Brown County, Nebraska

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Key figures

Statistic	Brown County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,869	1,978,707	334,922,499	3041st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$54,676	$76,475	$80,734	2494th of 3,221
Median Age	45.7	37.2	38.9	641st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.0%	34.6%	35.7%	1369th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$113,900	$238,600	$332,700	2784th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$876	$1,072	$1,413	1574th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.4%	10.6%	12.5%	1600th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.7%	3.0%	5.2%	3010th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2.3	25.8	n/a	3034th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.3%	8.0%	14.1%	1441st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.0	n/a	n/a	759th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.2%	66.5%	65.2%	1673rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	11.9	19.2	26.4	3188th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.6%	11.0%	15.1%	1607th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.0%	n/a	n/a	1879th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.4%	48.8%	46.9%	1777th of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.6%	n/a	n/a	1338th 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, Nebraska

Statistic	Brown County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	88.5%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.2%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.4%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	21.1	41.3	61.4

Age in Brown County, Nebraska

Statistic	Brown County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	45.7	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	20.1%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.5%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.4%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.2%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.4%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	27.5%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Brown County, Nebraska

Statistic	Brown County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	1,275	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	57.2%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	21.9%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	8.8%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	40.1%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	23.2%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Brown County, Nebraska

Statistic	Brown County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$35,877	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	25.0%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.9%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	10.0%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.8%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.4%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	37.5%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.0%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Brown County, Nebraska

Statistic	Brown County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	1,656	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	83.4%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.2%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	23.0%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,959.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.8%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	41.5%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,250	$3,549	n/a

Education in Brown County, Nebraska

Statistic	Brown County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	7.7%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	30.2%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	38.1%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.6%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.4%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Brown County, Nebraska

Statistic	Brown County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.7%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	70.9%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	7.0%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	75.8%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.0%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.7%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Brown County, Nebraska

Statistic	Brown County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	76.5%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.1%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.0%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.3%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.3%	9.5%	16.7%

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