Brown County, Nebraska

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Brown County is a one of the county from Nebraska's 93 counties, located in Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. It is home to over 3525 people (2000 census). Its population was estimated at 3149 in July 2008, It is 28th least populous county in Nebraska. It covers total area of 1225.08 square miles (3172.94 kmē), of which, 1221.28 square miles (3163.1 kmē) of it is land and 3.8 square miles (9.84 kmē) of it is water, making it the tenth largest by size in Nebraska.


As of the census of 2000, there were 3525 residents, 1530 households, and 996 families in the county. The population density was 2.9 people per square mile (1.12/kmē), giving it the 19th least densely populated county among the Nebraska. There were 1916 housing units at an average density of 1.6 per square mile (0.62/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.27 persons, and the average family size was 2.86 persons. Age range in the county was well distributed with 24.8% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 3149, The racial makeup of the county was 98.63% White, 0.03% Black or African American, 0.25% American Indian, 0.38% Asian, 0.03% Native Hawaiian, and 0.67% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $28356, it is Nebraska's 19th poorest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $35029, making it the 20th lowest county by median family income in Nebraska. The per capita income for the county was $15924, making it the 57th wealthiest county by per capita income among the Nebraska.

In 2000, 810 pupils and students, of which 414 are male and 396 are female, 22.98% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 67 nursery or pri school, 40 kindergarten, 410 elementary school, 249 high school and 44 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Ainsworth City	Brown County	0.99	0.99	0	1862	1879.5	16935	29357
2	Johnstown Village	Brown County	0.53	0.53	0	53	100.8	21380	20625
3	Long Pine City	Brown County	0.58	0.58	0	341	589.8	12863	25156

Year	Population
April 2000 census	3525
April 2000 Estimate	3525
July 2000 Estimate	3519
July 2001 Estimate	3491
July 2002 Estimate	3472
July 2003 Estimate	3446
July 2004 Estimate	3403
July 2005 Estimate	3287
July 2006 Estimate	3284
July 2007 Estimate	3199
July 2008 Estimate	3149

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	27	40	67
Kindergarten	15	25	40
Elementary school	237	173	410
High school	116	133	249
College or graduate school	19	25	44

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Brown County, Nebraska	$28356	$35029	$15924
Nebraska, United States	$39250	$48032	$19613
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587