Brown County, Indiana (IN)

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County population in 2005: 15,154 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 5,011
Renter-occupied apartments: 886

% of renters here:	15%
State:	29%

Land area: 312 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 49 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	8.9%
Whole state:	9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	3.7%
Whole state:	4.2%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (19.3%), Educational,health and social services (18.3%), Retail trade (12.5%), Construction (12.0%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 78%
Government: 12%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Brown County, Indiana business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Brown County, Indiana:

White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
Hispanic (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
American Indian (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	40.8 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 7,511	(50.2%)
Females: 7,446	(49.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $20,562
County population in 2003: 15,305
Jobs in 2003: 3,325

Total labor force in 2004: 8,201
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.2%

Average household size:

Brown County:	2.5 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $46,259 ($43,708 in 2000)

This county	$46,259
Indiana:	$43,993

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $141,609

Brown County	$141,609
Indiana:	$114,400

Median montly rent in 2000: $569
Institutionalized population: 127
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Brown County in 2000: $927

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 19
Thefts: 34
Auto thefts: 2

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 28
Thefts: 38
Auto thefts: 2

Brown County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 136 buildings, average cost: $59,800
2001: 124 buildings, average cost: $59,800
2002: 131 buildings, average cost: $59,800
2003: 142 buildings, average cost: $59,800
2004: 32 buildings, average cost: $162,700
2005: 104 buildings, average cost: $165,300
2006: 98 buildings, average cost: $183,900

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Brown County Indiana:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 61.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 37.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $744 (0.6%)

Area name: Indianapolis, IN HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Brown County is $567 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $673 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $871 a month.

Cities in this county include: Nashville.

Neighboring counties: Bartholomew County , Jackson County , Johnson County , Monroe County , Morgan County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Churches in Brown County include: Goshen Church (A), Bear Creek Church (B), Beech Grove Church (C), Unity Church (D), Bethel Church (E), Grandview Church (F), Deckard Church (G), Brown County Church (H), Sprunica Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Pittman Cemetery (1), Georgetown Cemetery (2), Phillips Cemetery (3), Anderson Cemetery (4), Beck Cemetery (5), Hickory Hill Cemetery (6), Mount Moriah Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Terrill Ridge Pond (A), Treaty Line Pond (B), Black Oak Pond (C), Axsom Branch Pond (D), Meyer Pond (E), Harris Pond (F), Camp Christina Lake (G), Ode Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: May Branch (A), Little Blue Creek (B), Jones Branch (C), Lower Schooner Creek (D), Wolfpen Branch (E), Jackson Branch (F), Jack Creek (G), Mount Liberty Creek (H), Hurricane Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Brown County include: Camp Christina (1), Camp Rancho Framasa (2), Brown County State Park (3), TC Steele State Memorial (4), Gnaw Bone Camp (5), Middle Fork State Wildlife Refuge (6), Abe Martin Lodge (7), Gallahue Valley Camp (8), Happy Hollow Camp (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.3%
Indiana:	4.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 496
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 151 (57% naturalized citizens)

Brown County:	1.0%
Whole state:	3.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 42
1990 to 1994: 12
1985 to 1989: 39
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 2
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 56

Mean travel time to work: 34.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 38.1%

Brown County marital status for males

Brown County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,157
One, attached: 55
Two: 94
3 or 4: 44
5 to 9: 74
10 to 19: 8
20 or more: 5
Mobile homes: 706
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 20

Housing units in Brown County with a mortgage: 2,216 (290 second mortgage, 342 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,010

Agriculture in Brown County
Average size of farms: 92 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $8775
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $175.93
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 11.92%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 34.79%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $14791
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 35.41%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.18%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $21071
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.59%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.27
Corn for grain: 1830 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1801 harvested acres
Vegetables: 56 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 4 acres

Brown County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Indiana state average. It is 1.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/19/1988, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (21%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Machinery (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

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

India (18%)
Germany (17%)
United Kingdom (14%)
Canada (14%)
Mexico (10%)
Korea (5%)
Armenia (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Brown County:

German (25%)
United States or American (20%)
English (15%)
Irish (12%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Scottish (2%)

Brown County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,983 (81%)
Carpooled: 861 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 30 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 15 (0%)
Taxi: 7 (0%)
Motorcycle: 12 (0%)
Bicycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 88 (1%)
Other means: 33 (0%)
Worked at home: 317 (4%)

People in group quarters in Brown County, Indiana

92 people in nursing homes
35 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
12 people in other group homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $48,282.

