Brown County vs Logan County

A side-by-side comparison of Brown County and Logan County: population, income, housing, and more.

Brown County and Logan County are counties in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Logan County has the higher population (46,140 vs 43,710 in Brown County). Brown County has the higher median household income ($69,990 vs $69,183 in Logan County). Logan County has the higher median home value ($186,200 vs $181,100 in Brown County).

Population, income & housing

	Brown County	Logan County
Population	43,710	46,140
Median age	42.1 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$69,990	$69,183
Median home value	$181,100	$186,200
Median gross rent	$822	$832
Housing units	19,460	23,797
Homeownership rate	76.1%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brown County	Logan County
Population	43,572 → 43,710 (+0.3%)	45,316 → 46,140 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$54,575 → $69,990 (+28.2%)	$56,754 → $69,183 (+21.9%)
Median home value	$132,400 → $181,100 (+36.8%)	$131,900 → $186,200 (+41.2%)
Median gross rent	$719 → $822 (+14.3%)	$725 → $832 (+14.8%)

Brown County

Population

43,57243,710

Median household income

$54,575$69,990

Median home value

$132,400$181,100

Median gross rent

$719$822

Logan County

Population

45,31646,140

Median household income

$56,754$69,183

Median home value

$131,900$186,200

Median gross rent

$725$832

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brown County	Logan County
Under 5	5.7%	5.8%
5 to 17	17.2%	17.2%
18 to 24	7.2%	7.2%
25 to 34	11.6%	11.6%
35 to 44	11.9%	12.1%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.3%
55 to 64	14.8%	14.8%
65 to 74	11.2%	11.9%
75 and over	7.6%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brown County	Logan County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	91.9%
Black or African American	0.8%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brown County	Logan County
No high school diploma	12.2%	7.1%
High school graduate	45.9%	44.0%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brown County	Logan County
Drove alone	80.3%	79.2%
Carpooled	11.6%	9.5%
Public transit	0.4%	0.2%
Walked	0.6%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	7.9%
Other means	0.8%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brown County	Logan County
1-unit, detached	75.7%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	3.7%
20 or more units	1.1%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	15.2%	9.8%

Poverty & households

	Brown County	Logan County
Poverty rate	17.4%	11.3%
Average household size	2.52	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	33	22
Median year structure built	1982	1973