Indiana · Census place 08470
Brownstown town, IN
Quick answer
Brownstown town has 3,020 residents, ranking #178 of 976 places in Indiana. Median household income is $62,222, the median home is worth $138,100 and median gross rent runs $810 a month.
- Population
- 3,020Brownstown town residents
- Median household income
- $62,222Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $138,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $810Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 80.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Brownstown town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Brownstown town median would spend about 15.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.1% of residents and 80.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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