Brazil

Population: 8,064
Median household income: $49,331
Median home value: $105,900

Located in Clay County, Indiana, Brazil is a community with a population of 8,064. The median household income of $49,331 is below the Clay County median ($67,676).

Between 2019 and 2023, Brazil's population declined 3.8% from 8,380 to 8,064, while its median home value rose 27.4% from $83,100 to $105,900.

73.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1960.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,064
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $49,331
Median home value: $105,900
Median gross rent: $824
Housing units: 3,798
Homeownership rate: 65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,3808,064

Median household income

$43,428$49,331

Median home value

$83,100$105,900

Median gross rent

$730$824

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,380	$43,428	$83,100	$730
2020	8,225	$45,869	$86,700	$770
2021	8,320	$46,014	$88,200	$699
2022	8,114	$50,153	$101,300	$790
2023	8,064	$49,331	$105,900	$824

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 3416.1%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	456	5.7%
5 to 17	1,242	15.4%
18 to 24	446	5.5%
25 to 34	1,299	16.1%
35 to 44	1,012	12.5%
45 to 54	1,089	13.5%
55 to 64	951	11.8%
65 to 74	767	9.5%
75 and over	802	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,500	93.0%
Black or African American	17	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	24	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	40	0.5%
Two or more races	304	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	179	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.5%

High school graduate41.6%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree7.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	976	16.5%
High school graduate	2,465	41.6%
Some college or associate's	1,903	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	440	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	136	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone78.2%

Carpooled16.9%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.0%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,470	78.2%
Carpooled	535	16.9%
Public transit	10	0.3%
Walked	79	2.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	31	1.0%
Other means	32	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	869	27.8%
15 to 29 min	1,112	35.6%
30 to 44 min	631	20.2%
45 to 59 min	125	4.0%
60+ min	389	12.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 13.6% (1,052 of 7,759)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,130	61.3%
Nonfamily households	1,344	38.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,474	91.5%
Vacant	324	8.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,274	65.5%
Renter-occupied	1,200	34.5%

1-unit, detached73.5%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units4.8%

5 to 19 units5.6%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other7.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,792	73.5%
1-unit, attached	174	4.6%
2 to 4 units	184	4.8%
5 to 19 units	211	5.6%
20 or more units	164	4.3%
Mobile home & other	273	7.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1807174
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.69 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 39.5224, -87.1245