Population 700 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Browns Crossroads
Household size in Browns Crossroads
| Period | Browns Crossroads | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.27 | 2.55 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.69 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.64 | 2.58 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.87 | 2.56 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.60 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
Households in Browns Crossroads average 2.87 people, above the national 2.65, so families with children are more common here. Household size has climbed from 2.27 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Browns Crossroads
| Period | Browns Crossroads | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 45.2 | 38.2 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 35.8 | 39.1 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 41.3 | 40.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 36.1 | 40.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | −9.2 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
Browns Crossroads is young: half of its residents are under 36.1, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward young families with children.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Browns Crossroads
| Period | Browns Crossroads | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.7% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 3.5% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 5.1% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 11.6% | 12.2% | 11.6% |
| Change | +6.9 pts | −0.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head nearly one in eight households in Browns Crossroads (11.6%), the same as the national share.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Browns Crossroads
Renters in Browns Crossroads
| Period | Browns Crossroads | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.5% | 28.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 21.0% | 30.8% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 25.4% | 31.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 26.8% | 29.8% | 34.8% |
| Change | +18.3 pts | +0.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
More than a quarter of households in Browns Crossroads rent their homes (26.8%), below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. The picture is much the same across Alabama. Among homeowners, 58.3% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Browns Crossroads
| Period | Browns Crossroads | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.6% | 14.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.4% | 14.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 19.8% | 15.7% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 21.1% | 13.5% | 9.6% |
| Change | +14.5 pts | −0.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 21.1% of the housing in Browns Crossroads, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Browns Crossroads
| Period | Browns Crossroads | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1984 | 1980 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1988 | 1982 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1989 | 1983 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1987 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Change | +3 | +6 | +6 |
The housing in Browns Crossroads is younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1987, against 1980 nationally. The picture is much the same across Alabama.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Browns Crossroads
| Period | Browns Crossroads | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $964 | $716 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $551 | $785 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $685 | $858 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $797 | $1,091 | $1,571 |
| Change | −$166 | +$375 | +$606 |
Rent in Browns Crossroads runs $797 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 25.3% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Browns Crossroads
Bachelor's degrees in Browns Crossroads
| Period | Browns Crossroads | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.8% | 23.3% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 18.6% | 24.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 12.1% | 26.2% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 17.0% | 29.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +5.3 pts | +5.7 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Browns Crossroads have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 17.0%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Browns Crossroads
| Period | Browns Crossroads | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 83.5% | 82.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 85.0% | 84.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 85.8% | 86.4% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 83.9% | 88.7% | 89.3% |
| Change | +0.4 pts | +6.4 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in six adults in Browns Crossroads never finished high school, well above the national share: only 83.9% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Browns Crossroads
| Period | Browns Crossroads | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.5% | 8.6% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 4.0% | 10.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 1.2% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 2.0% | 4.9% | 5.4% |
| Change | −2.5 pts | −3.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Browns Crossroads has been low: just 2.0% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Browns Crossroads compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browns Crossroads | 2.87 | 36.1 | 11.6% | 26.8% | 21.1% | 1987 | $797 | 17.0% | 83.9% | 2.0% |
| Mabson | 2.39 | 48.3 | 4.1% | 12.1% | 14.4% | 1991 | $773 | 23.7% | 70.7% | 22.3% |
| Waterford | 2.62 | 43.4 | 21.6% | 31.5% | 11.1% | 1989 | $647 | 15.0% | 90.5% | 9.3% |
| Asbury | 2.95 | 38.6 | 3.7% | 16.2% | 20.9% | 1993 | $840 | 17.0% | 82.0% | 4.3% |
| Blackwood | 2.69 | 43.6 | 17.1% | 23.6% | 13.0% | 1987 | $845 | 24.1% | 87.7% | 2.3% |
| Ozark | 2.47 | 42.6 | 16.8% | 32.8% | 12.3% | 1978 | $766 | 18.6% | 87.9% | 9.8% |
| Midland City | 2.55 | 39.2 | 14.3% | 43.7% | 10.9% | 1988 | $930 | 22.2% | 82.7% | 1.9% |
| Beamon | 2.71 | 43.8 | 3.6% | 7.3% | 16.9% | 1991 | $873 | 22.1% | 87.4% | 2.4% |
| Napier Field | 2.68 | 32.7 | 22.7% | 52.6% | 15.1% | 1980 | $852 | 11.9% | 81.0% | 2.9% |
| Pinckard | 2.28 | 51.8 | 9.3% | 28.7% | 19.2% | 1986 | $756 | 19.3% | 84.8% | 2.9% |
| Newville | 2.78 | 39.0 | 11.1% | 15.9% | 25.0% | 1980 | $846 | 14.6% | 85.1% | 3.5% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Browns Crossroads. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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