Census place 5510375

Brown Deer

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Brown Deer village

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Brown Deer.

According to the 2025 estimate, Brown Deer has a population of 12,821 and 2,917 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 98 covered Wisconsin places are: population density is 2,917/sq mi, above the comparison median of 1,870/sq mi; median home value is $239,300, below the comparison median of $281,700; and median household income is $93,974, above the comparison median of $82,717. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

population density
2,917/sq mi
Above the comparison median of 1,870/sq mi
median home value
$239,300
Below the comparison median of $281,700
median household income
$93,974
Above the comparison median of $82,717

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Brown Deer's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
12,821
2025 estimate
Annual change
+2.4%
Population estimate
Density
2,917/sq mi
4.4 sq mi land area
Median age
40.5 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$93,974
Median home value
$239,300
Median gross rent
$1,183
Bachelor’s degree or higher
40.7%
Typical commute
22.4 min
Drive-alone commute
67.9%
Public transit commute
1.3%
Walked to work
0.1%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
34.8%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
46.7%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
65.1%
Unemployed residents 16+
3.5%
Working from home
22.5%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
93.5%
Homes built 2020+
2.1%
Households without a vehicle
5.9%
Households with children
21.6%
Residents with a disability
13.7%
Residents without insurance
4%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Milwaukee County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
11
Severe Storm declarations
4
Flood declarations
3
Snowstorm declarations
3

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: MILWAUKEE MITCHELL AP (15 mi from place center)
Average high
57.3°F
Average low
41.3°F
Annual rainfall
34.6"
Annual snowfall
48.7"

Month by month

A year in Brown Deer.

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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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