Overview
9,532
Total Population
41.5
Median age
50.18%
Female population %
99.3:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
60-64 years
Largest age group
71.5
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
514
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Brown County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Brown County is 41.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Brown County's population under 18 was 25.94%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Brown County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.94% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Brown County, 21.76% were under the age of 15, 15.70% aged 15 to 29, 42.59% aged 30 to 64, 17.30% aged 65 to 84, and 2.64% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 34 more females than males in Brown County:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.18% females and 49.82% males in Brown County, KS.
- The Brown County, KS gender ratio is 99.3:100 i.e. 99.3 men to 100 women (0.993).
- For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 430.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 407.
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Race / Ethnicity
Brown County's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Brown County population: 83.75% are White, 0.90% are Black or African American, 8.74% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.29% are Asian, 0.87% are some other race and 5.44% are multiracial.
- Brown County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
- By ethnicity, 514 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,018 (94.61% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Brown County is White with a population of 7,983 (83.75% of the total population).
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Year by year
Brown County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 10,696 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Brown County's population decreased by 729 (6.82%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Brown County's population decreased by 485 (4.87%), 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 2022 at 9,364.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)