Brownsville vs West College Corner

A side-by-side comparison of Brownsville and West College Corner: population, income, housing, and more.

Brownsville and West College Corner are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West College Corner has the higher population (564 vs 255 in Brownsville). Brownsville has the higher median household income ($71,146 vs $70,197 in West College Corner). Brownsville has the higher median home value ($113,800 vs $105,700 in West College Corner).

Population, income & housing

	Brownsville	West College Corner
Population	255	564
Median age	59.5 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$71,146	$70,197
Median home value	$113,800	$105,700
Median gross rent	—	$858
Housing units	96	262
Homeownership rate	90.6%	76.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.4%	32.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brownsville	West College Corner
Population	173 → 255 (+47.4%)	570 → 564 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$65,515 → $71,146 (+8.6%)	$42,031 → $70,197 (+67.0%)
Median home value	$110,500 → $113,800 (+3.0%)	$81,300 → $105,700 (+30.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$738 → $858 (+16.3%)

Brownsville

Population

173255

Median household income

$65,515$71,146

Median home value

$110,500$113,800

West College Corner

Population

570564

Median household income

$42,031$70,197

Median home value

$81,300$105,700

Median gross rent

$738$858

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brownsville	West College Corner
Under 5	0.0%	6.9%
5 to 17	7.1%	17.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.9%
25 to 34	37.3%	12.1%
35 to 44	3.5%	12.1%
45 to 54	0.0%	12.4%
55 to 64	4.3%	10.8%
65 to 74	16.9%	9.9%
75 and over	31.0%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brownsville	West College Corner
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	90.6%
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%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brownsville	West College Corner
No high school diploma	23.6%	5.7%
High school graduate	44.7%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brownsville	West College Corner
Drove alone	100.0%	81.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.3%
Other means	0.0%	3.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brownsville	West College Corner
1-unit, detached	90.6%	80.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.4%	13.4%

Poverty & households

	Brownsville	West College Corner
Poverty rate	0.0%	15.3%
Average household size	2.66	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	—	25
Median year structure built	1973	1938