Brown County, Indiana

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

County Seat: Nashville

Largest City: Nashville (2016 population: 1,067)

Population per Square Mile: 48.19

Square Miles: 312.00

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Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	15,245	81	0.2%	6,484,192
Today (2017)	15,035	81	0.2%	6,666,818
Tomorrow (2020 projection)*	15,393	80	0.2%	6,852,121
Percent Change 2010 to Today	-1.4%	52		2.8%

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

Components of Population Change, 2016-2017	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	46	24		-976
Net International Migration	-1	79		11,410
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-17	79	-0.1%	22,545

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2016	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	581	89	3.9%	6.4%
School Age (5 to 17)	2,197	82	14.7%	17.4%
College Age (18 to 24)	1,023	82	6.9%	10.0%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	2,884	82	19.3%	25.2%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	4,894	76	32.8%	26.1%
Seniors (65 and older)	3,333	76	22.4%	14.9%
Median Age	48.6			Median Age = 37.6

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2016	Number	Rank of	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	78	62	0.5%	0.4%
Asian Alone	61	75	0.4%	2.2%
Black Alone	90	77	0.6%	9.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	2	82	0.0%	0.1%
White	14,468	81	97.0%	85.6%
Two or More Race Groups	213	73	1.4%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	14,665	81	98.3%	93.2%
Hispanic	247	80	1.7%	6.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2016 (Includes detail not shown below)	5,953	81	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	860	84	14.4%	19.0%
Married Without Children	2,504	76	42.1%	30.0%
Single Parents	465	78	7.8%	9.7%
Living Alone	1,390	84	23.3%	28.2%

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 2016 (estimate)	8,573	76	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2016 (includes vacant units)	8,512	76	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	4,751	81	55.8%	61.0%
Median Value (2016)	$171,600	3
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	1,202	85	14.1%	27.8%
Median Rent (2016)	$650	11

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

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2016/2017 Total Reported)	2,001	83	0.2%	1,110,866
Public	2,001	83	0.2%	1,048,879
Adults (25+ in 2016 ACS)	11,025	80	0.3%	4,339,687
with High School diploma or higher	89.6%	22		88.1%
with B.A. or higher degree	23.5%	16		24.6%

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 2016	$42,554	17	98.7%	43,097
Median Household Income in 2016	56,323	19	107.7%	$52,289
Poverty Rate in 2016	10.9%	63	77.9%	14.0%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	19.0%	41	99.5%	19.1%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2017	11	85	0.2%	6,790
Food Stamp Recipients in 2017	999	86	0.2%	656,297
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2016/2017	1,055	81	0.2%	495,330

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, 2015	120	87	0.1%	84,008
Births to Teens, 2015	5	86	0.1%	5,876
Deaths, 2015	167	81	0.3%	62,666

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2016	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	7,610	79	0.2%	3,327,139
Employed	7,307	79	0.2%	3,180,104
Unemployed	303	82	0.2%	147,035
Annual Unemployment Rate	4.0	63	90.9%	4.4
February 2018 Unemployment Rate	3.7	47	100.0%	3.7

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2016	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	5,858	100.0%	$169,946	100.0%	$29,011
Wage and Salary	3,293	56.2%	$93,471	55.0%	$28,385
Farm Proprietors	157	2.7%	$408	0.2%	$2,599
Nonfarm Proprietors	2,408	41.1%	$48,508	28.5%	$20,145
Farm	165	2.8%	$770	0.5%	$4,667
Nonfarm	5,693	97.2%	$169,176	99.5%	$29,716
Private	4,804	82.0%	$131,386	77.3%	$27,349
Accommodation, Food Serv.	673	11.5%	$13,953	8.2%	$20,733
Arts, Ent., Recreation	232	4.0%	$1,989	1.2%	$8,573
Construction	516	8.8%	$19,454	11.4%	$37,702
Health Care, Social Serv.	486	8.3%	$21,273	12.5%	$43,772
Information	27	0.5%	$857	0.5%	$31,741
Manufacturing	303	5.2%	$8,709	5.1%	$28,743
Professional, Tech. Serv.	339	5.8%	$12,574	7.4%	$37,091
Retail Trade	641	10.9%	$15,254	9.0%	$23,797
Trans., Warehousing	133	2.3%	$4,561	2.7%	$34,293
Wholesale Trade	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Other Private (not above)	983*	16.8%*	$22,813*	13.4%*	$23,208*
Government	889	15.2%	$37,790	22.2%	$42,508

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, 2016	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	45	100.0%	100.0%	$11,412	$3,875,847
Single-Family	45	100.0%	75.2%	$11,412	$3,417,822
2-Family	0	0.0%	3.1%	0	$64,063
3- and 4-Family	0	0.0%	0.9%	$0	$21,320
5+ Family	0	0.0%	20.9%	$0	$372,642

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 2016	Percent of County
Nashville	1,067	7.1%