Brown County, NE Population

Overview

2,752

Total Population

48.4

Median age

51.60%

Female population %

93.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

83.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

84

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Brown County is 48.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Brown County's population under 18 was 20.20%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Brown County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.05% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Brown County, 17.48% were under the age of 15, 13.55% aged 15 to 29, 40.92% aged 30 to 64, 24.38% aged 65 to 84, and 3.67% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 88 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 51.60% females and 48.40% males in Brown County, NE.
The Brown County, NE gender ratio is 93.8:100 i.e. 93.8 men to 100 women (0.938).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 131.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 142.

Brown County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Brown County population: 94.95% are White, 0.04% are Black or African American, 0.11% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.04% are Asian, 1.16% are some other race and 3.71% are multiracial.
Brown County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 84 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,668 (96.95% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Brown County is White with a population of 2,613 (94.95% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,532 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Brown County's population decreased by 377 (10.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Brown County's population decreased by 253 (8.02%), 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 2,872.