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Brown County, OH

Demographic and economic profile of Brown County, OH, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Brown County is a small rural Ohio county of 43,710 residents with a mature workforce—median age 42.5—where 87.8% hold a high school diploma but only 15.8% have a bachelor's degree, reflecting a blue-collar labor pool with median worker earnings of $41,594 and a labor force participation rate of 57.9%. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $181,100 and median gross rent of $822/month, and a homeownership rate of 77.2%. Population growth is essentially flat at +0.1% over five years, a poverty rate of 17.4% sits above typical benchmarks, and a GDP per capita of $20,441 points to a local economy with limited output relative to income—mean commute time of 33.9 minutes suggests many residents work outside the county.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

43,710

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$71,270

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.1% since 2018

Brown County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone41,754 (95.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race831 (1.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races739 (1.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone298 (0.7%)
  • Asian Alone131 (0.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone79 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish169
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic134
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island38
  4. 4.Other Indo-European37
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)34

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,480

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$20,441

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,717

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,043
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,761
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,211
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,730
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,622

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,091
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,805
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,510
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations3,396
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,251

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.54×)2,964
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.31×)404
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.23×)1,637
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.22×)1,379
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.16×)1,058

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$181,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$822/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,722 (13.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,709 (12.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,420 (10.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,300 (9.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,096 (8.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999905 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,594

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

33.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone15,244 (81.8%)
  • Carpooled1,860 (10.0%)
  • Worked At Home1,207 (6.5%)
  • Other159 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit94 (0.5%)
  • Walked62 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.