Jury Pool Profile
Brown County, Indiana
- County seat
- Nashville
- Judicial district
- Brown Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 15,777
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 15,606.
At a glance
Brown County is a 15,777-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $78,954, $6,996 above the IN state median of $71,958; 26.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 28.4% of covered employment, average pay $25,339/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.15%, below the 3.42% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 63% to 66% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 15,606
- Median household income
- $78,528
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 0%.
Brown County has a population of 15,606, with a median age of 51.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.2%; Black residents 0.3%. Independently, 1.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $78,954; 26.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Leisure & hospitality, about 28% of covered jobs.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 28.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 17.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.15%, below the Indiana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 64%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Brown County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 65.5% in 2024, 64.3% in 2020, 63.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 73% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Tagalog. Veterans account for 10.4% of the adult civilian population (1,350 individuals).