Browns Mills is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Pemberton Township, in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census the CDP's population was 10,734, which in turn reflected a decrease of 34 (-0.3%) from the 2000 census.
Geography
thumb|left|Road signage directing to [[Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills]]
According to the United States Census Bureau, Browns Mills had a total area of , including of land and of water (4.36%).<br>1990–2010
| align = right
| align-fn = center
Browns Mills first appeared as an unincorporated community in the 1970 U.S. census; and then as a census designated place in the 1980 U.S. census.
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Browns Mills CDP, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|6,752
|6,755
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,116
|59.98%
|60.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |56.98%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|2,496
|2,158
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,767
|22.17%
|19.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16.46%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|49
|47
|style='background: #ffffe6; |27
|0.44%
|0.42%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.25%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|409
|381
|style='background: #ffffe6; |328
|3.63%
|3.39%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.06%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|8
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18
|0.07%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.17%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|35
|18
|style='background: #ffffe6; |58
|0.31%
|0.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.54%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|456
|525
|style='background: #ffffe6; |943
|4.05%
|4.68%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.79%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|1,052
|1,336
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,477
|9.35%
|11.90%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13.76%
|-
|Total
|11,257
|11,223
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10,734
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Browns Mills had a population of 10,734. The median age was 38.4 years. 22.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.2% were age 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.2 males age 18 and over.
95.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 4.7% lived in rural areas.
2010 census
The 2010 United States census counted 11,223 people, 4,021 households, and 2,875 families in the CDP. The population density was . There were 4,268 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 66.40% (7,452) White, 20.67% (2,320) Black or African American, 0.53% (60) Native American, 3.50% (393) Asian, 0.06% (7) Pacific Islander, 2.61% (293) from other races, and 6.22% (698) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.90% (1,336) of the population.
There were 3,946 households, out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 19.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.24.
Education
Its school district is Pemberton Township School District<!--UNI 12810-->.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Browns Mills include:
- Beetlejuice (born 1968), entertainer known for his appearances on The Howard Stern Show
- Orlando Cáceres (born 1961), wrestler who competed for Puerto Rico in the men's freestyle 57 kg at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Matthew Emmons (born 1981), sharpshooter who won an Olympic gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Men's 50 m Rifle Prone
- Ed Forchion (born 1964), cannabis activist known as NJWEEDMAN and a perennial candidate for various New Jersey elected offices
- Ed Gillespie (born 1961), former chairman or the Republican Party, senior advisor to Mitt Romney