Brown County

Brown County has 270,892 residents across 14 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $79,649, in line with the Wisconsin figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $266,000, and 34% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

270,892residentsACS 2020–2024

$79,649median household incomeWisconsin: $77K

$266,000median home valueowner-occupied homes

92%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Brown County in WisconsinZIP codes in Brown County highlighted; the rest of Wisconsin in grey

Map of Wisconsin with Brown County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 14 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
54115	50,411	$95K	$340K	67%	42%	94%	21 min
54126	4,233	$99K	$284K	89%	24%	95%	28 min
54155	7,418	$100K	$390K	69%	46%	92%	21 min
54173	3,403	$108K	$341K	93%	34%	95%	24 min
54180	3,378	$94K	$286K	80%	46%	95%	23 min
54208	6,231	$96K	$301K	85%	26%	91%	24 min
54229	4,329	$97K	$300K	73%	28%	97%	27 min
54301	21,724	$79K	$226K	69%	37%	90%	19 min
54302	30,333	$59K	$175K	51%	20%	89%	21 min
54303	28,153	$61K	$179K	52%	19%	87%	20 min
54304	28,502	$64K	$221K	57%	30%	93%	20 min
54307	1,128	$-666667K	$-666667K	–	0%	–	–
54311	37,879	$85K	$301K	68%	34%	93%	21 min
54313	41,422	$108K	$323K	83%	44%	94%	21 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

270,892 residents in 110,933 households, next to the Wisconsin figure.

23%

under 18

23%

aged 18–34

16%

aged 65 and over

31%

of households are people living alone

47%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

115,493 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $266,000 (±$5,230).

66%

of households own their home

64%

of homes are detached single-family houses

20%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,031

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%

2010–201910%

2000–200914%

1990–199915%

1980–198912%

1970–197916%

1960–196910%

1950–19599%

1940–19494%

1939 or earlier9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,435.

$79,649

median household income

9.1%

of people live below the poverty line

2.6%

unemployment rate

34%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

21 min

average commute to work

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

84%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

13%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

92%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Brown County, Wisconsin, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.