North Branch is a somewhat small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 11,492 people and three associated neighborhoods, North Branch is the 97th largest community in Minnesota.
The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, North Branch has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes North Branch a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in North Branch is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In North Branch, the average commute to work is 30.77 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
The education level of North Branch citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.52% of adults 25 and older in North Branch have a college degree.
The per capita income in North Branch in 2022 was $44,360, which is wealthy relative to Minnesota, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $177,440 for a family of four. However, North Branch contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call North Branch home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of North Branch residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in North Branch include German, Swedish, Norwegian, Irish, and English.
The most common language spoken in North Branch is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.