Brown County, WI

County

2024 Population

270,892

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

38.2

0.792% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

9.06%

7.62% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$79,649

2.79% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$266,000

Population & Diversity

Brown County, WI is home to a population of 271k people, from which 96.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.4% of Brown County, WI residents were born outside of the country (14.6k people).

In 2024, there were 19.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (209k people) in Brown County, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.6k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 10.1k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.8%

2024 Citizenship

96.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.8% of Brown County, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Brown County, WI was 96.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Brown County, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Brown County, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
209k ± 759
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
10.6k ± 854
Other (Hispanic)
10.1k ± 1.31k

10.3%

Hispanic Population

27.8k people

10.3% of the people in Brown County, WI are hispanic (27.8k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Brown County, WI as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Wisconsin.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
90,085 ± 7,313 people
India
22,216 ± 3,653 people
China
14,090 ± 2,911 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wisconsin was Mexico, the natal country of 90,085 Wisconsin residents, followed by India with 22,216 and China with 14,090.

Foreign-Born Population

5.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

14.6k people

5.55%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

15k people

As of 2024, 5.4% of Brown County, WI residents (14.6k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Brown County, WI was 5.55%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Brown County, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
4,415 ± 537
Gulf War (2001-)
3,555 ± 560
Gulf War (1990s)
1,774 ± 270

Brown County, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.24 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Brown County, WI.

Health

94.9% of the population of Brown County, WI has health coverage, with 56.2% on employee plans, 14% on Medicaid, 13.1% on Medicare, 10.4% on non-group plans, and 1.23% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Brown County, WI see 1,442 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,442 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1222 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 382 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,442 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Brown County, WI

Primary care physicians in Brown County, WI see an average of 1,442 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,442 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Brown County, WI in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Location of Health Services Facilities

Health Service Type

Top 5 Health Facilities Servicing the Greatest Number of Addresses

Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4001
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4002
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4003
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4004
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4005

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.6% under 18 years, 21% between 18 and 34 years, 38.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.06%

Uninsured

56.2%

Employer Coverage

14%

Medicaid

13.1%

Medicare

10.4%

Non-Group

1.23%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Brown County, WI declined by 8.53% from 5.53% to 5.06%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Brown County, WI changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the average number of mentally unhealthy days reported in past 30 days (age-adjusted) was 5.06 in Brown County, WI.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Brown County, WI.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 36.6% in Brown County, WI.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Brown County, WI.

Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 6.61% in Brown County, WI.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Brown County, WI.

Economy

The economy of Brown County, WI employs 143k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Brown County, WI were Manufacturing (26,171 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (20,897 people), and Retail Trade (15,251 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($104,702), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($91,917), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($67,994).

Employment

Occupations

143k

2024 Value

± 3,016

0.505%

1 Year growth

± 2.95%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brown County, WI grew at a rate of 0.505%, from 142k employees to 143k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brown County, WI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (15,589 people), Production Occupations (14,021 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (13,645 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brown County, WI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Wisconsin.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wisconsin (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

143k

2024 Value

± 3,016

0.505%

1 Year growth

± 2.95%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brown County, WI grew at a rate of 0.505%, from 142k employees to 143k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brown County, WI, are Manufacturing (26,171 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (20,897 people), and Retail Trade (15,251 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brown County, WI, though some of these residents may live in Brown County, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$56,079

Median earning men ± $1,172

$41,170

Median earning women ± $832

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($72,667), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,670), and Manufacturing ($61,698).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,232), Public Administration ($57,768), and Wholesale Trade ($53,295).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Wisconsin.

Y-Axis

1.6%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.95M people employed in Wisconsin. This represents a 1.6% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Wisconsin.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

377
Construction
340
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
321
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$1.91M
Manufacturing
$1.24M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$646k
Finance and Insurance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

The student population of Brown County, WI in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 10,508 male students and 15,670 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Brown County, WI are White (4,538 and 79.9%), Hispanic or Latino (492 and 8.66%), Asian (227 and 4%), and Two or More Races (156 and 2.75%).

The largest universities in Brown County, WI by number of degrees awarded are Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (3,003 and 52.6%), University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (1,856 and 32.5%), and Saint Norbert College (469 and 8.21%).

The most popular majors in Brown County, WI are Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (461 and 8.07%), Registered Nursing (361 and 6.32%), and Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities (271 and 4.74%).

The median tuition costs are $36,994 for private four year colleges, and $7,125 and $15,713 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Brown County, WI, the percentage of applicants admitted was 87.6%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 21.7%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 26,178 (40.1% men and 59.9% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 26,178 students enrolled in Brown County, WI, 40.1% men and 59.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 19,440 records, of which 59.7% were women and 40.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Psychology
231 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
181 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
180 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Brown County, WI was General Psychology with 231 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Brown County, WI according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
3,003 degrees awarded
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
1,856 degrees awarded
Saint Norbert College
469 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Northeast Wisconsin Technical College with 3,003 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 2,134 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Brown County, WI, which is 0.596 times less than the 3,579 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 4,538 degrees mean that there were 9.22 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 492 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($36,994) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,416) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($2,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Brown County, WI was $266,000 in 2024, which is 0.8 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $245,900 to $266,000, a 8.17% increase. The homeownership rate in Brown County, WI is 66%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Brown County, WI have an average commute time of 19.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brown County, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 11.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Brown County, WI. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.31%.

Housing

Property

$266,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$5,230

$73,206

Median Property Taxes

±$1,936

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Brown County, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Brown County, WI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

66%

Homeownership

2024

67.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 66% of the housing units in Brown County, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 64.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Brown County, WI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$79,649

Median Household Income

± $1,435

111k

Number of Households

± 2,786

In 2024, the median household income of the 111k households in Brown County, WI grew to $79,649 from the previous year's value of $77,490.

The following chart displays the households in Brown County, WI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Brown County, WI is from Wisconsin.

0.439

2024 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2024, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.364% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wisconsin in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wisconsin across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (76.6%)
Worked At Home (12.6%)
Carpooled (7.41%)

In 2024, 76.6% of workers in Brown County, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.6%) and those who carpooled to work (7.41%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brown County, WI have a shorter commute time (19.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.65% of the workforce in Brown County, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Brown County, WI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Brown County, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Brown County, WI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 11.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Brown County, WI. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.31%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

9.06% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brown County, WI (23.9k out of 264k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Brown County, WI is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 10.5% of the children was living in poverty in Brown County, WI. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 5.2%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 250 in Brown County, WI. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 48.3% per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

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