Browntown vs Nescopeck

A side-by-side comparison of Browntown and Nescopeck: population, income, housing, and more.

Browntown and Nescopeck are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Browntown has the higher population (1,660 vs 1,475 in Nescopeck). Browntown has the higher median household income ($65,417 vs $60,625 in Nescopeck). Nescopeck has the higher median home value ($159,800 vs $122,500 in Browntown).

Population, income & housing

	Browntown	Nescopeck
Population	1,660	1,475
Median age	34.7 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$65,417	$60,625
Median home value	$122,500	$159,800
Median gross rent	$966	$848
Housing units	658	782
Homeownership rate	72.9%	70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Browntown	Nescopeck
Population	1,288 → 1,660 (+28.9%)	1,570 → 1,475 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$71,125 → $65,417 (-8.0%)	$50,250 → $60,625 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$143,800 → $122,500 (-14.8%)	$108,200 → $159,800 (+47.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,033 → $966 (-6.5%)	$808 → $848 (+5.0%)

Browntown

Population

1,2881,660

Median household income

$71,125$65,417

Median home value

$143,800$122,500

Median gross rent

$1,033$966

Nescopeck

Population

1,5701,475

Median household income

$50,250$60,625

Median home value

$108,200$159,800

Median gross rent

$808$848

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Browntown	Nescopeck
Under 5	2.2%	8.8%
5 to 17	23.4%	14.6%
18 to 24	5.8%	6.6%
25 to 34	19.3%	12.2%
35 to 44	9.5%	11.2%
45 to 54	8.0%	9.8%
55 to 64	15.1%	11.3%
65 to 74	9.7%	10.7%
75 and over	7.1%	14.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Browntown	Nescopeck
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	94.6%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.4%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Browntown	Nescopeck
No high school diploma	10.3%	4.6%
High school graduate	51.1%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Browntown	Nescopeck
Drove alone	59.5%	83.5%
Carpooled	7.5%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	4.2%
Bicycle	7.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.4%	9.0%
Other means	2.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Browntown	Nescopeck
1-unit, detached	74.9%	65.9%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	24.0%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	2.4%
20 or more units	3.5%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Browntown	Nescopeck
Poverty rate	7.8%	7.4%
Average household size	2.52	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1964	1951