Brownstown vs Seymour

A side-by-side comparison of Brownstown and Seymour: population, income, housing, and more.

Brownstown and Seymour are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Seymour has the higher population (21,536 vs 3,020 in Brownstown). Seymour has the higher median household income ($63,388 vs $62,222 in Brownstown). Seymour has the higher median home value ($153,300 vs $138,100 in Brownstown).

Population, income & housing

	Brownstown	Seymour
Population	3,020	21,536
Median age	40.8 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$62,222	$63,388
Median home value	$138,100	$153,300
Median gross rent	$810	$954
Housing units	1,223	8,733
Homeownership rate	80.1%	57.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brownstown	Seymour
Population	2,923 → 3,020 (+3.3%)	19,623 → 21,536 (+9.7%)
Median household income	$48,348 → $62,222 (+28.7%)	$44,944 → $63,388 (+41.0%)
Median home value	$96,600 → $138,100 (+43.0%)	$119,800 → $153,300 (+28.0%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $810 (+9.2%)	$778 → $954 (+22.6%)

Brownstown

Population

2,9233,020

Median household income

$48,348$62,222

Median home value

$96,600$138,100

Median gross rent

$742$810

Seymour

Population

19,62321,536

Median household income

$44,944$63,388

Median home value

$119,800$153,300

Median gross rent

$778$954

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brownstown	Seymour
Under 5	8.3%	8.6%
5 to 17	18.6%	22.2%
18 to 24	4.3%	6.7%
25 to 34	12.5%	15.5%
35 to 44	8.4%	14.5%
45 to 54	9.0%	9.0%
55 to 64	10.0%	11.0%
65 to 74	16.7%	6.5%
75 and over	12.3%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brownstown	Seymour
White (non-Hispanic)	99.6%	66.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	0.2%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	23.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brownstown	Seymour
No high school diploma	8.1%	15.6%
High school graduate	36.5%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brownstown	Seymour
Drove alone	83.7%	80.3%
Carpooled	14.3%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	1.3%	2.9%
Other means	0.0%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brownstown	Seymour
1-unit, detached	58.1%	60.6%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	10.5%	10.5%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	12.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	23.8%	8.5%

Poverty & households

	Brownstown	Seymour
Poverty rate	9.1%	14.4%
Average household size	2.38	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	1977	1975