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.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, North Branch is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, North Branch is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in North Branch who work in management occupations (10.56%), sales jobs (10.17%), and office and administrative support (9.49%). 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. It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) North Branch has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. North Branch has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in North Branch than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, North Branch may be for you.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. 19.35% of adults 25 and older in North Branch have a college 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.
