Brown County, Indiana

Formed in 1836 and named for General Jacob Brown of the War of 1812

County Seat: Nashville

Largest City: Nashville (2015 population: 1,077)

Population per Square Mile: 48.00

Square Miles: 312.00

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Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	15,242	81	0.2%	6,484,192
Today (2015)	14,977	81	0.2%	6,619,680
Tomorrow (2020 projection)*	15,393	80	0.2%	6,852,121
Percent Change 2010 to Today	-1.7%	65		2.1%

*Projection based on 2010 Census counts.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Components of Population Change, 2014-2015	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	87	12		-14,881
Net International Migration	-1	87		12,574
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-2	76	-0.0%	25,260

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2015	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	624	87	4.2%	6.3%
School Age (5 to 17)	2,269	82	15.1%	17.5%
College Age (18 to 24)	1,063	82	7.1%	10.1%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	2,897	82	19.3%	25.3%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	4,852	76	32.4%	26.2%
Seniors (65 and older)	3,272	76	21.8%	14.6%
Median Age	48.1			Median Age = 37.5

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2015	Number	Rank of	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	68	66	0.5%	0.4%
Asian Alone	55	78	0.4%	2.1%
Black Alone	95	80	0.6%	9.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	2	82	0.0%	0.1%
White	14,556	81	97.2%	85.8%
Two or More Race Groups	201	72	1.3%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	14,744	81	98.4%	93.3%
Hispanic	233	80	1.6%	6.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2014 (Includes detail not shown below)	5,926	81	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	880	83	14.8%	19.4%
Married Without Children	2,329	79	39.3%	30.1%
Single Parents	505	79	8.5%	9.9%
Living Alone	1,487	80	25.1%	27.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Housing	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2015 (estimate)	8,538	76	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2014 (includes vacant units)	8,433	76	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	4,792	81	56.8%	61.6%
Median Value (2014)	$156,300	9
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	1,134	83	13.4%	27.1%
Median Rent (2014)	$654	10

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2015/2016 Total Reported)	2,107	82	0.2%	1,108,151
Public	2,107	82	0.2%	1,046,058
Adults (25+ in 2014 ACS)	11,093	80	0.3%	4,287,819
with High School diploma or higher	87.7%	35		87.6%
with B.A. or higher degree	21.2%	20		23.6%

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2014	$39,598	27	100.1%	39,578
Median Household Income in 2014	52,582	24	106.5%	$49,384
Poverty Rate in 2014	12.9%	51	84.9%	15.2%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	20.6%	41	97.2%	21.2%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2015	12	88	0.1%	8,338
Food Stamp Recipients in 2015	1,249	86	0.2%	810,606
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2016	1,088	81	0.2%	504,539

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Family Social Services Administration; Indiana Department of Education

Health and Vital Statistics	Number	Rank of	Percent of State	Indiana
Births, 2014	97	89	0.1%	84,080
Births to Teens, 2014	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Deaths, 2014	135	83	0.2%	60,798

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2015	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	7,482	79	0.2%	3,265,761
Employed	7,128	79	0.2%	3,109,217
Unemployed	354	81	0.2%	156,544
Annual Unemployment Rate	4.7	45	97.9%	4.8
August 2016 Unemployment Rate	3.8	77	82.6%	4.6

Source: STATS Indiana, using data from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2014	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	6,853	100.0%	$160,325	100.0%	$23,395
Wage and Salary	3,226	47.1%	$85,728	53.5%	$26,574
Farm Proprietors	159	2.3%	$1,744	1.1%	$10,969
Nonfarm Proprietors	3,468	50.6%	$47,797	29.8%	$13,782
Farm	168	2.5%	$2,188	1.4%	$13,024
Nonfarm	6,685	97.5%	$158,137	98.6%	$23,655
Private	5,796	84.6%	$121,768	76.0%	$21,009
Accommodation, Food Serv.	666	9.7%	$12,841	8.0%	$19,281
Arts, Ent., Recreation	258	3.8%	$1,961	1.2%	$7,601
Construction	713	10.4%	$19,417	12.1%	$27,233
Health Care, Social Serv.	499	7.3%	$18,707	11.7%	$37,489
Information	53	0.8%	$712	0.4%	$13,434
Manufacturing	286	4.2%	$6,216	3.9%	$21,734
Professional, Tech. Serv.	380	5.5%	$12,724	7.9%	$33,484
Retail Trade	836	12.2%	$12,366	7.7%	$14,792
Trans., Warehousing	164	2.4%	$4,699	2.9%	$28,652
Wholesale Trade	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Other Private (not above)	1,853*	27.0%*	$29,493*	18.4%*	$15,916*
Government	889	13.0%	$36,369	22.7%	$40,910

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
* These totals do not include county data that are not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.

Residential Building Permits, 2015	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	48	100.0%	100.0%	$9,189	$3,737,044
Single-Family	39	81.3%	68.4%	$8,289	$2,929,210
2-Family	0	0.0%	2.8%	0	$54,124
3- and 4-Family	9	18.8%	1.6%	$899	$31,656
5+ Family	0	0.0%	27.2%	$0	$722,054

Notes: Detail cost may not sum to total due to rounding. Greene County does not currently issue building permits, so it is excluded.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Largest Cities and Towns in Brown County

Name	Population in 2015	Percent of County
Nashville	1,077	7.2%