2022 population: 2,872 ( 273 from 2010 , 30 from 2020)
Land area: 1221.3 square miles
Population density: 2.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,606	90.74%	15.2%
Black:	14	0.49%	600.0%
Indian:	36	1.25%	300.0%
Asian:	9	0.31%	28.6%
2+ races:	46	1.60%	76.9%
Hispanic:	161	5.61%	455.2%

Total non-White:	266	9.26%	264.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	85	14.6
Deaths:	120	20.7
Net Migration:	4	0.7
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-466	-14.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	193	6.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
3,145
3,072	97.68%
2	0.06%
9	0.29%
7	0.22%
26	0.83%
29	0.92%
73	2.32%

2000
3,525
3,459	98.13%
1	0.03%
7	0.20%
10	0.28%
17	0.48%
29	0.82%
66	1.87%

1990
3,657
3,621	99.02%
0	0.00%
10	0.27%
4	0.11%
n/a
22	0.60%
36	0.98%

1980
4,377
4,354	99.47%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
16	0.37%
n/a
7	0.16%
23	0.53%

1970
4,021
3,991	99.25%
2	0.05%
18	0.45%
8	0.20%
n/a
0	0.00%
30	0.75%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
289	8.2
380	10.8
-361	-10.2
6	0.2

-387	-11.0
7	0.2

Number	Rate
1990's
433	11.8
484	13.2
-125	-3.4
1	0.0

-162	-4.4
30	0.8

Number	Rate
1980's
545	12.5
524	12.0
-734	-16.8
n/a

-733	-16.7
13	0.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
174	4.3
n/a

363	9.0
-7	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Brown County, NE

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
46.9
515	17.9%
2,357	82.1%
778	27.1%

1,217
2.18

680	55.9%
591	86.9%
54	7.9%
537	44.1%

2010
Number	Percent
47.9
681	21.7%
2,464	78.3%
757	24.1%

1,449
2.14

894	61.7%
755	84.5%
62	6.9%
555	38.3%

2000
Number	Percent
43.1
863	24.5%
2,662	75.5%
793	22.5%

1,541
2.26

1,005	65.2%
861	85.7%
75	7.5%
536	34.8%

1990
Number	Percent
39.4
993	27.2%
2,664	72.8%
786	21.5%

1,496
2.40

1,034	69.1%
919	88.9%
44	4.3%
462	30.9%

1980
Number	Percent
34.0
1,255	28.7%
3,122	71.3%
796	18.2%

1,697
2.56

1,232	72.6%
1,115	90.5%
53	4.3%
465	27.4%

2022 Housing Data for Brown County, NE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	59	4.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	71	5.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	68	5.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	77	6.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	86	7.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	87	7.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	114	9.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	55	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	52	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	91	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	152	12.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	135	11.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	59	4.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	34	2.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	28	2.3%
$200,000 or more	49	4.0%

Median Household Income	44,267
Per Capita Income	31,772

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	92
Compared to U.S.	86

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	29	2.4%
Public Assistance	41	3.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	79	6.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,057	75.4%
Unemployed	6	0.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,063	75.9%
Not in Labor Force	338	24.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	307	325	48.6%
Non-Profit	34	45	43.0%
Self-Employed	268	66	80.2%

Local Government	31	74	29.5%
State Government	53	43	55.2%
Federal Government	6	13	31.6%

Total Private + Self	575	391	59.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	124	175	41.5%
Total	699	566	55.3%

Pct. Govt.	17.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	278	21.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	180	14.0%
Professional, Technical	218	17.0%
Service Occupations	255	19.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	41	3.2%
All others	354	27.5%

White Collar		52.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	300	23.3%
Health care and social assistance	230	17.9%
Construction	151	11.8%
Retail trade	131	10.2%
Educational services	82	6.4%
Accommodation and food services	62	4.8%
Public administration	47	3.7%
Transportation and warehousing	45	3.5%
Manufacturing	43	3.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	40	3.1%
Other services	38	3.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	35	2.7%
Information	34	2.6%
Finance and insurance	31	2.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	8	0.6%
Utilities	6	0.5%
Wholesale trade	1	0.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	106	3.94%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2	0.07%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	1	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,354	94.7%
Spanish	55	2.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	55	2.2%
Other Asian	20	0.8%
Other Indo-European	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	922	34.3%
Irish	303	11.3%
English	226	8.4%
American	180	6.7%
Polish	96	3.6%
Swedish	93	3.5%
French	83	3.1%
Czech	77	2.9%
Norwegian	74	2.7%
Italian	62	2.3%
Welsh	47	1.7%
Danish	46	1.7%
Scandinavian	33	1.2%
Pennsylvania German	22	0.8%
Lebanese	21	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,647	98.4%
Not a citizen	44	1.6%

Native	2,643	98.2%
Foreign-born	48	1.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
29	1.5%	121	6.1%	664	33.4%	750	37.7%	256	12.9%	168	8.5%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	29	1.5%
9-12 Years	121	6.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	664	33.4%
Some College	750	37.7%
Bach. Degree	256	12.9%
Grad Degree	168	8.5%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,660	1,637	23	1.4%	2.4%
1991	1,709	1,664	45	2.6%	2.7%
1992	1,767	1,713	54	3.1%	2.8%
1993	1,789	1,727	62	3.5%	2.8%
1994	1,865	1,801	64	3.4%	2.6%
1995	1,886	1,812	74	3.9%	2.6%
1996	1,790	1,712	78	4.4%	2.7%
1997	1,773	1,724	49	2.8%	2.4%
1998	1,760	1,711	49	2.8%	2.5%
1999	1,793	1,723	70	3.9%	2.7%

2000	1,907	1,845	62	3.3%	2.8%
2001	1,884	1,820	64	3.4%	3.1%
2002	1,895	1,829	66	3.5%	3.7%
2003	1,916	1,842	74	3.9%	3.9%
2004	1,923	1,858	65	3.4%	3.9%
2005	1,923	1,861	62	3.2%	3.8%
2006	1,906	1,852	54	2.8%	3.0%
2007	1,814	1,767	47	2.6%	2.9%
2008	1,844	1,796	48	2.6%	3.2%
2009	1,833	1,776	57	3.1%	4.7%

2010	1,460	1,390	70	4.8%	4.7%
2011	1,465	1,398	67	4.6%	4.4%
2012	1,449	1,392	57	3.9%	3.9%
2013	1,432	1,377	55	3.8%	3.7%
2014	1,421	1,372	49	3.4%	3.3%
2015	1,400	1,348	52	3.7%	3.0%
2016	1,388	1,337	51	3.7%	3.1%
2017	1,406	1,360	46	3.3%	2.9%
2018	1,393	1,346	47	3.4%	2.9%
2019	1,402	1,353	49	3.5%	3.0%

2020	1,397	1,359	38	2.7%	4.2%
2021	1,434	1,399	35	2.4%	2.7%
2022	1,440	1,402	38	2.6%	2.3%
2023	1,381	1,346	35	2.5%	2.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,656
Median Value	$89,700

Occupied	1,217	73.5%
Vacant	439	26.5%

Owned	915	75.2%
Rented	302	24.8%
Median Rent	$926

Single-Family Units	1,402	84.7%
Detached	1,401	84.6%
Attached	1	0.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	61	3.7%
Mobile Homes	105	6.3%

Brown County, NE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Brown County, NE

2022 Housing Data for Brown County, NE

2022 Income & Employment Data for Brown County, NE

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Brown County, NE

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Brown County, NE

Historical Labor Force Data for Brown County, NE