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Brown County, IN

Demographic and economic profile of Brown County, IN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Brown County is a small rural county of 15,543 residents with a median age of 51.0 years and a labor force participation rate of 57.4%, reflecting its older, largely settled population. The workforce skews toward lower formal education—26.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—with median worker earnings of $41,387 and an unemployment rate of 3.2%. Housing remains relatively affordable at a median home value of $242,500 and median gross rent of $960/month, and the county posted 3.4% population growth over five years against a poverty rate of just 8.6%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

15,543

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$78,528

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

51.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.4% since 2018

Brown County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone14,706 (94.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races306 (2.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race250 (1.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone145 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone86 (0.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone55 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish269
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island53
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)27
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)25
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic8

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

26.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,350

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$20,995

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$42,450

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,649
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,215
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)877
  4. 4.Construction (Group)758
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services563

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,933
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,515
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,345
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,155
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations788

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.55×)1,148
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.46×)173
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.43×)501
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.32×)678
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.06×)370

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$242,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$960/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

86.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,087 (18.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999903 (15.4%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999757 (12.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999673 (11.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999489 (8.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999488 (8.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

26.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,387

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

36.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,028 (78.7%)
  • Worked At Home1,044 (13.6%)
  • Carpooled437 (5.7%)
  • Walked121 (1.6%)
  • Other21 (0.3%)
  • Motorcycle7 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.