Brown County, IL Population

Overview

6,330

Total Population

38.1

Median age

35.75%

Female population %

179.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

40.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

436

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Brown County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Brown County is 38.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Brown County's population under 18 was 17.42%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Brown County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.08% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Brown County, 14.87% were under the age of 15, 21.42% aged 15 to 29, 49.64% aged 30 to 64, 11.90% aged 65 to 84, and 2.18% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,804 less females than males in Brown County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 35.75% females and 64.25% males in Brown County, IL.
The Brown County, IL gender ratio is 179.7:100 i.e. 179.7 men to 100 women (1.797).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 461.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 201.

Brown County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Brown County population: 77.03% are White, 18.55% are Black or African American, 0.62% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.05% are Asian, 2.13% are some other race and 1.63% are multiracial.
Brown County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 436 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,894 (93.11% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Brown County is White with a population of 4,876 (77.03% of the total population).

Brown County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 6,973 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Brown County's population decreased by 54 (0.77%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Brown County's population decreased by 686 (9.91%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Brown County's population was lowest in year 2020 at 6,233.