2024 population: 15,650 ( 182 from 2020)
Land area: 312.0 square miles
Population density: 50.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	14,758	94.30%	0.3%
Black:	131	0.84%	21.3%
Indian:	64	0.41%	16.9%
Asian:	131	0.84%	95.5%
2+ races:	247	1.58%	15.4%
Hispanic:	319	2.04%	10.8%

Total non-White:	892	5.70%	18.3%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	436	7.0
Deaths:	846	13.7
Net Migration:	555	9.0
Net Immigration:	42	0.7

Change in White population:	44	0.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	138	0.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
15,468
14,714	95.13%
108	0.70%
77	0.50%
67	0.43%
214	1.38%
288	1.86%
754	4.87%

2010
15,242
14,761	96.84%
53	0.35%
47	0.31%
45	0.30%
146	0.96%
178	1.17%
481	3.16%

2000
14,957
14,609	97.67%
32	0.21%
32	0.21%
30	0.20%
114	0.76%
131	0.88%
348	2.33%

1990
14,080
13,954	99.11%
29	0.21%
2	0.01%
15	0.11%
n/a
80	0.57%
126	0.89%

1980
12,377
12,289	99.29%
31	0.25%
0	0.00%
19	0.15%
n/a
38	0.31%
88	0.71%

1970
9,057
8,911	98.39%
20	0.22%
6	0.07%
5	0.06%
n/a
113	1.25%
146	1.61%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
1,064	7.0
1,431	9.4
247	1.6
-25	-0.2

-47	-0.3
273	1.8

Number	Rate
2000's
1,159	7.7
1,222	8.2
-286	-1.9
15	0.1

152	1.0
133	0.9

Number	Rate
1990's
1,469	10.4
1,125	8.0
1,895	13.5
3	0.0

655	4.7
222	1.6

Number	Rate
1980's
1,644	13.3
943	7.6
1,078	8.7
n/a

1,665	13.5
38	0.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
2,685	29.6
n/a

3,378	37.3
-58	-0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Brown County, IN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
50.7
2,649	16.9%
13,001	83.1%
3,940	25.2%

6,580
2.34

4,992	75.9%
4,215	84.4%
229	4.6%
1,588	24.1%

2010
Number	Percent
46.7
3,172	20.8%
12,070	79.2%
2,620	17.2%

6,199
2.43

4,444	71.7%
3,732	84.0%
218	4.9%
1,755	28.3%

2000
Number	Percent
40.5
3,489	23.3%
11,468	76.7%
1,924	12.9%

5,911
2.51

4,424	74.8%
3,849	87.0%
188	4.2%
1,487	25.2%

1990
Number	Percent
36.5
3,459	24.6%
10,621	75.4%
1,787	12.7%

5,344
2.62

4,122	77.1%
3,800	92.2%
121	2.9%
1,222	22.9%

1980
Number	Percent
31.1
3,611	29.2%
8,766	70.8%
1,321	10.7%

4,422
2.79

3,466	78.4%
3,137	90.5%
138	4.0%
956	21.6%

2022 Housing Data for Brown County, IN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	180	2.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	266	4.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	229	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	216	3.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	365	5.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	224	3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	166	2.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	212	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	407	6.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	498	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	562	8.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,007	15.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	713	10.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	538	8.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	453	6.9%
$200,000 or more	544	8.3%

Median Household Income	73,933
Per Capita Income	40,792

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	102
Compared to U.S.	87

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	296	4.5%
Public Assistance	84	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	442	6.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	6,509	71.6%
Unemployed	289	3.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	6,798	74.7%
Not in Labor Force	2,297	25.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,765	2,240	55.2%
Non-Profit	177	266	40.0%
Self-Employed	512	341	60.0%

Local Government	236	326	42.0%
State Government	112	216	34.1%
Federal Government	85	53	61.6%

Total Private + Self	3,277	2,581	55.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	610	861	41.5%
Total	3,887	3,442	53.0%

Pct. Govt.	14.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,147	15.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,332	18.2%
Professional, Technical	1,529	20.9%
Service Occupations	1,447	19.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	58	0.8%
All others	1,874	25.6%

