Browns Crossing vs Paragon

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

Browns Crossing and Paragon 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 564 in Paragon). Since 2019, Browns Crossing's population has grown faster (+7.0% vs -0.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Browns Crossing	Paragon
Population	731	564
Median age	27.3 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$155,467	—
Median home value	—	$90,700
Median gross rent	—	$979
Housing units	174	321
Homeownership rate	76.4%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	2.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	13.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Browns Crossing	Paragon
Population	683 → 731 (+7.0%)	567 → 564 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$125,788 → $155,467 (+23.6%)	$39,375 → $57,250 (+45.4%)
Median home value	—	$72,200 → $90,700 (+25.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$773 → $979 (+26.6%)

Browns Crossing

Population

683731

Median household income

$125,788$155,467

Paragon

Population

567564

Median household income

$39,375$57,250

Median home value

$72,200$90,700

Median gross rent

$773$979

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Browns Crossing	Paragon
Under 5	5.7%	4.4%
5 to 17	37.6%	14.0%
18 to 24	3.6%	11.5%
25 to 34	34.6%	14.9%
35 to 44	3.3%	7.3%
45 to 54	2.1%	21.5%
55 to 64	9.4%	11.9%
65 to 74	3.7%	8.9%
75 and over	0.0%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Browns Crossing	Paragon
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	95.6%
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%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Browns Crossing	Paragon
No high school diploma	19.3%	19.5%
High school graduate	35.1%	50.9%
Some college or associate's	45.6%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	2.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Browns Crossing	Paragon
Drove alone	68.0%	77.5%
Carpooled	12.0%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	9.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.0%	4.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Browns Crossing	Paragon
1-unit, detached	100.0%	73.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.4%
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%	22.7%

Poverty & households

	Browns Crossing	Paragon
Poverty rate	1.7%	21.2%
Average household size	4.20	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1953	1951