Brown County
Micropolitan
FIPS 27015
Profiled Cities (1)
People
25.5K
Population
Census 2025 Est.41.8/sq mi
Density
Census 2025 Est.-1.5%
Growth 2020–25
Census 2020–2025$69K
Median HH Income
ACS 2024 5-yr42.0
Median Age
ACS 2024 5-yr92.8%
Bachelor's+
ACS 2024 5-yr8.5%
Poverty Rate
SAIPE 20244.6%
Uninsured
ACS 2024 5-yr78.9%
Owner-Occupied
ACS 2024 5-yr11.3%
Disability
ACS 2024 5-yr5.1%
Hispanic
ACS 2024 5-yr91.4%
Non-Hisp. White
ACS 2024 5-yr0.9%
Non-Hisp. Black
ACS 2024 5-yrMigration
IRS Statistics of Income county migration. Measures tax filer movement, not Census population counts.
806
Inflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–23883
Outflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–23-77
Net Migration
IRS SOI 2022–23Economy
3.2%
Unemployment
BLS LAUS 202514K
Labor Force
BLS LAUS 2025$67K
Per Capita Income
BEA 2024$2.0B
County GDP
BEA 2024786
Business Establishments
CBP 202313K
Employees
CBP 2023$663.4M
Annual Payroll
CBP 2023Housing
$191K
Median Home Value
ACS 2024 5-yr$890
Median Gross Rent
ACS 2024 5-yr1.3K
Owner HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yr825
Renter HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yrNo
Housing Stress (USDA)
ACS 2024 5-yrHealth
11th pctile
Social Vulnerability
CDC SVI 202236.2%
Adult Obesity
CDC PLACES 20259.0%
Diabetes
CDC PLACES 202517.0%
Poor Mental Health
CDC PLACES 202515.5%
Current Smoking
CDC PLACES 202597.2/100K
Primary Care Physicians
HRSA AHRF 2024–251.9/1K
Hospital Beds
HRSA AHRF 2024–25579.6/1K bene
Medicare ER Visits
CMS 2023Environment & Risk
50.4
FEMA Risk Score
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Relatively Low
Risk Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Very High
Resilience Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025$24.4M
Expected Annual Loss
FEMA NRI Dec 20256.11
PM2.5 (EPA EJScreen)
EPA EJScreen 20240.08
Diesel PM
EPA EJScreen 20240.7%
EJ Demographic Index
EPA EJScreen 2024Broadband & Food Access
0.9%
Fixed Broadband 100/20 Mbps
FCC 20241.0%
Mobile 5G Coverage
FCC 202417.2%
Low Food Access (pop)
USDA FEA 20190.9%
No-Car Low Food Access (HH)
USDA FEA 2019Land & Climate
611.1 sq mi
Land Area
TIGER 202445.2°F
Avg Temp (1991–2020)
NOAA 1991–202055.1°F
Avg Max Temp
NOAA 1991–202035.4°F
Avg Min Temp
NOAA 1991–202030.7"
Annual Precip
NOAA 1991–2020County Character
Nonmetro - Urban population of 5,000 to 20,000, adjacent to a metro area
Rural-Urban Class (RUCC)
TIGER 2024Micropolitan
NCHS Urban-Rural Class
TIGER 2024Manufacturing-dependent
Industry Dependence (USDA)
TIGER 2024None
Typology Flags
TIGER 2024