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Brownville is a Census village of 700 people across 0.62 square miles of land, in Jefferson County. Median household income is $101,563, 79.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brownville
What Brownville is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.62 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,122 plus or minus 349
- County holding the largest share of its areaJefferson County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brownville
How many people live in Brownville
- Population700 plus or minus 218
- Median age42.5 plus or minus 9.6
- Population under 18196 plus or minus 97
- Share under 1828.0 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Population 65 and over140 plus or minus 57
- Share 65 and over20.0 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Households291 plus or minus 75
- Family households199 plus or minus 69
- Share of households that are families68.4 percent plus or minus 15.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brownville
Income and work in Brownville
- Median household income$101,563
- Per capita income$42,094 plus or minus $9,135
- Civilian labor force345 plus or minus 109
- Employed345 plus or minus 109
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over482 plus or minus 126
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.6 percent plus or minus 35.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.3 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.4 percent plus or minus 5.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brownville
Housing in Brownville
- Housing units339 plus or minus 84
- Occupied units291 plus or minus 75
- Vacant units48 plus or minus 38
- Vacancy rate14.2 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Owner occupied231 plus or minus 62
- Renter occupied60 plus or minus 38
- Ownership rate79.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$192,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$900 plus or minus $868
- Annual rent as a share of median income10.6 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Single family units305 plus or minus 80
- Share single family90.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more34 plus or minus 33
- Share in buildings of two or more10.0 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brownville
How Brownville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute313 plus or minus 104
- Commuting under 15 minutes86 plus or minus 56
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.5 percent plus or minus 15.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more38 plus or minus 39
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more12.1 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Drove alone86.9 percent plus or minus 40.7
- Carpooled7.3 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.6 percent plus or minus 5.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brownville
Flood risk in Brownville
- NFIP communityTown of Brownville
- NFIP community number361063
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/02/92
The Town of Brownville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 361063 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Jefferson County, not Brownville
Jefferson County context, not Brownville figures
- Establishments in Jefferson County2,348
- Covered employment, Jefferson County40,308
- Average annual pay, Jefferson County$55,545
- Housing units permitted, Jefferson County191
Every figure in this section is published for Jefferson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brownville.
All Jefferson County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Brownville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brownville, New York?
700, in 291 households. Brownville village covers 0.62 square miles of land, which is 1,122 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Brownville in?
Jefferson County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Brownville?
$101,563. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $192,300. Median gross rent is $900 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Brownville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Brownville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Brownville, town of, community 361063, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Brownville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jefferson County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Brownville.
Is zoning published for Brownville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.