Brownville vs Johnson

A side-by-side comparison of Brownville and Johnson: population, income, housing, and more.

Brownville and Johnson are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Johnson has the higher population (311 vs 137 in Brownville). Brownville has the higher median household income ($78,750 vs $58,646 in Johnson). Brownville has the higher median home value ($112,500 vs $100,800 in Johnson).

Population, income & housing

	Brownville	Johnson
Population	137	311
Median age	43.6 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$78,750	$58,646
Median home value	$112,500	$100,800
Median gross rent	$700	$625
Housing units	74	181
Homeownership rate	93.1%	90.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	27.9%
Unemployment rate	14.5%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brownville	Johnson
Population	127 → 137 (+7.9%)	272 → 311 (+14.3%)
Median household income	$47,500 → $78,750 (+65.8%)	$59,219 → $58,646 (-1.0%)
Median home value	$81,700 → $112,500 (+37.7%)	$83,600 → $100,800 (+20.6%)
Median gross rent	$640 → $700 (+9.4%)	$550 → $625 (+13.6%)

Brownville

Population

127137

Median household income

$47,500$78,750

Median home value

$81,700$112,500

Median gross rent

$640$700

Johnson

Population

272311

Median household income

$59,219$58,646

Median home value

$83,600$100,800

Median gross rent

$550$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brownville	Johnson
Under 5	4.4%	10.0%
5 to 17	22.6%	22.2%
18 to 24	2.9%	4.5%
25 to 34	8.0%	10.9%
35 to 44	13.1%	10.9%
45 to 54	2.9%	7.1%
55 to 64	13.9%	16.4%
65 to 74	25.5%	7.1%
75 and over	6.6%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brownville	Johnson
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	97.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.1%	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	8.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brownville	Johnson
No high school diploma	2.1%	1.5%
High school graduate	26.0%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	45.8%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	12.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brownville	Johnson
Drove alone	70.6%	91.7%
Carpooled	3.9%	0.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.6%	5.0%
Other means	3.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brownville	Johnson
1-unit, detached	83.8%	91.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.5%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Brownville	Johnson
Poverty rate	12.4%	9.6%
Average household size	2.36	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	15	27
Median year structure built	1970	1950