COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Brown County

Illinois · 5,836 residents · 306 sq mi

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Brown County is a county of 5,836 people in Illinois. The typical home is worth $29,800. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 37%. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. Median rent is $251 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,836

−16%vs 2000

vs 6,950 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.5

−5%vs 2000

vs 35.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

306 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.6%(325)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(378)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(382)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(348)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.3%(424)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.2%(1,237)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(819)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.2%(480)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(462)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(483)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(358)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(140)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,445

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,445 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,894

−39%vs 2000

vs $14,629 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.5%

+5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$29,800

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $50,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$251

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $316 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.7%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.1% in 2000

26.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic77.2%(5,368)

Black18.1%(1,257)

Hispanic / Latino3.9%(273)

Asian0.1%(8)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90.3%(5,272)

Black9.4%(547)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(122)

Asian0.3%(15)

Other0%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.3%(269)

Puerto Rican1.2%(76)

Cuban0.2%(15)

South American0.2%(10)

Argentine0.2%(10)

Dominican0.1%(9)

Central American0.1%(7)

Nicaraguan0.1%(6)

Salvadoran0%(1)

Asian origin

Cambodian0%(3)

Ancestry

German18.1%(1,143)

Irish8.8%(558)

English8.2%(516)

American7.5%(477)

Subsaharan African2.8%(174)

Polish1.3%(82)

Italian1.2%(74)

Norwegian1%(62)

Scottish0.9%(57)

Dutch0.9%(55)

French0.7%(46)

Welsh0.4%(25)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.3%(22)

West Indian0.3%(19)

Jamaican0.3%(19)

Arab0.2%(15)

Danish0.2%(11)

Moroccan0.2%(10)

Ukrainian0.2%(10)

Belgian0.1%(9)

Greek0.1%(9)

Israeli0.1%(8)

Finnish0.1%(7)

Lebanese0.1%(5)

British0.1%(5)

Canadian0.1%(5)

Russian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.8%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.9%

+5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.1 min

+55%vs 2000

vs 16.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married54.9%(1,971)

Married34.3%(1,230)

Widowed1.1%(38)

Divorced9.7%(349)

Women 15+

Never married23%(433)

Married50.4%(949)

Widowed15.8%(298)

Divorced10.8%(204)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.1%

−6.8 ptssince 2013

from 8.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

65.9%

+9.2 ptssince 2020

from 56.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.7%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 12.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.4%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 21.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.3%

−7.0 ptssince 2020

from 22.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.4%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.4%

+8.2 ptssince 2020

from 68.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.5%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 39.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)20.8%(44)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7.5%(16)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.8%(76)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.5%(16)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 212 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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