Browns Lake is home to 1,827 people in Wisconsin. At a median age of 53.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 100% of the housing stock. That is roughly 67% ahead of the Wisconsin median. That puts it in the top 3% of US cities for household income. 1% of locals were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $129,196, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 53.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 39%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Browns Lake
What changed most since 1990
Median age35.6 → 53.1(+17.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants82.9% → 100.0%(+17.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Poverty rate2.7% → 13.8%(+11.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)10.3%(15)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era64.1%(93)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War11%(16)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 145 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Browns Lake, decade by decade
Browns Lake population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,767
$89,321
$165,365
13.5%
5.8
2000
1,933
$108,503
$240,641
17.8%
11.3
2010
2,039
$88,042
$321,808
34.4%
13.2
2020
1,879
$94,101
$288,102
39.3%
21.6
2024
1,827
$129,196
$334,200
25.4%
0.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