7.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($53,300 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.87%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.38% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($42,311 average AGI)
1.49% relocated from other states ($10,990 average AGI)
Brown County: 1.49%
Indiana average: 2.47%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Bartholomew County, IN	1.25% ($46,026 average AGI)
from Johnson County, IN	1.18% ($43,945)
from Marion County, IN	1.07% ($88,803)
from Monroe County, IN	0.76% ($28,723)
from Morgan County, IN	0.53% ($35,909)

8.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,244 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.80%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.19% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($30,005 average AGI)
1.60% relocated to other states ($10,240 average AGI)
Brown County: 1.60%
Indiana average: 2.55%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Monroe County, IN	1.30% ($28,519 average AGI)
to Bartholomew County, IN	1.27% ($42,696)
to Johnson County, IN	1.27% ($38,329)
to Marion County, IN	1.14% ($41,479)
to Morgan County, IN	0.54% ($30,500)
to Lawrence County, IN	0.19% ($46,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.7

Births per 1000 population in Brown County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Brown County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Brown County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,370 (1,203 aged, 167 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

Households: 14,818

In family households: 12,972 (3,705 male householders, 719 female householders)
3,837 spouses, 4,076 children (3,469 natural, 107 adopted, 500 stepchildren), 209 grandchildren, 30 brothers or sisters, 67 parents, 121 other relatives, 208 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,846 (757 male householders (600 living alone)), 730 female householders (612 living alone)), 359 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 139 (127 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,225 2-persons, 957 3-persons, 742 4-persons, 319 5-persons, 129 6-persons, 52 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,212 1-person, 223 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 14 5-persons.

2,674 married couples with children.
556 single-parent households (217 men, 339 women).

97.5% of residents of Brown County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $41,861,000 ($2749 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $702,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $24,437,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,021,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $218,000
Federal grants: $7,777,000
Federal procurement contracts: $288,000 ($3,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,120,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,950,000
Federal Government insurance: $11,279,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 794

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 741

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +37

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +136

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Brown County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 208
1995 to 1998: 623
1990 to 1994: 671
1980 to 1989: 1,251
1970 to 1979: 1,615
1960 to 1969: 1,153
1950 to 1959: 792
1940 to 1949: 304
1939 or earlier: 546

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Brown County, Indiana:

1 room: 10
2 rooms: 66
3 rooms: 150
4 rooms: 589
5 rooms: 1,428
6 rooms: 1,149
7 rooms: 845
8 rooms: 469
9 or more rooms: 305

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brown County, Indiana:

1 room: 7
2 rooms: 44
3 rooms: 107
4 rooms: 284
5 rooms: 202
6 rooms: 116
7 rooms: 98
8 rooms: 15
9 or more rooms: 13

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Brown County:

no bedroom: 12
1 bedroom: 288
2 bedrooms: 1,571
3 bedrooms: 2,514
4 bedrooms: 515
5 or more bedrooms: 111

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brown County:

no bedroom: 13
1 bedroom: 165
2 bedrooms: 404
3 bedrooms: 257
4 bedrooms: 41
5 or more bedrooms: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Brown County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 85
1 vehicle: 951
2 vehicles: 2,285
3 vehicles: 1,116
4 vehicles: 389
5 or more vehicles: 185

Cars and other vehicles available in Brown County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 59
1 vehicle: 389
2 vehicles: 310
3 vehicles: 106
4 vehicles: 13
5 or more vehicles: 9

64% of Brown County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Indiana.

Brown County:	64.2%
State average:	55.7%

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

This state: 11482
Northeast: 443
Midwest: 1287
South: 1306
West: 226

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%)
Electricity (26%)
Utility gas (10%)
Wood (9%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
Electricity (30%)
Utility gas (16%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
Wood (6%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 72

Here:	4.3%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 39

Here:	4.5%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 102

Here:	24.2%
Indiana:	23.4%

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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Brown County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
Charges - All Other: $263,000
Parks & Recreation: $90,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,767,000
General - Other: $1,394,000

Central Staff Services: $1,389,000

Corrections - Other: $714,000

Police Protection: $616,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $458,000

Welfare - Other: $419,000

Health Services - Other: $410,000

Financial Administration: $336,000

Parks & Recreation: $193,000

General Public Buildings: $163,000

Natural Resources - Other: $97,000

Housing & Community Development: $65,000

Fire Protection: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $101,000
Housing & Community Development: $65,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $211,000
Libraries: $91,000

Fire Protection: $13,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $7,000
General Support: $0
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $540,000
Interest Earnings: $272,000

Property Sale Other: $3,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $164,000
Welfare - Other: $84,000

Police Protection: $61,000

Financial Administration: $46,000

General - Other: $33,000

Corrections - Other: $17,000

Judicial: $13,000

Central Staff: $7,000

Parks & Recreation: $4,000

Health - Other: $4,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,303,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,439,000
General Support: $507,000

All Other: $302,000

Public Welfare: $241,000

Health & Hospitals: $28,000
Tax - Property: $2,684,000
Individual Income: $1,557,000

NEC: $602,000

Other Selective Sales: $510,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,704,000

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