# Brown County, South Dakota demographics

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Brown County, South Dakota (county FIPS 46013) has a median household income of $70,898 (±$3,639) and a total population of 37,877 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 20 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 37,877 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 37.8 years | ±0.5 years | B01002 |
| Households | 16,285 | ±330 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $70,898 | ±$3,639 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $221,100 | ±$13,102 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $777 | ±$36 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 67.6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 32.4% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 93.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 33.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 11.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 3.3% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 46013 |
| Land area | 1,713.03 sq mi |
| Water area | 17.92 sq mi |
| Population density | 22 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [57401](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/57401) | 16.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [57441](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/57441) | 15.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [57445](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/57445) | 14.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [57446](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/57446) | 9.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [57433](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/57433) | 7.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [57481](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/57481) | 6.2% | 56.4% | Yes |
| [57432](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/57432) | 5% | 76.2% | Yes |
| [57449](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/57449) | 4.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [57460](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/57460) | 4.2% | 59% | Yes |
| [57474](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/57474) | 3.9% | 82.2% | Yes |
| [57427](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/57427) | 3.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [57434](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/57434) | 3% | 17.4% |  |
| [57479](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/57479) | 2.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [57451](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/57451) | 1.9% | 7.5% |  |
| [58436](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/58436) | 0.9% | 4.6% |  |
| [57426](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/57426) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [57422](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/57422) | 0.3% | 4.5% |  |
| [58439](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/58439) | 0.2% | 2.1% |  |
| [57461](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/57461) | 0.1% | 1.8% |  |
| [57439](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/57439) | 0% | 100% | Yes |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:013&in=state:46
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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