County population in 2016: 3,063 (all rural); it was 3,525 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 430 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 628 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 1,138 Renter-occupied apartments: 391 (it was 392 in 2000)
% of renters here:
26%
State:
33%
Land area: 1221 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 3 people per square mile (very low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Brown County: 75.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,354 (1.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,265 (1.5%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 15.9%
Brown County:
15.9%
Nebraska:
11.4%
(15.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 9.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 21.2% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 47.8 years old
(Males: 47.4 years old, Females: 48.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 48.6 years old, Asian residents: 43.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 34.8 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Brown County is $381 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $502 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $652 a month.
Current college students: 44 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.8% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 5 (76.1% naturalized citizens)
Brown County:
0.2%
Whole state:
7.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 2
2000 to 2009: 4
1990 to 1999: 0
1980 to 1989: 2
1970 to 1979: 3
Before 1970: 14
Note: State values scaled to Brown County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 13.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 90.7%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,508
One, attached: 6
Two: 84
3 or 4: 73
5 to 9: 46
10 to 19: 5
20 or more: 31
Mobile homes: 144
Housing units in Brown County with a mortgage: 432 (7 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 664
Here:
39.4% with mortgage
State:
60.4% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Brown County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
953
5
Mainline Protestant
760
4
Catholic
400
1
Other
1
1
None
1,031
-
Brown County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 3
Brown County:
9.38 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.60 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 4
Brown County:
12.50 / 10,000 pop.
Nebraska:
4.83 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 5
This county:
15.63 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.76 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Brown County:
9.6%
Nebraska:
7.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Brown County:
28.2%
State:
28.0%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
7.4%
State:
12.9%
Agriculture in Brown County:
Average size of farms: 2207 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $300,055 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $129.71 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 85.63% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $309,528 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 15.06% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 49.74% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $86,603 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.82% Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.99 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.20% Corn for grain: 37017 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 8834 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Brown County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Nebraska state average. It is 51% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 558.1 miles away from Brown County center, causing $26,000,000 total damage On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 290.8 miles away from the county center On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 52.2 miles away from the county center On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 118.5 miles away from the county center On 5/25/2003 at 07:32:33, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 104.8 miles away from Brown County center On 9/8/1984 at 00:59:31, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB) earthquake occurred 326.0 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS)
Most recent natural disasters:
Nebraska Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 01, 2010 to August 29, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1924: July 15, 2010, FEMA Id: 1924, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Nebraska Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 22, 2009 to January 08, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1878: February 25, 2010, FEMA Id: 1878, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
Nebraska Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 22, 2008 to June 24, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1770: June 20, 2008, FEMA Id: 1770, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Nebraska Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 04, 2007 to May 19, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1706: June 06, 2007, FEMA Id: 1706, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Nebraska Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 19, 2006 to January 01, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1674: January 07, 2007, FEMA Id: 1674, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Nebraska Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3245: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3245, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Nebraska Severe Storms, Incident Period: April 10, 2001 to April 23, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1373: May 16, 2001, FEMA Id: 1373, Natural disaster type: Storm
Nebraska SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: July 18, 1967, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-228: July 18, 1967, FEMA Id: 228, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
The number of natural disasters in Brown County (8) is smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7 Emergencies Declared: 1
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
Life, physical, and social science occupations (7%)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (5%)
Management occupations (15%)
Office and administrative support occupations (13%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (11%)
Sales and related occupations (8%)
Education, training, and library occupations (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Business and financial operations occupations (5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Korea (60%)
Europe, n.e.c. (20%)
United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (0%)
England (0%)
Scotland (0%)
Ireland (0%)
Denmark (0%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Brown County (%):
German (43%)
American (9%)
European (8%)
Irish (7%)
English (5%)
Czech (3%)
Swedish (3%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 1,201 (76.4%)
Carpooled: 85 (5.4%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 9 (0.6%)
Bicycle: 1 (0.1%)
Walked: 130 (8.3%)
Worked at home: 137 (8.7%)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
48 people in nursing homes
40 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilitiesAverage gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $36,206.
4.96% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($28,500 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.96%
Nebraska average:
6.38%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.40% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($13,672 average AGI)
2.57% relocated from other states ($14,845 average AGI)
Brown County:
2.57%
Nebraska average:
2.71%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
5.85% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($27,623 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.85%
Nebraska average:
6.57%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.81% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($18,768 average AGI)
2.03% relocated to other states ($8,855 average AGI)
Brown County:
2.03%
Nebraska average:
2.88%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.9
Births per 1000 population in Brown County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.1 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 13.7
Deaths per 1000 population in Brown County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Brown County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 17.4% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 10.5%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Brown County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Brown County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 834 (759 aged, 75 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 108 (18%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Brown County, Nebraska in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (54)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (43)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (28)
Congestive heart failure (27)
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (26)
Pneumonia, unspecified (23)
Unspecified dementia (16)
Aortic (valve) stenosis (14)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 29.15 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10,816 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 583 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 24,461
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,112 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,142 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 30
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 28 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 60
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 30
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,063
In family households: 2,381 (524 male householders, 404 female householders)
749 spouses, 650 children (606 natural, 25 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 2 other relatives, 18 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 633 (292 male householders (253 living alone)), 286 female householders (265 living alone)), 54 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 50
Size of family households: 620 2-persons, 137 3-persons, 83 4-persons, 76 5-persons, 11 6-persons.
433 married couples with children.
176 single-parent households (24 men, 152 women).
99.3% of residents of Brown speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English 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: $23,253,000 ($6,779 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $474,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $10,678,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,173,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,822,000 Federal grants: $4,223,000 Federal procurement contracts: $267,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $1,090,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $33,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,027,000 Federal Government insurance: $13,050,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 178
Here:
53 per 1000 residents
State:
75 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 255
Here:
77 per 1000 residents
State:
46 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: -1
Here:
-0 per 1000 residents
State:
+13 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -106
Here:
-32 per 1000 residents
State:
-15 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Brown County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.59 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.3
State:
7.0
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.9
State:
4.3
Year house built
2014 or later: 0
2010 to 2013: 15
2000 to 2009: 115
1990 to 1999: 183
1980 to 1989: 99
1970 to 1979: 372
1960 to 1969: 215
1950 to 1959: 138
1940 to 1949: 101
1939 or earlier: 629
Note: State values scaled to Brown population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Brown County, Nebraska
Note: State values scaled to Brown County population
no vehicle: 22
1 vehicle: 236
2 vehicles: 407
3 vehicles: 281
4 vehicles: 52
5+ vehicles: 91
no vehicle: 51
1 vehicle: 164
2 vehicles: 108
3 vehicles: 60
4 vehicles: 2
5+ vehicles: 37
91% of Brown County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 94% lived in Nebraska.
Brown County:
90.8%
State average:
83.5%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,291
Other state: 755
Northeast: 19
Midwest: 456
South: 60
West: 220
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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