Brownsburg, IN

Census Place

2024 Population

31,215

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

36.1

0.276% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

7.47%

17% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$102,235

3.04% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$309,400

Population & Diversity

Brownsburg, IN is home to a population of 31.2k people, from which 96.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 8.26% of Brownsburg, IN residents were born outside of the country (2.58k people).

In 2024, there were 6.22 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (24.2k people) in Brownsburg, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.88k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 826 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.9%

2024 Citizenship

98%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.9% of Brownsburg, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Brownsburg, IN was 98%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Brownsburg, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
24.2k ± 1.11k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.88k ± 988
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
826 ± 402

5.41%

Hispanic Population

1.69k people

5.41% of the people in Brownsburg, IN are hispanic (1.69k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Brownsburg, IN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
111,417 ± 8,128 people
India
37,388 ± 4,734 people
Nigeria
18,164 ± 3,304 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 111,417 Indiana residents, followed by India with 37,388 and Nigeria with 18,164.

Foreign-Born Population

8.26%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.58k people

6.59%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2k people

As of 2024, 8.26% of Brownsburg, IN residents (2.58k 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 Brownsburg, IN was 6.59%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
403 ± 166
Vietnam
287 ± 122
Gulf War (1990s)
176 ± 123

Brownsburg, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.4 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Brownsburg, IN.

Economy

The economy of Brownsburg, IN employs 16.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Brownsburg, IN were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,625 people), Educational Services (1,843 people), and Retail Trade (1,804 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($132,903), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($132,903), and Utilities ($96,694).

Employment

Occupations

16.4k

2024 Value

± 1,174

0.934%

1 Year growth

± 9.88%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brownsburg, IN grew at a rate of 0.934%, from 16.3k employees to 16.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brownsburg, IN, are Management Occupations (2,181 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,882 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,426 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brownsburg, IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (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

16.4k

2024 Value

± 1,174

0.934%

1 Year growth

± 9.88%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brownsburg, IN grew at a rate of 0.934%, from 16.3k employees to 16.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brownsburg, IN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,625 people), Educational Services (1,843 people), and Retail Trade (1,804 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brownsburg, IN, though some of these residents may live in Brownsburg, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$67,270

Median earning men ± $5,429

$51,318

Median earning women ± $5,470

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($106,042), Manufacturing ($86,154), and Construction ($76,886).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($85,444), Public Administration ($73,768), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($64,335).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Brownsburg, IN was $309,400 in 2024, which is 0.93 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $282,800 to $309,400, a 9.41% increase. The homeownership rate in Brownsburg, IN is 75.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Brownsburg, IN have an average commute time of 24.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brownsburg, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$309,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$18,357

$8,520

Median Property Taxes

±$796

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 Brownsburg, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

75.1%

Homeownership

2024

65.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 75.1% of the housing units in Brownsburg, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Brownsburg, IN 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.

$102,235

Median Household Income

± $5,773

11.3k

Number of Households

± 917

In 2024, the median household income of the 11.3k households in Brownsburg, IN declined from $102,235 from the previous year's value of $105,435.

The following chart displays the households in Brownsburg, IN 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Brownsburg, IN is from Indiana.

0.442

2024 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.445

2023 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.442 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.807% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (76.1%)
Worked At Home (16%)
Carpooled (6.77%)

In 2024, 76.1% of workers in Brownsburg, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16%) and those who carpooled to work (6.77%).

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

24.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brownsburg, IN have a shorter commute time (24.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.3% of the workforce in Brownsburg, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.47% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brownsburg, IN (2.31k out of 30.9k 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 18 - 24 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Brownsburg, IN is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

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.

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.

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