City safety & data profile

Browns MillsNJ

Browns Mills, NJ is a 11K-resident city in Burlington County with a median household income of $75,867.

Burlington County, New Jersey. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Browns Mills, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Browns Mills has a population larger than 8% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $231,600, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

11K
Population (place)
Bottom 9%
By size
$75,867
Median income (place)
$231,600
Median home (place)
11.5%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Browns Mills

Browns Mills posts a median household income higher than 45% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Browns Mills area.

Bottom 46%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Browns Mills

Where Browns Mills income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$75,867 Bottom 45% higher than 45% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Browns Mills $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in NJ

Population among 151 NJ places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Newark is the largest NJ city on this list; Short Hills leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in NJ

Median household income among the same 151-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Short Hills posts the highest place-level median income in NJ; Newark is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Browns Mills, NJ beyond the headline numbers

Browns Mills sits inside Burlington County, New Jersey, at roughly 39.97°N, -74.58°W. Population 11,223, $75,867 median household income. Median home value $231,600, median rent $1,220. Poverty rate 11.5%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Browns Mills, 3/5 avg rating, 0 with an ER.

Poverty in Browns Mills, NJ stands at 11.5%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Browns Mills runs about 3.1 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Only 6.9% of Browns Mills workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current smoking departs furthest from its peer median: 17.3% in Browns Mills, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Browns Mills workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Browns Mills from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
11,223
Browns Mills · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$75,867
-15% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$231,600
-44% vs avg
Median Age (place)
40.7
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Burlington County): Browns Mills's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
468K+4%
Median Income
$108,111+38%
Median Home Value
$354,000+40%
Poverty Rate
6.6%+20%
Unemployment
5.2%-42%

Economics

Economics indicators for Browns Mills, NJ
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,220/mo
Poverty Rate
11.5% -7% vs avg
Unemployment 8.1%
Bachelor's Degree+ 18.8%
Work From Home 6.9%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 62.8%
African American 13.9%
Asian 5.5%
Two or More Ethnicities 5.9%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
38.5%
High Blood Pressure
36.1%
Obesity
35%
Physical Inactivity
31.6%
Frequent Mental Distress
19.3%
Current Smoking
17.3%
Frequent Physical Distress
16.1%
Binge Drinking
15.8%
Diabetes
12.8%
Lack of Health Insurance
12.7%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 56.3%
Annual Checkup 77.6%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
10.5%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.4%
Stroke
3.9%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
0
DEBORAH HEART AND LUNG CENTER
BROWNS MILLS · Acute Care Hospitals
★★★☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Browns Mills?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Browns Mills right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet NJ-BROWNS-MILLS · Browns Mills

Browns Mills: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Browns Mills; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse New Jersey state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Browns Mills, NJ? ▼
Browns Mills, NJ has a population of 11,223 people, located in Burlington County, New Jersey.
What is the median household income in Browns Mills? ▼
The median household income in Browns Mills, NJ is $75,867 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 11.5%.
What is the median home value in Browns Mills? ▼
The median home value in Browns Mills, NJ is $231,600. Median rent is $1,220/month.
What are the top health concerns in Browns Mills? ▼
The top health indicators in Browns Mills include Short Sleep Duration (38.5%), High Blood Pressure (36.1%), Obesity (35%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Browns Mills? ▼
Browns Mills has 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 0 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Browns Mills? ▼
The median age in Browns Mills, NJ is 40.7 years. 18.8% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Browns Mills, both outside New Jersey so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside NJ (11.5% here).

Visalia, CA 11.5% Nampa, ID 11.5% Indio, CA 11.5% West Allis, WI 11.5%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside NJ ($75,867 here).

Holland, MI $75,865 Hawthorne, CA $75,848 Erlanger, KY $75,840 Muscle Shoals, AL $75,894

Compare Browns Mills with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

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Using Browns Mills's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Burlington County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.