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County population in July 2009: 6,591 (58% urban, 42% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,561
Renter-occupied apartments: 547
% of renters here:

26%
State:

28%

Land area: 306 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 22 people per square mile 
 
  (low).

Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Brown County: 75.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (15.2%), Wholesale trade (13.3%), Manufacturing (11.2%), Retail trade (11.2%), Public administration (11.1%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 69%
  • Government: 19%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
  • Unpaid family work: 2%

Brown County, Illinois business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Brown County races chart

Races in Brown County, Illinois:

  • White Non-Hispanic Alone (72.6%)
  • Black Non-Hispanic Alone (18.9%)
  • Hispanic or Latino (6.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)

Median resident age:  35.2 years
Illinois median age:  34.7 years

Males: 4,420  (63.6%)
Females: 2,530  (36.4%)

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Brown County,IL real estate house value trend



Average household size:
Brown County:

2.4 people
Illinois:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2009: $41,056 ($35,445 in 1999)
This county:

$41056
Illinois:

$53966

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $303 (lower quartile is $224, upper quartile is $378)
This county:

$303
State:

$708

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $72,445 (it was $50,800 in 2000)
Brown County:

$72,445
Illinois:

$202,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $49,388 - $112,755

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $107,447
Here:

$107,447
State:

$252,233

In 2-unit structures: $102,228
Here:

$102,228
State:

$282,193

Mobile homes: $169,199
Here:

$169,199
State:

$35,670
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,132
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $242

Institutionalized population: 1,972

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2004: 13 buildings, average cost: $85,100
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $90,000
  • 2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $96,600
  • 2009: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)




2004 Presidential Election results in Brown County Illinois:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 65.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 34.6%


2008 Presidential Election results in Brown County Illinois:

McCain (Republican): 60.5%
Obama (Democratic): 38.7%
Detailed 2008 Election Results



Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,177 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $837 (1.2%)


Brown County household income distribution in 2009 Brown County home values distribution


Brown County contract rent distribution in 2009

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 13.5%
(11.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:

8.5%
Whole state:

10.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:

3.0%
Whole state:

5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Brown County is $388 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $492 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $657 a month.

Cities in this county include: Mount Sterling, Versailles, Ripley.

Brown County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Brown County: Two Rivers Camp (A), Perry Springs Station (B), Jensen Woods Camp (C), Old Siloam Picnic Area (D), Reich Landing (E), Missouri Townhall (F), Buckhorn Townhall (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Brown County include: Zion Church (A), Mount Pleasant Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Means Cemetery (1), Cross Roads Cemetery (2), Miller Land Cemetery (3), Morrelville Cemetery (4), Mounds Cemetery (5), Arnold Cemetery (6), Lee Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Big Lake (A), Alsup Farm Pond (B), Kleinlein Farm Pond (C), Lake Mount Sterling (D), Hambaugh-Martin Number 1 Reservoir (E), Hambaugh-Martin Number 3 Reservoir (F), Hambaugh-Martin Number Five Reservoir (G), Hambaugh-Martin Number Two Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Camp Creek (A), Missouri Creek (B), Martin Branch (C), Moine River, La (D), North Fork Shelby Creek (E), Baehr Branch (F), Avery Branch (G), Wells Fork (H), South Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Neighboring counties: Adams County , Cass County , Morgan County , Pike County , Schuyler County .

Unemployment in Apr. 2010:
Here:

4.6%
Illinois:

9.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 142
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 63.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 114 (9% naturalized citizens)

Brown County:

1.6%
Whole state:

12.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 37
  • 1990 to 1994: 26
  • 1985 to 1989: 12
  • 1980 to 1984: 19
  • 1975 to 1979: 10
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 8
  • 1965 to 1969: 2

Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.3%

Brown County marital status for males
Brown County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,915
  • One, attached: 4
  • Two: 46
  • 3 or 4: 69
  • 5 to 9: 46
  • 10 to 19: 53
  • 20 or more: 4
  • Mobile homes: 319

