Brown County, Indiana

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

County Seat: Nashville

Largest City: Nashville (2019 population: 1,098)

Population per Square Mile: 48.37

Square Miles: 312.00

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Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	15,244	81	0.2%	6,484,192
Today (2019)	15,092	81	0.2%	6,732,219
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	14,812	80	0.2%	7,143,795
Percent Change 2010 to Today	-1.0%	45		3.8%

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

Components of Population Change, 2018-2019	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	-98	63		3,997
Net International Migration	-3	88		14,379
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-36	81	-0.2%	18,536

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2019	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	605	86	4.0%	6.2%
School Age (5 to 17)	2,001	84	13.3%	17.1%
College Age (18 to 24)	941	82	6.2%	9.8%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	2,959	82	19.6%	25.5%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	4,753	76	31.5%	25.2%
Seniors (65 and older)	3,833	73	25.4%	16.1%
Median Age	50.3			Median Age = 37.9

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2019	Number	Rank of	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	94	61	0.6%	0.4%
Asian Alone	72	76	0.5%	2.6%
Black Alone	110	78	0.7%	9.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	3	82	0.0%	0.1%
White	14,606	81	96.8%	84.8%
Two or More Race Groups	207	78	1.4%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	14,814	80	98.2%	92.7%
Hispanic	278	81	1.8%	7.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2018 (Includes detail not shown below)	6,093	81	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	919	83	15.1%	18.6%
Married Without Children	2,766	71	45.4%	29.9%
Single Parents	378	84	6.2%	9.5%
Living Alone	1,295	85	21.3%	28.5%

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 2019 (estimate)	8,817	75	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2018 (includes vacant units)	8,638	76	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	5,091	77	58.9%	61.3%
Median Value (2018)	$186,000	3
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	1,002	85	11.6%	27.6%
Median Rent (2018)	$680	12

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

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2019/2020 Total Reported)	1,858	83	0.2%	1,111,333
Public	1,858	83	0.2%	1,050,614
Adults (25+ in 2018 ACS)	11,289	79	0.3%	4,399,815
with High School diploma or higher	91.2%	14		88.6%
with B.A. or higher degree	27.4%	15		25.9%

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 2018	$46,785	18	99.2%	47,149
Median Household Income in 2018	60,944	19	109.4%	$55,725
Poverty Rate in 2018	10.1%	64	77.7%	13.0%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	16.3%	46	93.1%	17.5%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2019	11	81	0.2%	5,235
Food Stamp Recipients in 2019	822	86	0.1%	581,821
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2019/2020	889	85	0.2%	507,739

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, 2017	120	86	0.1%	82,170
Births to Teens, 2017	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Deaths, 2017	162	81	0.2%	65,602

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2019	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	7,750	79	0.2%	3,387,366
Employed	7,518	79	0.2%	3,275,056
Unemployed	232	82	0.2%	112,310
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.0	62	90.9%	3.3
May 2020 Unemployment Rate	12.5	33	105.0%	11.9

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2018	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	5,613	100.0%	$171,607	100.0%	$30,573
Wage and Salary	3,187	56.8%	$93,408	54.4%	$29,309
Farm Proprietors	153	2.7%	$1,186	0.7%	$7,752
Nonfarm Proprietors	2,273	40.5%	$51,307	29.9%	$22,572
Farm	164	2.9%	$1,661	1.0%	$10,128
Nonfarm	5,449	97.1%	$169,946	99.0%	$31,188
Private	4,666	83.1%	$134,350	78.3%	$28,793
Accommodation, Food Serv.	647	11.5%	$15,408	9.0%	$23,815
Arts, Ent., Recreation	235	4.2%	$1,880	1.1%	$8,000
Construction	501	8.9%	$21,760	12.7%	$43,433
Health Care, Social Serv.	452	8.1%	$16,525	9.6%	$36,560
Information	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Manufacturing	357	6.4%	$11,127	6.5%	$31,168
Professional, Tech. Serv.	310	5.5%	$12,526	7.3%	$40,406
Retail Trade	605	10.8%	$14,693	8.6%	$24,286
Trans., Warehousing	154	2.7%	$4,404	2.6%	$28,597
Wholesale Trade	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Other Private (not above)	889*	15.8%*	$24,649*	14.4%*	$27,727*
Government	783	13.9%	$35,596	20.7%	$45,461

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, 2019	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	69	100.0%	100.0%	$18,359	$4,988,366
Single-Family	69	100.0%	73.1%	$18,359	$4,298,385
2-Family	0	0.0%	1.6%	0	$48,202
3- and 4-Family	0	0.0%	0.7%	$0	$26,551
5+ Family	0	0.0%	24.6%	$0	$615,228

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 2019	Percent of County
Nashville	1,098	7.3%