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QuickFacts

Brown County, Wisconsin

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Table

Brown County, Wisconsin
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 698
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)
273,909
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
271,417
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024)
268,746
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
268,740
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024)
1.9%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.0%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 268,740
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 248,007
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent
22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
16.9%
Female persons, percent
50.1%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
86.6%
Black alone, percent (a)(a)
3.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent (a)(a)
3.6%
Asian alone, percent (a)(a)
3.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent (a)(a)
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent (b)(b)
10.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
78.2%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2019-2023 13,509
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2019-2023 5.6%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2023, (V2023) 116,091
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2019-2023 64.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2019-2023 $245,900
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2019-2023 $1,557
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortage, 2019-2023 $616
Median gross rent, 2019-2023 $973
Building Permits, 2023 816
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2019-2023 110,248
Persons per household, 2019-2023 2.38
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2019-2023 87.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2019-2023 10.1%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2019-2023 94.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2019-2023 91.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 93.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 32.4%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2019-2023 8.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
6.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 68.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 64.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 679,449
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 3,933,129
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 3,119,215
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 5,855,680
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $21,682
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2019-2023 19.4
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $77,490
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $40,907
Persons in poverty, percent
9.7%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2022 6,662
Total employment, 2022 142,524
Total annual payroll, 2022 ($1,000) 8,376,869
Total employment, percent change, 2021-2022 2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2022 16,137
All employer firms, Reference year 2022 5,323
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 3,243
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 698
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 306
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 4,172
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 4,284
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 507.0
Population per square mile, 2010 468.2
Land area in square miles, 2020 530.09
Land area in square miles, 2010 529.71
FIPS Code 55009
Value Notes

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QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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