North Branch is a medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 12,258 people and three associated neighborhoods, North Branch is the 97th largest community in Minnesota.

Also of interest is that North Branch has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Overall, North Branch’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

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.

In terms of college education, North Branch is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.35% of adults 25 and older in North Branch have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in North Branch in 2022 was $44,324, which is upper middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $177,296 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 Black or African-American. 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.