Brown County, Wisconsin

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Key figures

Statistic	Brown County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States	Rank
Total Population	270,892	5,914,872	334,922,499	265th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$79,649	$77,485	$80,734	600th of 3,221
Median Age	38.2	40.2	38.9	2553rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	33.5%	33.4%	35.7%	548th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$266,000	$266,500	$332,700	809th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,031	$1,087	$1,413	904th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.1%	10.6%	12.5%	2638th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.6%	3.2%	5.2%	2754th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	511.0	109.2	n/a	330th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.4%	5.2%	14.1%	920th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.0	n/a	n/a	495th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	66.0%	67.8%	65.2%	2668th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.6	22.2	26.4	2627th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.6%	13.1%	15.1%	697th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.0%	n/a	n/a	2523rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.7%	46.8%	46.9%	2103rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.6%	n/a	n/a	441st of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Brown County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Brown County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	77.3%	78.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10.3%	8.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	5.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.8%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	38.8	37.1	61.4

Age in Brown County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Brown County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Median Age	38.2	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	23.0%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.2%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.3%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.3%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.9%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.4%	18.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Brown County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Brown County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Households	110,933	2,479,480	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.3	2.5
Family Households	60.5%	60.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.4%	26.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.9%	13.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.0%	31.5%	28.7%
Never Married	34.0%	33.5%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Brown County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Brown County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Per Capita Income	$42,366	$43,373	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.9%	13.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.0%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.0%	19.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.0%	9.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.1%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	24.0%	25.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.5%	11.1%	n/a

Housing in Brown County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Brown County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Housing Units	115,493	2,778,572	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	63.9%	66.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	20.4%	17.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	3.9%	10.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,981.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.0%	32.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.7%	27.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,663	$3,792	n/a

Education in Brown County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Brown County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Less than High School	6.4%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.2%	29.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.9%	30.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	23.3%	22.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.3%	11.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Brown County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Brown County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.9%	65.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.6%	74.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.8%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	36.8%	34.4%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.8%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.1%	6.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Brown County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Brown County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Born in State of Residence	74.7%	70.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.3%	2.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.2%	2.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	89.8%	91.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.6%	4.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.8%	7.2%	16.7%

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