Brown County vs. Jackson County

	Brown County (IN)	Jackson County (IN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	15,234	44,111
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.1%	4.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	15,245	42,376
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	15,242	42,376
Persons under 5 years, percent	3.8%	6.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	17.9%	24.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	24.1%	16.4%
Female persons, percent	50.7%	50.2%
White alone, percent	96.8%	94.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.7%	1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	2.4%
Two or More Races, percent	1.4%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.7%	7.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	95.5%	87.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,517	2,205
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.7%	4.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	8,743	19,327
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	83.6%	72.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$186,000	$116,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,304	$1,020
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$481	$360
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$860	$741
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	2.7%	12.5%
Building permits, 2018	84	168
Households, 2014-2018	6,093	16,746
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.44	2.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.5%	86.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.4%	6.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.8%	81.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.6%	72.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.2%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	27.4%	15.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.3%	10.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.5%	10.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.0%	62.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.9%	57.1%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	18,801	236,967
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	58,354	592,732
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$3,869	$13,758
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.9	20.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$61,455	$49,506
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$33,617	$24,522
Persons in poverty, percent	10.1%	12.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	348	1,006
Total employment, 2017	2,402	20,445
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	56,680	893,247
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	10.7%	-0.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,464	2,196
All firms, 2012	2,020	2,642
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,021	1,426
Women-owned firms, 2012	665	653
Minority-owned firms, 2012	46	87
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,937	2,368
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	246	288
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,640	2,087
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.4%	19.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	48.9	83.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	311.98	509.31

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Brown county (IN) and Jackson county (IN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.