities ranging from an extensive park and trail system to a nationally recognized public golf course.

Commercial Transportation
Brooklyn Park has several outlets available for commercial transportation. It has I-94/694 that is within city limits. In addition, CO-81, MN-252 and MN-610 and US-169 are all four lane highways located within city limits.

Commercial Property
Brooklyn Park had 3 commercial building permits in 2007 totaling $5,530,551 and $1,209,022,400 in commercial assessed market value property in 2008.

Tax Rates
In 2008, the municipal tax rate was 37.74% and the county tax rate was 38.57%

Demographics
The population of Brooklyn Park in 2000 was 67,388 people that was spread out with 28.8% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 34.9% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 5.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. The median income for a household was $56,572 and the median income for a family was $64,297.