BrownstownPA
With 3,650 residents, this town was settled in 1903.
Is Brownstown a good place to live?
29% of residents are under 18 in Brownstown, against 20% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just one has a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Brownstown. We don’t grade Brownstown yet; the figures below are still real.
Every workday, about 2,016 people come to Brownstown for work
Where Brownstown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Hersheypark and 52 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Brownstown. Close and well known come first.
26 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
7 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
4 mi MuseumEphrata Cloister
34 mi GardenLongwood Gardens
11 mi MuseumRailroad Museum of Pennsylvania
26 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark StadiumPhoto credits
Hersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ephrata Cloister: 1549bcp at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania: Dough4872, Public domain · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to Brownstown: who provides what
Brownstown is unincorporated, so Lancaster County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Brownstown.
A job hub: Brownstown has 1.5 jobs for every working resident and draws in 2,016 commuters
For half of commuters, work is under 8 miles away. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Brownstown rose by 776, to 2,070. Most people who work leave Brownstown to do it: just 4% work in town. In Brownstown, the average trip to work is 21 minutes.
| Brownstown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $100,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More children than Pennsylvania overall
Children under 18 are 29% of residents (21% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 31% of residents (38% statewide). In Brownstown, the age of the median resident is 31.5 years. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 30%, against 35% across Pennsylvania. 16% of Brownstown residents are 65 or older.
| Brownstown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31.5 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 21% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.3 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Brownstown | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16.2% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.9% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 16.4% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.2% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.6% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.9% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.8% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.5% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.1% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.5% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.8% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.9% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.6% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,700, single groups can be off by several points
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Brownstown’s year
Summer afternoons peak near 86° in July, and January nights bottom out around 22°; snowfall runs to about 21 inches a winter. Brownstown has chilly winters and warm summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Brownstown has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA puts nearly four fifths of Brownstown’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 9% to hurricanes. On expected storm and flood damage, Brownstown sits above nearly two thirds of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Brownstown is
Among adults in Brownstown, 11% have diabetes. Two figures for adults locally: 31% have high blood pressure, 38% sleep under 7 hours.
| Brownstown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Brownstown | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.6% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
5.7% of the land in Brownstown is protected from building
Trails run 1.7 miles in 2 parks and preserves. Brownstown’s trail network density stands at 0.7 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves in the town: 2, covering 20 acres.
| Brownstown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.7% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. West Earl Community Park | 0.7 mi | 9 |
| 2. Sylvan B. Fisher Township Park | 0.5 mi | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Brownstown
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Brownstown
About 3 of every 100 Brownstown residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Brownstown
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Brownstown (Pennsylvania German: Brauneschteddel) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in West Earl Township, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,816.
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- Area
- 2.5 sq mi
Brownstown’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Brownstown.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownstown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Earl Township | #220 | A | C+ | A+ | B+ | B |
| Warwick Township | #338 | A− | C | — | A− | A− |
Warwick Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Brownstown isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Brownstown with a neighbor →
Questions about Brownstown
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Brownstown, PA a good place to live?
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