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Brown County, KS

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

AI Overview

Brown County is a small agricultural-oriented county in northeast Kansas with a population of 9,415 that has contracted 2.6% over five years. The labor force of roughly 62.8% participation skews toward workers without four-year degrees—only 18.3% hold a bachelor's or higher, though 95.0% have a high school diploma—with median worker earnings of $34,719 and an unemployment rate of 5.4%. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $111,100 and median gross rent of $675/month, while a 76.3% homeownership rate and 17.4-minute mean commute reflect the county's rural, owner-occupant character.

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

Population

9,415

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$62,233

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone7,772 (83.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone677 (7.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races462 (4.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone148 (1.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone145 (1.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race108 (1.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish123
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)11
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic11
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic2
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)2

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

526

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$53,905

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,355

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,042
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)700
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)523
  4. 4.Construction (Group)284
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining276

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,498
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations932
  3. 3.Service Occupations735
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations710
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations466

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.55×)315
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.69×)730
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.09×)276
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.09×)222
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.04×)489

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$111,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$675/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999401 (13.8%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999300 (10.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999284 (9.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999225 (7.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999204 (7.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999170 (5.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,719

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

17.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,284 (76.5%)
  • Carpooled484 (11.3%)
  • Worked At Home303 (7.1%)
  • Walked148 (3.4%)
  • Other54 (1.3%)
  • Motorcycle10 (0.2%)

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.