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Brown County, Indiana

Formed in 1836 and named for General Jacob Brown of the War of 1812

County Seat: Nashville

Largest City: Nashville (2022 population: 1,258)

Population per Square Mile: 50.17

Square Miles: 312.00

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Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2020)	15,475	79	0.2%	6,484,050
Today (2023)	15,653	79	0.2%	6,862,199
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	14,171	80	0.2%	7,014,880
Percent Change 2020 to Today	1.2%	25		1.1%

*Projection based on 2015 Census population estimates.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Components of Population Change, 2022-2023	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	168	30		4,599
Net International Migration	5	73		17,869
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-105	75	-1.4%	7,508

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2022	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	565	86	3.6%	5.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	2,004	83	12.9%	17.0%
College Age (18 to 24)	968	82	6.2%	9.9%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	3,046	82	19.6%	25.7%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	4,836	76	31.1%	24.5%
Seniors (65 and older)	4,151	72	26.7%	16.9%
Median Age	51.4			Median Age = 38.2

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2022	Number	Rank of	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	76	73	0.5%	0.4%
Asian Alone	85	73	0.5%	2.8%
Black Alone	132	78	0.8%	10.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	3	86	0.0%	0.1%
White	14,991	79	96.3%	84.0%
Two or More Race Groups	283	71	1.8%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	15,248	79	97.9%	92.1%
Hispanic	322	78	2.1%	7.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2022 (Includes detail not shown below)	6,580	78	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	1,082	80	16.4%	18.1%
Married Without Children	3,133	65	47.6%	29.6%
Single Parents	358	84	5.4%	9.0%
Living Alone	1,373	85	20.9%	29.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Housing	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2022 (estimate)	8,594	75	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2022 (includes vacant units)	8,484	76	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	5,633	76	66.4%	63.5%
Median Value (2022)	$227,600	9
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	947	84	11.2%	27.1%
Median Rent (2022)	$735	19

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2022/2023 Total Reported)	1,653	85	0.1%	1,124,094
Public	1,653	84	0.2%	1,035,718
Adults (25+ in 2022 ACS)	11,918	76	0.3%	4,532,091
with High School diploma or higher	92.9%	10		90%
with B.A. or higher degree	27.5%	15		28.2%

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2022	$59,204	12	101.5%	58,323
Median Household Income in 2022	74,161	15	111.1%	$66,768
Poverty Rate in 2022	9.7%	67	77.6%	12.5%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	14.1%	52	91.6%	15.4%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2022	11	66	0.3%	3,933
Food Stamp Recipients in 2022	661	89	0.1%	611,203
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2022/2023	804	87	0.2%	511,735

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Family Social Services Administration; Indiana Department of Education

Health and Vital Statistics	Number	Rank of	Percent of State	Indiana
Births, 2021	116	87	0.1%	79,946
Births to Teens, 2021	0	86	0.0%	3,845
Deaths, 2019	160	83	0.2%	66,005

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2022	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	7,919	79	0.2%	3,373,887
Employed	7,659	79	0.2%	3,270,662
Unemployed	260	75	0.3%	103,225
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.3	18	106.5%	3.1
February 2024 Unemployment Rate	4.0	47	95.2%	4.2

Source: STATS Indiana, using data from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2022	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	5,769	100.0%	$199,606	100.0%	$34,600
Wage and Salary	3,125	54.2%	$116,314	58.3%	$37,220
Farm Proprietors	148	2.6%	$-470	-0.2%	$-3,176
Nonfarm Proprietors	2,496	43.3%	$55,450	27.8%	$22,216
Farm	155	2.7%	$-77	-0.0%	$-497
Nonfarm	5,614	97.3%	$199,683	100.0%	$35,569
Private	4,934	85.5%	$163,203	81.8%	$33,077
Accommodation, Food Serv.	680	11.8%	$17,446	8.7%	$25,656
Arts, Ent., Recreation	226	3.9%	$4,462	2.2%	$19,743
Construction	556	9.6%	$26,317	13.2%	$47,333
Health Care, Social Serv.	426	7.4%	$18,797	9.4%	$44,124
Information	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Manufacturing	307	5.3%	$17,610	8.8%	$57,362
Professional, Tech. Serv.	392	6.8%	$12,562	6.3%	$32,046
Retail Trade	634	11.0%	$15,249	7.6%	$24,052
Trans., Warehousing	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Wholesale Trade	55	1.0%	$1,875	0.9%	$34,091
Other Private (not above)	1,048*	18.2%*	$22,981*	11.5%*	$21,928*
Government	680	11.8%	$36,480	18.3%	$53,647

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
* These totals do not include county data that are not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.

Residential Building Permits, 2022	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	84	100.0%	100.0%	$25,516	$6,635,992
Single-Family	84	100.0%	65.0%	$25,516	$5,513,030
2-Family	0	0.0%	1.9%	0	$76,873
3- and 4-Family	0	0.0%	0.5%	$0	$14,702
5+ Family	0	0.0%	32.6%	$0	$1,031,387

Notes: Detail cost may not sum to total due to rounding. Greene County does not currently issue building permits, so it is excluded.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Largest Cities and Towns in Brown County

Name	Population in 2022	Percent of County
Nashville	1,258	8.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates