County profile
Brown County, WI
United States · GDP 2024
#219 of 3,127 US counties by GDP71st-percentile growthmore diversified than 90% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$25.7B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
142,969
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
6,722
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$61.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
275,803
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.1%
Median HH income
$79.6k±$1.4k
Bachelor's degree+
33.5%±1.0%
Poverty rate
9.1%±0.7%
Business applications
3,049 · 2025
Retail establishments
824
30.0/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Schneider National, Inc.Industrials$5.7B66B2Associated Banc-CorpFinancial Services$1.1B70B3Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.Financial Services———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
Manufacturing29%
Health care23%
Retail trade17%
Food & accommodation13%
Transportation10%
Construction8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
275,803
residents · 2025 · +2.5% since 2020
Income per capita $68.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+508
International migration+3,271
Natural change+3,093
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$19.6B2019
$19.6B2020
$20.5B2021
$22.5B2022
$24.2B2023
$25.7B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$266.0k±$5.2k
Median gross rent
$1.0k/mo±$17/mo
Vacancy rate
3.9%±0.6%
Affordability
4.4× wages
Residential permits
$431.5M
1,210 units · 4.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
90.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 98Hail 96Lightning 95
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3152016
3332017
3532018
3702019
3802020
4222021
4902022
5552023
5912024
6302025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 3% since 20211,1762021
1,0592022
8162023
1,5872024
1,2102025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
3.2 km
I-43
Nearest freight rail
3.5 km
FOXY
Nearest port
2.5 km
Green Bay, WI
Nearest commercial airport
10.6 km
GREEN BAY/AUSTIN STRAUBEL INTL
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):1,921,359 short tons/yr · Green Bay, WI
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$61.0k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Brown?
Brown's economy produced $25.7B in 2024, growing 6.3% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
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.