The Town Files

Brown County, Indiana

15,606 people. The median home is worth $269,100 (typical Indiana town: $150,400) and the median household earns $78,528.

Towns in Brown County

Towns in Brown County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Cordry Sweetwater Lakes1,274$340,900$94,58354.8
Nashville1,256$294,900$51,63863.2

People and housing

Brown CountyTypical Indiana town
Median home value$269,100$150,400
Median rent$895$888
Median household income$78,528$61,953
Median age51.038.9
Bachelor's degree or higher26.4%17.4%
Below the poverty line7.8%11.6%

Jobs and pay

3,261 jobs in 2024, average pay $37,453 a year.

Largest industries in Brown CountyHotels & restaurants742 jobs · $24,568Retail402 jobs · $26,297Health care & social assistan…330 jobs · $39,640Professional & technical serv…258 jobs · $68,948Administrative & support190 jobs · $33,936Construction171 jobs · $49,555
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Brown County0%2%4%6%8%10%12%2000200420082012201620202023 3.3%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 236 storm events in Brown County from 1996 to 2026, with 1 deaths.

Storm events in Brown County by type since 1996Hail36Flood11Drought12Tornado5High Wind6Ice Storm3Heavy Rain2Heavy Snow12Flash Flood21Funnel Cloud2
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Brown County has been included in 17 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
January 24, 2026Winter StormEM-3641: Severe Winter Storm
July 22, 2025FloodDR-4882: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
April 15, 2023Severe StormDR-4704: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes
April 3, 2020BiologicalDR-4515: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3456: Covid-19
June 8, 2008Severe StormDR-1766: Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).