Brown County, WI Demographic Data
Brown County, WI Summary
Brown County is located in Wisconsin
- Population: 253,032
- Area: 615.71 sq. miles
- Land Area: 529.71 sq. miles
- Water Area: 86.00 sq. miles
- Population Density: 410.96 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 583.99 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Brown County, WI Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
130,272
50%
50.8
Male
130,129
50%
49.2
Total Population
260,401
323,128,000
Brown County, WI Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
16,994
6.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
18,563
7.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
16,284
6.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
17,512
6.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
17,350
6.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
35,457
13.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
32,264
12.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
35,735
13.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
18,478
7.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
16,119
6.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
20,496
7.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
10,972
4.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
4,177
1.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
197,772
75.9%
77.2
Female
100,427
50.8%
51.3
Male
97,345
49.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
187,045
71.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
45,193
17.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
35,645
13.7%
15.2
Female
19,539
54.8%
55.8
Male
16,106
45.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Brown County, WI Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
250,983
96.4%
96.8
White
221,450
85.0%
72.6
Black or African American
5,768
2.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
7,072
2.7%
0.8
Asian
7,972
3.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
2,145
0.8%
1.2
Chinese
629
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
442
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
106
0.0%
0.2
Korean
111
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
445
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
4,094
1.6%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
22
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
8,699
3.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
9,418
3.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
22,228
8.5%
17.8
Mexican
15,443
5.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
3,539
1.4%
1.7
Cuban
442
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
2,804
1.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
238,173
91.5%
82.2
Brown County, WI Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
4,852
2.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
6,941
4.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
55,002
31.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
34,716
20.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
22,940
13.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
35,859
20.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
13,388
7.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
11,793
6.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
161,905
93.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
49,247
28.3%
31.2
Brown County, WI Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
69,961
33.5%
33.7%
Now Married
105,433
50.6%
47.5
Divorced
21,161
10.1%
11.0%
Separated
1,728
0.8%
2.0
Widowed
10,277
4.9
5.8%
Brown County, WI Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
219,822
90.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
23,585
9.7%
21.6%
Spanish
13,929
5.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
3,165
1.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
5,036
2.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
1,455
0.6%
1.1%
Brown County, WI Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
5,629
5.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
4,225
4.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
9,831
9.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
9,659
9.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
15,961
15.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
20,361
19.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
15,102
14.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
15,961
15.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
3,804
3.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
4,271
4.1%
6.4
Median household income
57,783
57,617
Per capita income
30,681
31,128
Brown County, WI Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
2,137
1.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
12,903
9.3%
9.8
Construction
7,870
5.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
28,092
20.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
10,113
7.3%
6.6
Information
1,900
1.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
28,211
20.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
5,402
3.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
11,686
8.4%
11.4
Public administration
2,887
2.1%
4.6
Retail trade
14,636
10.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
8,231
5.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
4,421
3.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
11,546
8.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
48,556
35.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
23,027
16.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
34,419
24.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
20,941
15.1%
18.1%
Brown County, WI Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
136,486
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
113,205
82.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
11,292
8.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
980
0.7%
5.1
Walked
2,485
1.8%
2.7
Other means
2,109
1.5%
1.8
Worked at home
6,415
4.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.4
26.6
Brown County, WI Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
5,857
5.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
34,287
32.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
46,477
44.3%
37.1
3 or more
18,183
17.3%
21.0
Brown County, WI Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
104,804
96.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
68,925
65.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
35,879
34.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
3,887
3.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Brown County, WI Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
108,691
1 room
1,625
1.5%
2.4
2 rooms
3,069
2.8%
2.7
3 rooms
9,998
9.2%
9.1
4 rooms
17,618
16.2%
16.5
5 rooms
20,855
19.2%
19.8
6 rooms
17,924
16.5%
17.8
7 rooms
12,981
11.9%
12.0
8 rooms
11,262
10.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
13,359
12.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Brown County, WI Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
108,691
1-unit, detached
69,913
64.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
5,346
4.9%
5.9
2-units
6,656
6.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
3,426
3.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
10,269
9.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
4,756
4.4%
4.4
20 or more units
6,577
6.1%
9.0
Mobile home
1,748
1.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Brown County, WI Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
11,920
11.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
4,461
4.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
11,219
10.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
10,217
9.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
15,590
14.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
15,343
14.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
18,648
17.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
17,348
16.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
2,421
2.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,524
1.4%
1.4%
Brown County, WI Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
79,554
75.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,941
2.8%
4.7
Electricity
19,317
18.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
839
0.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
65
0.1%
0.1
Wood
807
0.8%
1.9
Solar energy
37
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
818
0.8%
0.5
No fuel used
426
0.4%
1.1
Brown County, WI Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
45,285
47295100.0
Less than $500
537
1.2%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
930
2.1%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,055
2.3%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
3,424
7.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
9,080
20.1%
20.1%
$500 to $999
12,393
27.4%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
17,866
39.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
24,625
54.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
8,419
18.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
3,272
7.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,379
5.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
6,504
14.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
86
0.0%
0.0%
Brown County, WI Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
35,304
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
38
0.1%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
56
0.2%
4.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
80
0.2%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
243
0.7%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
4,609
13.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
4,785
13.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
25,493
72.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
575
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
749
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
6,414
18.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
6,367
18.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
5,150
14.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
3,751
10.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
3,305
9.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
9,899
28.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
993
0.0%
0.0%
Brown County, WI Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
68,925
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,944
2.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
8,946
13.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
16,843
24.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
15,839
23.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
16,984
24.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
6,717
9.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,342
1.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
310
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
166,100
205,000