Housing units in Brown County with a mortgage: 537 (32 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 544

Here:

49.7% with mortgage
State:

69.8% with mortgage



Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 37.63%
Here37.6%
USA50.2%
Total adherents: 2,615
Total congregations: 13

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAChristian Churches and Churches of ChristChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Other
Adherents830 (31.7%)626 (23.9%)346 (13.2%)298 (11.4%)515 (19.7%)
Congregations1 (7.7%)2 (15.4%)3 (23.1%)2 (15.4%)5 (38.5%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Brown County - Mount Sterling, Versailles, Ripley

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 3
This county:

4.59 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:

2.24 / 10,000 pop.



Number of convenience stores (with gas): 4
This county:

6.12 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:

2.61 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 1
Brown County:

1.53 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:

6.86 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

8.0%
Illinois:

8.3%

Adult obesity rate:
Here:

27.7%
Illinois:

25.2%



Agriculture in Brown County:

Average size of farms: 346 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $57,356
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $240.89
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 25.52%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $42,255
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 51.28%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $57,675
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.33%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.32
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 4.00%
Corn for grain: 37710 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2074 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 29538 harvested acres
Vegetables: 35 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 25 acres

Tornado activity:

Brown County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Illinois state average. It is 3.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 20 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 10/14/1966, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers


Most common industries (%)
Males Females
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (12%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Food (4%)
  • Chemicals (4%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (12%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Mexico (68%)
  • Thailand (8%)
  • Yugoslavia (5%)
  • Canada (5%)
  • Germany (4%)
  • Colombia (4%)
  • Poland (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Brown County (%):



  • German (32%)
  • United States or American (22%)
  • English (16%)
  • Irish (13%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)
  • French (except Basque) (2%)
  • Polish (1%)


Brown County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 2,014 (80%)
  • Carpooled: 275 (11%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 1 (0%)
  • Walked: 69 (3%)
  • Other means: 28 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 114 (5%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


1,912 people in state prisons
60 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,985.

6.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,060 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.04%
Illinois average:

5.66%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.99% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($23,595 average AGI)
1.04% relocated from other states ($4,466 average AGI)
Brown County:

1.04%
Illinois average:

2.13%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Pike County, IL  0.99% ($28,053 average AGI)
from Schuyler County, IL  0.78% ($21,200)
from Adams County, IL  0.73% ($38,929)
from Morgan County, IL  0.57% ($32,727)


7.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,621 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.19%
Illinois average:

5.99%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.14% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($23,579 average AGI)
2.06% relocated to other states ($10,043 average AGI)
Brown County:

2.06%
Illinois average:

2.58%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Adams County, IL  1.08% ($34,619 average AGI)
to Pike County, IL  0.67% ($26,538)
to Morgan County, IL  0.51% ($24,800)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.8

Births per 1000 population in Brown County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.2

Deaths per 1000 population in Brown County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 1.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 1.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Brown County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 959 (838 aged, 121 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1082.660
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1214.340

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 14.66
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 73.15

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14.63

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,982
  • In family households: 4,170 (1,192 male householders, 193 female householders)
    1,229 spouses, 1,409 children (1,211 natural, 82 adopted, 116 stepchildren), 67 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 24 parents, 17 other relatives, 38 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 812 (383 male householders (332 living alone)), 339 female householders (320 living alone)), 90 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 1,968 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 657 2-persons, 291 3-persons, 260 4-persons, 115 5-persons, 53 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 652 1-person, 59 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

95.5% of residents of Brown County speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $32,466,000 ($4771 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,820,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $12,613,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $6,048,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,066,000
Federal grants: $6,136,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,660,000 ($1,115,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,943,000 ($336,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $124,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,978,000
Federal Government insurance: $14,303,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 343
Here:

50 per 1000 residents
State:

75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 303
Here:

44 per 1000 residents
State:

43 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +33
Here:

+5 per 1000 residents
State:

+26 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -176
Here:  -26 per 1000 residents
State:  -31 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Brown County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.08 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.9
State:

