Businesses in Brown's Town

Categories in Brown's Town

Auto Parts Store Clothing stores Churches Hardware store Housing Development Education High School Bars, pubs and taverns Grocery stores and supermarkets Restaurants Banks Shopping Mall Supermarket Housing Society Travel Agency

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Brown's Town

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	15
Churches	14
Education	13
Grocery stores and supermarkets	10
Religion	9
Shopping	6

Brown's Town Facts

Area	48.0 km²
Population	20,266
Male Population	10,190 (50.3%)
Female Population	10,076 (49.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+127.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+77.5%
Median Age	27.1 years (Male: 26.9, Female: 27.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$6,398 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern Standard Time
Lat & Lng	18.39247, -77.36684
Postal Codes	JMCAN06

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Brown's Town Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	8,897	10,470	11,416	11,544	20,266	19,841	19,323
Population Density	185.4 / km²	218.1 / km²	237.8 / km²	240.5 / km²	422.2 / km²	413.4 / km²	402.6 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Brown's Town Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 77.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Brown's Town	+127.8%	+93.6%	+77.5%
Saint Ann Parish	—	—	—
Jamaica	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Brown's Town Median Age

Median Age: 27.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Brown's Town	27.1 yrs	27.2 yrs	26.9 yrs
Saint Ann Parish	27.1 yrs	27.2 yrs	26.9 yrs
Jamaica	27.7 yrs	28.3 yrs	27.1 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Brown's Town Population Density

Population Density: 422 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Brown's Town	20,266	48 km²	422 / km²
Saint Ann Parish	178,889	1,231.8 km²	145 / km²
Jamaica	2.8 million	10,985.3 km²	252 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Brown's Town Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1300 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Brown's Town

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Brown's Town Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$5,827	$6,219	$7,459	$7,862	$6,501	$6,816	$6,015	$6,398
Total GDP	$180.1M	$194.8M	$233.5M	$246.9M	$203.7M	$214.5M	$190M	$201.7M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Brown's Town CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Brown's Town	81,170 tn	4.01 tn	1,691 tons/km²
Saint Ann Parish	680,893 tn	3.81 tn	552.7 tons/km²
Jamaica	10,854,676 tn	3.92 tn	988.1 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Brown's Town CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	81,170 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	4.01 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	1,691 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	Medium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
10/8/18	2:28 AM	3.4	87.7 km	10,000 m	2km SSW of Hope Bay, Jamaica	usgs.gov
9/16/18	6:46 PM	3.3	51.7 km	10,000 m	4km SW of Richmond, Jamaica	usgs.gov
3/3/18	6:53 PM	4	82.8 km	14,190 m	6km WSW of Hope Bay, Jamaica	usgs.gov
3/28/16	4:42 AM	3.7	27.1 km	15,160 m	5km WNW of Kellits, Jamaica	usgs.gov
5/12/14	1:44 AM	3.3	66.2 km	10,000 m	7km N of Stony Hill, Jamaica	usgs.gov
12/21/13	3:37 PM	4.1	89.7 km	13,290 m	6km W of Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica	usgs.gov
9/20/13	5:34 AM	3.2	85.9 km	16,480 m	10km SSW of Hope Bay, Jamaica	usgs.gov
9/9/13	1:20 AM	3.2	79.1 km	10,000 m	11km SSW of Port Royal, Jamaica	usgs.gov
2/10/13	11:10 AM	3.9	69.8 km	7,400 m	3km W of Darliston, Jamaica	usgs.gov
5/16/11	3:07 PM	4.7	79.3 km	27,900 m	Jamaica region	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Brown's Town

Brown's Town is one of the principal towns in St. Ann, Jamaica. In 1991, its population was 6,762. The town is a market and road center in an agricultural region.

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