White Collar		54.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,285	17.5%
Health care and social assistance	981	13.4%
Retail trade	859	11.7%
Construction	762	10.4%
Accommodation and food services	526	7.2%
Public administration	460	6.3%
Educational services	384	5.2%
Other services	359	4.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	306	4.2%
Finance and insurance	301	4.1%
Transportation and warehousing	286	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	218	3.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	142	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	140	1.9%
Wholesale trade	96	1.3%
Utilities	86	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	72	1.0%
Information	66	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	119	0.77%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	205	1.32%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Burmese	60	0.39%
Filipino	27	0.17%
Korean	1	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	14,606	98.2%
Spanish	147	1.0%
Other Asian	60	0.4%
Tagalog	30	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	21	0.1%
Other Indo-European	9	0.1%
German, other Germanic	7	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	3,258	21.0%
English	2,315	14.9%
American	1,742	11.2%
Irish	1,741	11.2%
European	448	2.9%
Scottish	416	2.7%
Polish	406	2.6%
French	303	2.0%
Italian	283	1.8%
Dutch	148	1.0%
Norwegian	144	0.9%
Welsh	144	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	101	0.7%
Swedish	85	0.5%
British	57	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	15,371	99.1%
Not a citizen	142	0.9%

Native	15,225	98.1%
Foreign-born	288	1.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
180	1.5%	668	5.6%	4,160	34.9%	3,632	30.5%	2,015	16.9%	1,263	10.6%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	180	1.5%
9-12 Years	668	5.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,160	34.9%
Some College	3,632	30.5%
Bach. Degree	2,015	16.9%
Grad Degree	1,263	10.6%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	7,265	6,951	314	4.3%	5.1%
1991	7,167	6,854	313	4.4%	5.7%
1992	7,463	7,207	256	3.4%	6.1%
1993	7,988	7,774	214	2.7%	5.1%
1994	8,349	8,127	222	2.7%	4.7%
1995	8,688	8,450	238	2.7%	4.4%
1996	8,591	8,412	179	2.1%	4.0%
1997	8,742	8,565	177	2.0%	3.4%
1998	8,904	8,762	142	1.6%	3.0%
1999	8,871	8,670	201	2.3%	2.9%

2000	7,869	7,643	226	2.9%	3.0%
2001	8,005	7,688	317	4.0%	4.2%
2002	8,061	7,660	401	5.0%	5.2%
2003	8,109	7,702	407	5.0%	5.3%
2004	8,021	7,580	441	5.5%	5.4%
2005	7,993	7,546	447	5.6%	5.4%
2006	7,960	7,574	386	4.8%	5.0%
2007	7,602	7,265	337	4.4%	4.6%
2008	7,618	7,185	433	5.7%	5.9%
2009	7,504	6,747	757	10.1%	10.5%

2010	7,568	6,803	765	10.1%	10.1%
2011	7,446	6,775	671	9.0%	8.9%
2012	7,329	6,751	578	7.9%	8.2%
2013	7,329	6,795	534	7.3%	7.5%
2014	7,361	6,922	439	6.0%	5.9%
2015	7,442	7,088	354	4.8%	4.8%
2016	7,531	7,232	299	4.0%	4.4%
2017	7,542	7,288	254	3.4%	3.5%
2018	7,685	7,445	240	3.1%	3.4%
2019	7,622	7,397	225	3.0%	3.2%

2020	7,568	7,062	506	6.7%	7.1%
2021	7,713	7,439	274	3.6%	3.9%
2022	7,919	7,659	260	3.3%	3.0%
2023	7,919	7,661	258	3.3%	3.3%
2024	7,923	7,608	315	4.0%	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	8,484
Median Value	$227,600

Occupied	6,580	77.6%
Vacant	1,904	22.4%

Owned	5,633	85.6%
Rented	947	14.4%
Median Rent	$902

Single-Family Units	7,471	88.1%
Detached	7,342	86.5%
Attached	129	1.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	409	4.8%
Mobile Homes	429	5.1%

Brown County, IN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Brown County, IN

2022 Housing Data for Brown County, IN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Brown County, IN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Brown County, IN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Brown County, IN

Historical Labor Force Data for Brown County, IN