Brownsburg is a somewhat small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 14,344 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Brownsburg is the 54th largest community in Indiana.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Brownsburg is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Brownsburg is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Brownsburg who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.41%), sales jobs (13.78%), and management occupations (9.33%).

Also of interest is that Brownsburg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Because of many things, Brownsburg is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Brownsburg a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Brownsburg has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Brownsburg's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Brownsburg is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 98% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Brownsburg.

Being a small town, Brownsburg does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Brownsburg Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Brownsburg is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.35% of adults in Brownsburg have a college degree.

The per capita income in Brownsburg in 2000 was $23,196, which is wealthy relative to Indiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $92,784 for a family of four. However, Brownsburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Brownsburg home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Brownsburg is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Brownsburg include German, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Brownsburg is English.