Demographic Profile for Brown County, Minnesota
Brown County, Minnesota has a population that is comprised of 96.5 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 2.6 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity, with 3.2 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Brown has increased in diversity when 2.6 percent of the population was made up of minorities.
Estimated since the year 2000, a low amount of people have migrated to Brown internationally. The international migration into Brown totals 0.1 percent of immigration into the State of Minnesota. This percent of immigration can be considered low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.
When measuring the total land area, Brown spans a total of 611 square miles. The county has a low average area density of 43 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Davison, SD (43 per sq. mile ), Kendall, TX (43 per sq. mile ), Montgomery, IL (43 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Lawrence, IL (43 per sq. mile ), Scott, VA (43 per sq. mile ), Pinal, AZ (43 per sq. mile ).
In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Brown County, Minnesota to be 41.0 years old. The median age in Brown is greater than the median age in the State of Minnesota of 36.7. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 38.5 years of age. With a total of 21.1 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Brown can be understood as being made up of a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 61.2 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 17.6 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.
Brown County, Minnesota had a population of 26,534 in 2005. The total population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 26,870. The decline signifies a decrease of -1.3 percent. Brown ranks 69 of 87 counties when analyzing total population change in Minnesota and the county ranks 2,567 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Estimated since the year 2000, a low amount of people have migrated to Brown internationally. The international migration into Brown totals 0.1 percent of immigration into the State of Minnesota. This percent of immigration can be considered low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.
When measuring the total land area, Brown spans a total of 611 square miles. The county has a low average area density of 43 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Davison, SD (43 per sq. mile ), Kendall, TX (43 per sq. mile ), Montgomery, IL (43 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Lawrence, IL (43 per sq. mile ), Scott, VA (43 per sq. mile ), Pinal, AZ (43 per sq. mile ).
In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Brown County, Minnesota to be 41.0 years old. The median age in Brown is greater than the median age in the State of Minnesota of 36.7. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 38.5 years of age. With a total of 21.1 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Brown can be understood as being made up of a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 61.2 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 17.6 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.
Brown County, Minnesota had a population of 26,534 in 2005. The total population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 26,870. The decline signifies a decrease of -1.3 percent. Brown ranks 69 of 87 counties when analyzing total population change in Minnesota and the county ranks 2,567 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
