What is the population of Brown County, Illinois?

The population of Brown County, Illinois is 6,505, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Brown County, Illinois?

The median household income in Brown County, Illinois is $72,437, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Brown County, Illinois is $17,500, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Brown County, Illinois is 2.2%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income D

Education F

Metric	Brown County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Population	6,505	12,497,595	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	21.2	215.8	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-1.11%	-0.18%	0.57%
Median age	40.2	37.3	37.1
Households	2,021	5,000,691	128,459,983

Year	Brown County

Group	Share

Brown County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Brown County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$72,437	$82,179	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.60%	4.78%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	5.8%	5.2%

Metric	Brown County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$17,500	$162,405	$242,182
Median rent	$723	$1,226	$1,342
Homeownership rate	73.6%	66.8%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Brown County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	12.8	23.8	22.5
Work from home	6.7%	14.0%	13.4%

Brown County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Brown County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	34.1%	31.6%
Average household size	2.23	2.48	2.54

Brown County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Brown County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	75.7	77.9	78.3
Self-rated poor health	15.5%	15.6%	16.3%
Smokers	21.1%	19.2%	19.0%