Brown County, Indiana

Interactive maps and statistics for Brown County, Indiana: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Indiana and the United States.

Brown County, Indiana is among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (64th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for average commute time (82nd of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Brown County, Indiana	Indiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	15,606	6,851,073	334,922,499	2119th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$78,528	$71,957	$80,734	647th of 3,221
Median Age	51.0	38.1	38.9	175th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	26.4%	29.5%	35.7%	1064th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$269,100	$218,200	$332,700	787th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$895	$1,062	$1,413	1468th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.8%	12.3%	12.5%	2887th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.2%	4.3%	5.2%	2875th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	50.0	191.2	n/a	1535th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.0%	6.3%	14.1%	2002nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.5	n/a	n/a	940th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	86.6%	70.6%	65.2%	64th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	36.0	24.1	26.4	82nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	13.6%	10.7%	15.1%	569th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.0%	n/a	n/a	1891st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	62.7%	47.3%	46.9%	92nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.9%	n/a	n/a	875th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Brown County, Indiana

Statistic	Brown County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	94.2%	75.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.9%	8.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	9.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	11.1	41.4	61.4

Age in Brown County, Indiana

Statistic	Brown County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Median Age	51.0	38.1	38.9
Under 18 %	16.6%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.6%	9.6%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.1%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.1%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	30.9%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	26.6%	16.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Brown County, Indiana

Statistic	Brown County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Households	6,781	2,716,009	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	72.9%	63.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.4%	29.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.2%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	21.8%	29.6%	28.7%
Never Married	16.4%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Brown County, Indiana

Statistic	Brown County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$44,749	$38,351	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.6%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.1%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.7%	17.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.3%	8.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.8%	12.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	19.7%	29.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.9%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Brown County, Indiana

Statistic	Brown County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Housing Units	8,577	2,976,568	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	86.5%	72.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.2%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	20.9%	8.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,982.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	13.4%	29.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.6%	29.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,177	$1,614	n/a

Education in Brown County, Indiana

Statistic	Brown County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Less than High School	5.8%	9.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	38.4%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.4%	28.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.8%	18.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.6%	10.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Brown County, Indiana

Statistic	Brown County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.2%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.7%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.6%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	17.5%	30.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	20.0%	6.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.5%	6.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Brown County, Indiana

Statistic	Brown County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	75.2%	67.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.5%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.6%	89.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.6%	5.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.6%	8.1%	16.7%

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