Brown County is a county of 15,606 people in Indiana. The median age is 51.0, about 12 years above the US median. 87% of homes are owner-occupied. Few US counties rank higher on income. The foreign-born share is 2%. About 26% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $78,528, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 51.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Brown County
What changed most since 1990
Median age36.4 → 51.0(+14.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share99.1% → 94.2%(−4.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 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)21.3%(287)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.1%(258)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.7%(428)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.5%(47)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(4)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,350 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
Brown County, decade by decade
Brown County 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
14,080
$70,622
$153,844
15.2%
2.2
2000
14,957
$79,621
$215,502
18.5%
5.7
2010
15,242
$72,129
$228,013
21.2%
7.7
2020
15,475
$81,004
$250,407
29.3%
15.7
2024
15,606
$78,528
$269,100
26.4%
13.8
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.
