Adams County vs. Brown County

	Adams County (IL)	Brown County (IL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	65,691	6,556
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.1%	-5.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	67,097	6,937
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	67,103	6,937
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.3%	4.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.5%	15.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.2%	13.9%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	35.3%
White alone, percent	92.8%	78.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.9%	18.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	1.3%
Asian alone, percent	1.0%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.7%	6.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	91.5%	73.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	4,711	408
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.6%	3.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	30,278	2,451
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.7%	75.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$126,100	$89,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,080	$956
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$417	$374
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$670	$577
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	16.2%	9.2%
Building permits, 2018	49	1
Households, 2014-2018	27,300	2,087
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.38	2.30
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.2%	80.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.0%	6.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.7%	78.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.8%	71.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.6%	84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	24.8%	13.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.1%	9.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.2%	3.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.3%	44.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.6%	63.2%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,066,523	32,847
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,872	$4,751
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	17.1	16.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$51,398	$58,762
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,347	$22,279
Persons in poverty, percent	12.3%	14.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,825	106
Total employment, 2017	31,290	3,166
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,285,772	141,905
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.2%	-9.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,805	340
All firms, 2012	5,074	262
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,617	88
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,251	134
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,546	246
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	477	25
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	4,158	223
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.5%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.5%	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	24.6%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	78.5	22.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	855.20	305.61

Source: United States Census Bureau

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