Brown County, Minnesota

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 25,826
Median household income: $68,690
Median home value: $181,700

Home to 25,826 residents, Brown County is one of Minnesota's counties. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $68,690 runs below the Minnesota figure of $87,556.

From 2019 to 2023, Brown County's population grew 2.6% from 25,163 to 25,826, while its median household income rose 12.4% from $61,120 to $68,690.

80.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1961.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,826
Median age: 42.4 yrs
Median household income: $68,690
Median home value: $181,700
Median gross rent: $931
Housing units: 11,802
Homeownership rate: 79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,16325,826

Median household income

$61,120$68,690

Median home value

$141,900$181,700

Median gross rent

$629$931

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,163	$61,120	$141,900	$629
2020	25,076	$59,804	$144,000	$662
2021	25,894	$62,999	$146,700	$698
2022	25,880	$67,038	$165,200	$825
2023	25,826	$68,690	$181,700	$931

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,440	5.6%
5 to 17	4,241	16.4%
18 to 24	2,392	9.3%
25 to 34	2,673	10.4%
35 to 44	3,013	11.7%
45 to 54	2,701	10.5%
55 to 64	3,739	14.5%
65 to 74	3,037	11.8%
75 and over	2,590	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	23,814	92.2%
Black or African American	216	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	45	0.2%
Asian	156	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.0%
Some other race	47	0.2%
Two or more races	294	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,252	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate35.1%

Some college or associate's33.5%

Bachelor's degree16.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,265	7.1%
High school graduate	6,237	35.1%
Some college or associate's	5,956	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,950	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,345	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone80.5%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit0.6%

Walked4.1%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,592	80.5%
Carpooled	855	6.5%
Public transit	84	0.6%
Walked	541	4.1%
Bicycle	29	0.2%
Worked from home	1,004	7.6%
Other means	58	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,717	63.5%
15 to 29 min	2,501	20.6%
30 to 44 min	1,195	9.8%
45 to 59 min	308	2.5%
60+ min	438	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 7.7% (1,908 of 24,750)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,960	63.6%
Nonfamily households	3,986	36.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,946	92.7%
Vacant	856	7.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,695	79.4%
Renter-occupied	2,251	20.6%

1-unit, detached80.2%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units6.5%

Mobile home & other3.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,467	80.2%
1-unit, attached	330	2.8%
2 to 4 units	503	4.3%
5 to 19 units	358	3.0%
20 or more units	772	6.5%
Mobile home & other	372	3.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 27015
State: Minnesota
Land area: 611 sq mi
Water area: 7.16 sq mi
Center point: 44.2465, -94.7336