6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.5
State:

4.1

Year house built

  • 2005 or later: 36
  • 2000 to 2004: 94
  • 1990 to 1999: 232
  • 1980 to 1989: 213
  • 1970 to 1979: 210
  • 1960 to 1969: 200
  • 1950 to 1959: 412
  • 1940 to 1949: 160
  • 1939 or earlier: 911
Rooms in houses/apartments in Brown County, Illinois
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • 1 room: 7
  • 2 rooms: 4
  • 3 rooms: 11
  • 4 rooms: 185
  • 5 rooms: 399
  • 6 rooms: 408
  • 7 rooms: 243
  • 8 rooms: 207
  • 9+ rooms: 97
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 33
  • 3 rooms: 117
  • 4 rooms: 130
  • 5 rooms: 138
  • 6 rooms: 55
  • 7 rooms: 34
  • 8 rooms: 17
  • 9+ rooms: 23
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Brown County, Illinois
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no bedroom: 7
  • 1 bedroom: 44
  • 2 bedrooms: 492
  • 3 bedrooms: 737
  • 4 bedrooms: 250
  • 5+ bedrooms: 31
  • no bedroom: 11
  • 1 bedroom: 164
  • 2 bedrooms: 181
  • 3 bedrooms: 144
  • 4 bedrooms: 39
  • 5+ bedrooms: 8
Cars and other vehicles available in Brown County, Illinois in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no vehicle: 50
  • 1 vehicle: 438
  • 2 vehicles: 622
  • 3 vehicles: 292
  • 4 vehicles: 130
  • 5+ vehicles: 29
  • no vehicle: 91
  • 1 vehicle: 233
  • 2 vehicles: 158
  • 3 vehicles: 48
  • 4 vehicles: 12
  • 5+ vehicles: 5

55% of Brown County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Illinois.

Brown County:

54.6%
State average:

58.6%


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 5771
  • Northeast: 69
  • Midwest: 447
  • South: 397
  • West: 98

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $19,000


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Brown County
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Utility gas (54.1%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24.4%)
  • Electricity (15.8%)
  • Wood (4.9%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (0.8%)
  • Utility gas (55.8%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23.0%)
  • Electricity (18.8%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1.8%)
  • Wood (0.5%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 85
Here:

14.4%
Illinois:

13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
Here:

1.8%
Illinois:

11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9
Here:

9.0%
Illinois:

25.8%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


Brown County government finances in 2002:

  • Charges - All Other: $515,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,247,000
    General - Other: $534,000
    Health Services - Other: $453,000
    Central Staff Services: $333,000
    Financial Administration: $268,000
    Police Protection: $258,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $239,000
    Corrections - Other: $19,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $19,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $4,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $61,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $18,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $57,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $22,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $458,000
    Interest Earnings: $109,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $34,000
    Regular Highways: $18,000
    General - Other: $5,000
    Central Staff: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,173,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $878,000
    All Other: $512,000
    General Support: $409,000
  • Tax - Property: $744,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $961,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 109
  • Number of aged recipients: 8
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 101
  • Number of recipients under 18: 15
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 82
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 12
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 53
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 44


Brown County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 1991
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Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Brown County Fatal accident statistics for 1992 - 2009
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Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)




Most common first names in Brown County, IL among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James6175.4 years
Mary5780.2 years
William5578.1 years
George3877.1 years
John3775.9 years
Charles3675.4 years
Robert3573.1 years
Helen2980.2 years
Anna2284.4 years
Dorothy2179.2 years
Most common last names in Brown County, IL among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Logsdon3377.7 years
Smith2978.6 years
Clark2579.1 years
Davis2376.4 years
Jones2077.8 years
Martin1876.8 years
Wagner1775.7 years
Dewitt1685.5 years
Roberts1579.9 years
Thomas1480.2 years

Businesses in Brown County, IL

  • McDonald's: 1
  • Subway: 1
  • YMCA: 1

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