Brown County, Illinois

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 6,320
Median household income: $72,288
Median home value: $142,200

Brown County is a county in Illinois with a population of 6,320. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $72,288 runs below the Illinois figure of $81,702.

From 2019 to 2023, Brown County's population declined 4.6% from 6,628 to 6,320, while its median household income rose 17.2% from $61,655 to $72,288.

80.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1960.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,320
Median age: 40.9 yrs
Median household income: $72,288
Median home value: $142,200
Median gross rent: $724
Housing units: 2,321
Homeownership rate: 73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,6286,320

Median household income

$61,655$72,288

Median home value

$96,200$142,200

Median gross rent

$615$724

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,628	$61,655	$96,200	$615
2020	6,599	$60,694	$99,800	$485
2021	6,330	$59,346	$106,200	$578
2022	6,334	$64,760	$122,100	$625
2023	6,320	$72,288	$142,200	$724

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1712.9%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4416.1%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	288	4.6%
5 to 17	814	12.9%
18 to 24	490	7.8%
25 to 34	932	14.7%
35 to 44	1,017	16.1%
45 to 54	955	15.1%
55 to 64	800	12.7%
65 to 74	623	9.9%
75 and over	401	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,739	75.0%
Black or African American	1,082	17.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	45	0.7%
Asian	2	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	131	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	321	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.4%

High school graduate40.3%

Some college or associate's24.2%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	964	20.4%
High school graduate	1,905	40.3%
Some college or associate's	1,146	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	552	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	161	3.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone83.1%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.7%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,829	83.1%
Carpooled	167	7.6%
Public transit	3	0.1%
Walked	42	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	147	6.7%
Other means	13	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,153	56.1%
15 to 29 min	550	26.8%
30 to 44 min	184	9.0%
45 to 59 min	136	6.6%
60+ min	31	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 8.9% (399 of 4,499)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,223	60.5%
Nonfamily households	798	39.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,021	87.1%
Vacant	300	12.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,488	73.6%
Renter-occupied	533	26.4%

1-unit, detached80.8%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units5.5%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other6.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,875	80.8%
1-unit, attached	5	0.2%
2 to 4 units	108	4.7%
5 to 19 units	128	5.5%
20 or more units	44	1.9%
Mobile home & other	161	6.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 17009
State: Illinois
Land area: 306 sq mi
Water area: 1.6 sq mi
Center point: 39.9621, -90.7503

Cities & places

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