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: 47.79

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%	6,484,136
Today (2016)	14,912	81	0.2%	6,633,053
Tomorrow (2020 projection)*	15,393	80	0.2%	6,852,121
Percent Change 2010 to Today	-2.2%	65		2.3%

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

Components of Population Change, 2015-2016	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	16	19		-12,135
Net International Migration	-1	87		11,052
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-40	84	-0.2%	22,358

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 2015 (Includes detail not shown below)	6,095	80	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	933	82	15.3%	19.2%
Married Without Children	2,384	76	39.1%	30.0%
Single Parents	520	77	8.5%	9.8%
Living Alone	1,536	80	25.2%	28.0%

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 2015 (includes vacant units)	8,190	76	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	4,842	80	59.1%	61.9%
Median Value (2015)	$162,300	5
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	1,253	82	15.3%	27.8%
Median Rent (2015)	$649	10

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 2015 ACS)	11,036	80	0.3%	4,316,273
with High School diploma or higher	89.8%	16		87.8%
with B.A. or higher degree	22.3%	18		24.1%

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 2015	$41,406	20	98.7%	41,940
Median Household Income in 2015	53,801	24	106.5%	$50,510
Poverty Rate in 2015	11.4%	58	79.2%	14.4%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	19.9%	40	97.5%	20.4%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2016	13	83	0.2%	7,519
Food Stamp Recipients in 2016	1,132	85	0.2%	722,928
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%	3,326,893
Employed	7,307	79	0.2%	3,179,806
Unemployed	303	82	0.2%	147,087
Annual Unemployment Rate	4.0	63	90.9%	4.4
August 2017 Unemployment Rate	3.7	59	92.5%	4.0

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2015	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	5,921	100.0%	$168,256	100.0%	$28,417
Wage and Salary	3,278	55.4%	$89,164	53.0%	$27,201
Farm Proprietors	157	2.7%	$235	0.1%	$1,497
Nonfarm Proprietors	2,486	42.0%	$53,133	31.6%	$21,373
Farm	165	2.8%	$609	0.4%	$3,691
Nonfarm	5,756	97.2%	$167,647	99.6%	$29,126
Private	4,869	82.2%	$131,691	78.3%	$27,047
Accommodation, Food Serv.	682	11.5%	$12,701	7.5%	$18,623
Arts, Ent., Recreation	215	3.6%	$1,220	0.7%	$5,674
Construction	558	9.4%	$18,990	11.3%	$34,032
Health Care, Social Serv.	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Information	47	0.8%	$844	0.5%	$17,957
Manufacturing	259	4.4%	$7,674	4.6%	$29,629
Professional, Tech. Serv.	350	5.9%	$12,878	7.7%	$36,794
Retail Trade	686	11.6%	$14,876	8.8%	$21,685
Trans., Warehousing	119	2.0%	$9,982	5.9%	$83,882
Wholesale Trade	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Other Private (not above)	1,329*	22.4%*	$29,040*	17.3%*	$21,851*
Government	887	15.0%	$35,956	21.4%	$40,537

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	7.2%