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Brownstown, IN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Brownstown, IN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,652. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BROWNSTOWN-IN · Brownstown, IN 1 ZIPs · 5,652 pop · #13555/25278 · Jackson County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $69,242
  • RANK-MID #13555/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Seymour
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,652
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $166,900

Nearest income peer: Seymour, IN (+ $2,215 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Brownstown

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Brownstown on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Brownstown, IN sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

46th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,652
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$69,242
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $69,242 and poverty 6.2% concentrate in 47220.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.6%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Indiana, Akron is the closest lower-income city and Worthington the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Brownstown.

Population concentration

Brownstown's single ZIP 47220 carries the town

Brownstown is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 47220 is the entire residential footprint (5,652 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Brownstown's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 149 establishments, 1,425 employees , annual payroll $76,878k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 47220 (149 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (23) · also Construction · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Brownstown, IN

These ZIP codes sit in Jackson County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Brownstown. See the Jackson County roll-up →

Brownstown sits in the lower half of Jackson County on income: Seymour, Medora and Freetown report more, Crothersville and Norman report less. Vallonia marks the far end of that range at $96,250, 39% above Brownstown.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
47220 5,652 $69,242 149 26
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