Demographics of Brown County, Nebraska

Brown County, Nebraska had 2,826 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −76 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

2,826
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.6%
Change since July 2020: −76 people.; 45.7 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,676 ±$6,999
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, Nebraska's population shrank 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Brown County, Nebraska'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, Nebraska's population shrank 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Brown County, Nebraska'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	2,902	100.0	100.0
2021	2,921	100.7	100.2
2022	2,892	99.7	100.7
2023	2,863	98.7	101.6
2024	2,838	97.8	102.5
2025	2,826	97.4	103.1

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Population of Brown County, Nebraska on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	2,902	0	−5	0	+7
2021	2,921	+19	−6	−1	+24
2022	2,892	−29	−9	+4	−24
2023	2,863	−29	−10	+12	−29
2024	2,838	−25	−18	+16	−23
2025	2,826	−12	−18	+14	−9

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.7 ±1.1: for men 41.8 ±6.5 and for women 48.5 ±2.5. 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	Nebraska	United States
Under 5	170 ±31	5.9% ±1.1	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	406 ±60	14.2% ±2.0	18.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	244 ±85	8.5% ±3.0	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	561 ±73	19.6% ±2.4	25.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	699 ±73	24.4% ±2.4	23.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	789 ±103	27.5% ±3.4	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,676 ±$6,999, and income per person $35,877 ±$6,108, in 2024 dollars. The median is $76,475 ±$633 in Nebraska 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	Nebraska	United States
Under $25,000	319 ±72	25.0% ±5.4	13.8% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	270 ±82	21.2% ±6.3	18.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	254 ±65	19.9% ±5.0	17.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	171 ±49	13.4% ±3.7	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	128 ±47	10.0% ±3.7	18.9% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	20 to 72	1.6% to 5.6%	9.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	38 to 136	3.0% to 10.6%	9.4% ±0.2	13.4% ±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%.

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	Nebraska	United States
All ages	380 ±116	13.4% ±4.1	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	30 to 110	5.5% to 18.8%	12.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	56 to 172	4.6% to 13.8%	10.6% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	196 ±71	19.2% ±6.7	9.1% ±0.3	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	Nebraska	United States
Housing units	1,656 ±54	863,444 ±628	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	77.0% ±4.1	92.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	23.0% ±4.7	7.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.2% ±4.0	66.5% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.8% ±5.2	33.5% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$113,900 ±$17,597	$238,600 ±$1,365	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$876 ±$137	$1,072 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1959 ±6	1975 ±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	Nebraska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	177 ±45	6.2% ±1.6	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,539 ±104	88.5% ±1.2	75.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 4	0% to 0.1%	4.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 3	0% to 0.1%	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.9%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.9%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	126 ±28	4.4% ±1.0	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	Nebraska	United States
Born in the state	2,196 ±138	76.5% ±3.8	64.1% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	560 ±106	19.5% ±3.6	26.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	4 to 30	0.1% to 1.0%	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	96 ±46	3.3% ±1.6	8.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 15	0% to 0.5%	3.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	42 to 136	1.5% to 4.7%	4.6% ±0.2	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 Nebraska

68th of 93 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Nebraska page.

Counties of Nebraska near Brown County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Webster County	3,336	−1.6%
Nance County	3,290	−3.0%
Harlan County	3,000	−1.9%
Sherman County	2,924	−1.2%
Perkins County	2,849	−0.3%
Brown County	2,826	−2.6%
Franklin County	2,795	−3.1%
Frontier County	2,655	+5.9%
Pawnee County	2,510	−1.0%
Hitchcock County	2,467	−5.9%
Greeley County	2,154	−1.3%

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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