Browntown

Population: 1,660
Median household income: $65,417
Median home value: $122,500

Browntown, a community in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, has 1,660 residents. At $65,417, its median household income sits above Luzerne County's $62,321.

Between 2019 and 2023, Browntown's population grew 28.9% from 1,288 to 1,660, while its median home value fell 14.8% from $143,800 to $122,500.

74.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1964.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,660
Median age: 34.7 yrs
Median household income: $65,417
Median home value: $122,500
Median gross rent: $966
Housing units: 658
Homeownership rate: 72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2881,660

Median household income

$71,125$65,417

Median home value

$143,800$122,500

Median gross rent

$1,033$966

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,288	$71,125	$143,800	$1,033
2020	1,448	$58,786	$127,600	$833
2021	1,397	$60,827	$130,800	$814
2022	1,476	$63,438	$135,700	$893
2023	1,660	$65,417	$122,500	$966

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

Age distribution

Under 52.2%

5 to 1723.4%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3419.3%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	36	2.2%
5 to 17	388	23.4%
18 to 24	97	5.8%
25 to 34	321	19.3%
35 to 44	157	9.5%
45 to 54	132	8.0%
55 to 64	250	15.1%
65 to 74	161	9.7%
75 and over	118	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,616	97.3%
Black or African American	9	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	29	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate51.1%

Some college or associate's22.6%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	117	10.3%
High school graduate	582	51.1%
Some college or associate's	257	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	143	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	40	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone59.5%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle7.5%

Worked from home19.4%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	470	59.5%
Carpooled	59	7.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	27	3.4%
Bicycle	59	7.5%
Worked from home	153	19.4%
Other means	22	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	324	50.9%
15 to 29 min	136	21.4%
30 to 44 min	127	19.9%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	50	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 7.8% (126 of 1,625)

	Count	Share
Family households	408	62.0%
Nonfamily households	250	38.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	658	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	480	72.9%
Renter-occupied	178	27.1%

1-unit, detached74.9%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units11.4%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other5.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	493	74.9%
1-unit, attached	25	3.8%
2 to 4 units	75	11.4%
5 to 19 units	7	1.1%
20 or more units	23	3.5%
Mobile home & other	35	5.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4209496
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.45 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.3139, -75.7827