Brown County, Indiana

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

County Seat: Nashville

Largest City: Nashville (2017 population: 1,072)

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%	6,484,125
Today (2017)	15,035	81	0.2%	6,660,082
Tomorrow (2020 projection)*	15,393	80	0.2%	6,852,121
Percent Change 2010 to Today	-1.4%	52		2.7%

*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		-1,639
Net International Migration	-1	79		9,067
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-17	79	-0.1%	19,482

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2017	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	587	87	3.9%	6.3%
School Age (5 to 17)	2,165	82	14.4%	17.3%
College Age (18 to 24)	971	82	6.5%	9.9%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	2,913	82	19.4%	25.3%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	4,853	76	32.3%	25.9%
Seniors (65 and older)	3,546	75	23.6%	15.4%
Median Age	49.3			Median Age = 37.7

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2017	Number	Rank of	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	84	62	0.6%	0.4%
Asian Alone	64	75	0.4%	2.4%
Black Alone	98	77	0.7%	9.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	3	78	0.0%	0.1%
White	14,579	81	97.0%	85.4%
Two or More Race Groups	207	74	1.4%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	14,777	80	98.3%	93.0%
Hispanic	258	80	1.7%	7.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2017 (Includes detail not shown below)	6,011	81	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	823	85	13.7%	18.8%
Married Without Children	2,635	74	43.8%	30.0%
Single Parents	396	83	6.6%	9.6%
Living Alone	1,352	85	22.5%	28.3%

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 2017 (estimate)	8,669	76	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2017 (includes vacant units)	8,583	76	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	5,022	78	58.5%	61.2%
Median Value (2017)	$174,800	3
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	989	85	11.5%	27.7%
Median Rent (2017)	$680	9

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

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2018/2019 Total Reported)	1,904	83	0.2%	1,117,590
Public	1,904	83	0.2%	1,054,903
Adults (25+ in 2017 ACS)	11,254	79	0.3%	4,369,451
with High School diploma or higher	90%	20		88.3%
with B.A. or higher degree	25.5%	16		25.3%

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 2017	$44,905	16	99.5%	45,150
Median Household Income in 2017	56,979	26	105.3%	$54,134
Poverty Rate in 2017	10.9%	55	82.0%	13.3%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	16.5%	50	92.7%	17.8%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2018	11	85	0.2%	6,032
Food Stamp Recipients in 2018	921	85	0.2%	605,854
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2018/2019	998	82	0.2%	514,915

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, 2016	114	87	0.1%	83,063
Births to Teens, 2016	5	87	0.1%	5,294
Deaths, 2016	162	83	0.3%	63,492

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2017	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	7,547	79	0.2%	3,336,655
Employed	7,292	79	0.2%	3,218,115
Unemployed	255	82	0.2%	118,540
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.4	50	94.4%	3.6
February 2019 Unemployment Rate	4.4	33	107.3%	4.1

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2017	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	5,622	100.0%	$161,815	100.0%	$28,782
Wage and Salary	3,214	57.2%	$89,867	55.5%	$27,961
Farm Proprietors	155	2.8%	$1,113	0.7%	$7,181
Nonfarm Proprietors	2,253	40.1%	$44,936	27.8%	$19,945
Farm	164	2.9%	$1,486	0.9%	$9,061
Nonfarm	5,458	97.1%	$160,329	99.1%	$29,375
Private	4,632	82.4%	$124,243	76.8%	$26,823
Accommodation, Food Serv.	658	11.7%	$15,436	9.5%	$23,459
Arts, Ent., Recreation	237	4.2%	$2,314	1.4%	$9,764
Construction	488	8.7%	$19,766	12.2%	$40,504
Health Care, Social Serv.	467	8.3%	$17,353	10.7%	$37,158
Information	47	0.8%	$1,328	0.8%	$28,255
Manufacturing	335	6.0%	$8,834	5.5%	$26,370
Professional, Tech. Serv.	294	5.2%	$9,447	5.8%	$32,133
Retail Trade	630	11.2%	$13,722	8.5%	$21,781
Trans., Warehousing	105	1.9%	$3,141	1.9%	$29,914
Wholesale Trade	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Other Private (not above)	1,235*	22.0%*	$27,723*	17.1%*	$22,448*
Government	826	14.7%	$36,086	22.3%	$43,688

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, 2017	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	79	100.0%	100.0%	$20,097	$4,583,500
Single-Family	79	100.0%	74.2%	$20,097	$4,038,599
2-Family	0	0.0%	2.0%	0	$62,844
3- and 4-Family	0	0.0%	0.4%	$0	$13,000
5+ Family	0	0.0%	23.4%	$0	$469,056

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 2017	Percent of County
Nashville	1,072	7.1%