Bethany vs Browns Crossing

A side-by-side comparison of Bethany and Browns Crossing: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Browns Crossing has the higher population (731 vs 72 in Bethany). Browns Crossing has the higher median household income ($155,467 vs $115,625 in Bethany). Since 2019, Bethany's population has grown faster (+16.1% vs +7.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Bethany	Browns Crossing
Population	72	731
Median age	31.1 yrs	27.3 yrs
Median household income	$115,625	$155,467
Median home value	$211,100	—
Median gross rent	$850	—
Housing units	28	174
Homeownership rate	78.3%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.3%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethany	Browns Crossing
Population	62 → 72 (+16.1%)	683 → 731 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $115,625 (+164.3%)	$125,788 → $155,467 (+23.6%)
Median home value	$156,300 → $211,100 (+35.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$850 → $850 (+0.0%)	—

Bethany

Population

6272

Median household income

$43,750$115,625

Median home value

$156,300$211,100

Median gross rent

$850$850

Browns Crossing

Population

683731

Median household income

$125,788$155,467

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethany	Browns Crossing
Under 5	5.6%	5.7%
5 to 17	22.2%	37.6%
18 to 24	15.3%	3.6%
25 to 34	19.4%	34.6%
35 to 44	16.7%	3.3%
45 to 54	6.9%	2.1%
55 to 64	9.7%	9.4%
65 to 74	2.8%	3.7%
75 and over	1.4%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethany	Browns Crossing
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethany	Browns Crossing
No high school diploma	31.7%	19.3%
High school graduate	41.5%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	19.5%	45.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethany	Browns Crossing
Drove alone	51.4%	68.0%
Carpooled	45.9%	12.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	20.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethany	Browns Crossing
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bethany	Browns Crossing
Poverty rate	4.2%	1.7%
Average household size	3.13	4.20
Mean commute (minutes)	36	23
Median year structure built	1945	1953