Demographics of Brown County, Indiana

Brown County, Indiana had 15,777 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +296 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Brown County, in four figures

15,777
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.9%
Change since July 2020: +296 people.; 51.0 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $78,528 ±$8,503
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Brown County, Indiana's population grew 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Brown County, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Brown County, Indiana's population grew 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Brown County, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	15,481	100.0	100.0
2021	15,578	100.6	100.2
2022	15,586	100.7	100.7
2023	15,643	101.0	101.6
2024	15,621	100.9	102.5
2025	15,777	101.9	103.1

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Population of Brown County, Indiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	15,481	+9	−24	0	+37
2021	15,578	+97	−103	0	+198
2022	15,586	+8	−87	+5	+89
2023	15,643	+57	−116	+8	+167
2024	15,621	−22	−82	+2	+61
2025	15,777	+156	−90	+1	+249

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 51.0 ±0.9: for men 51.0 ±1.1 and for women 51.1 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Brown County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Under 5	606 ±116	3.9% ±0.7	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,987 ±207	12.7% ±1.3	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	878 ±184	5.6% ±1.2	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,157 ±229	20.2% ±1.5	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,824 ±292	30.9% ±1.9	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,154 ±352	26.6% ±2.3	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $78,528 ±$8,503, and income per person $44,749 ±$3,854, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,957 ±$352 in Indiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Brown County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	718 ±180	10.6% ±2.6	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,236 ±250	18.2% ±3.6	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,296 ±240	19.1% ±3.5	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,059 ±249	15.6% ±3.6	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,404 ±247	20.7% ±3.6	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	506 ±153	7.5% ±2.2	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	562 ±145	8.3% ±2.1	8.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Brown County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Indiana	United States
All ages	1,199 ±355	7.8% ±2.3	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	98 to 318	3.9% to 12.5%	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	550 ±204	7.5% ±2.8	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	441 ±138	7.9% ±2.5	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Brown County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Brown County	Indiana	United States
Housing units	8,577 ±45	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	79.1% ±2.7	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.9% ±2.6	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	86.6% ±2.1	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	13.4% ±2.7	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$269,100 ±$26,786	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$895 ±$68	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±3	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Brown County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	304 ±0	1.9% ±<0.1	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,706 ±67	94.2% ±0.4	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 103	0% to 0.7%	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	86 ±26	0.6% ±0.2	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	16 to 100	0.1% to 0.6%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 74	0% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	361 ±94	2.3% ±0.6	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Brown County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	11,740 ±471	75.2% ±3.0	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,466 ±455	22.2% ±2.9	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	23 to 167	0.1% to 1.1%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	305 ±113	2.0% ±0.7	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	236 ±107	1.5% ±0.7	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	15 to 123	0.1% to 0.8%	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Brown County among the counties of Indiana

79th of 92 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Counties of Indiana near Brown County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Orange County	19,834	−0.1%
Perry County	19,389	+1.2%
Fountain County	17,013	+3.2%
Rush County	16,767	< +0.1%
Parke County	16,642	+3.0%
Brown County	15,777	+1.9%
Vermillion County	15,488	+0.6%
Tipton County	15,319	−0.5%
Newton County	14,188	+2.9%
Pulaski County	12,463	−0.4%
Pike County	12,003	−2.0%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026