County profile
Brown County, IN
United States · GDP 2024
#2476 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 14% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$442.6M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,567
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
371
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$36.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
15,777
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.5%
Median HH income
$78.5k±$8.5k
Bachelor's degree+
26.4%±3.2%
Poverty rate
7.8%±2.3%
Business applications
204 · 2025
Retail establishments
85
54.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Food & accommodation47%
Retail trade17%
Health care14%
Professional services8%
Construction8%
Manufacturing6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
15,777
residents · 2025 · +1.9% since 2020
Income per capita $66.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+764
International migration+16
Natural change−478
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$313.5M2019
$291.1M2020
$327.0M2021
$356.3M2022
$410.2M2023
$442.6M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$269.1k±$26.8k
Median gross rent
$895/mo±$68/mo
Vacancy rate
20.9%±2.6%
Affordability
7.4× wages
Residential permits
$21.5M
59 units · 3.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
19.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 72Landslide 58Tornado 51
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2062016
2172017
2362018
2522019
2602020
2852021
3472022
3652023
3872024
4132025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -33% since 2021882021
842022
752023
762024
592025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
23.2 km
I-65
Nearest freight rail
9.2 km
INRD
Nearest port
86.7 km
Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corp, Clifty Creek Station Lower Coal Dock
Nearest commercial airport
29.4 km
COLUMBUS MUNI
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$36.3k
avg. annual pay · +30% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Brown?
Brown's economy produced $442.6M in 2024, growing 7.9% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.