Brown Deer is a somewhat small village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 12,609 people and three associated neighborhoods, Brown Deer is the 75th largest community in Wisconsin.Unlike some villages, Brown Deer isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Brown Deer are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Brown Deer is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Brown Deer who work in office and administrative support (11.92%), management occupations (11.90%), and business and financial occupations (9.00%). Also of interest is that Brown Deer has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.52% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The education level of Brown Deer citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.48% of adults in Brown Deer have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Brown Deer in 2022 was $38,692, which is upper middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $154,768 for a family of four. However, Brown Deer contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Brown Deer is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Brown Deer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brown Deer residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Brown Deer include German, Irish, Polish, English, and German Russian. The most common language spoken in Brown Deer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Slavic languages and Spanish.
