▁and ▁over , ▁there ▁were ▁ 8 6 . 1 ▁males . ▁ ▁The ▁median ▁income ▁for ▁a ▁household ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁$ 3 0 , 9 0 2 , ▁and ▁the ▁median ▁income ▁for ▁a ▁family ▁was ▁$ 3 7 , 5 6 9 . ▁M ales ▁had ▁a ▁median ▁income ▁of ▁$ 2 9 , 6 9 3 ▁versus ▁$ 2 0 , 2 1 5 ▁for ▁females . ▁The ▁per ▁cap ita ▁income ▁for ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁$ 1 5 , 1 2 3 . ▁About ▁ 1 0 . 7 % ▁of ▁families ▁and ▁ 1 3 . 2 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁were ▁below ▁the ▁pover ty ▁line , ▁including ▁ 1 8 . 5 % ▁of ▁those ▁under ▁age ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 1 2 . 8 % ▁of ▁those ▁age ▁ 6 5 ▁or ▁over . ▁ ▁P over ty ▁A ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁study ▁by ▁ 2 4 / 7 ▁Wall ▁Street ▁found ▁that ▁Brazil ▁is ▁the ▁poor est ▁city ▁in ▁Indiana . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁study ▁ 3 1 . 6 % ▁of ▁Brazil ' s ▁population ▁lived ▁below ▁the ▁pover ty ▁line . ▁ ▁Government ▁ ▁The ▁government ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁mayor ▁and ▁a ▁city ▁council . ▁The ▁mayor ▁is ▁elected ▁in ▁city wide ▁vote . ▁The ▁city ▁council ▁consists ▁of ▁five ▁members . ▁Four ▁are ▁elected ▁from ▁individual ▁districts . ▁One ▁is ▁elected ▁at - large . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁The ▁Brazil , ▁Sta un ton