Brownsville, TX Demographic Data
Brownsville, TX Summary
Brownsville is located in Cameron County in Texas
- Population: 180,077
- Area: 146.28 sq. miles
- Land Area: 132.33 sq. miles
- Water Area: 13.95 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,231.03 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 9.84 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Brownsville, TX Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
95,568
52%
50.8
Male
88,261
48%
49.2
Total Population
183,829
323,128,000
Brownsville, TX Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
13,375
7.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
14,658
8.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
17,768
9.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
19,262
10.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
13,492
7.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
17,656
9.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
25,072
13.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
20,003
10.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
9,762
5.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
7,978
4.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
13,721
7.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
8,797
4.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
2,285
1.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
126,006
68.5%
77.2
Female
66,328
52.6%
51.3
Male
59,678
47.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
116,095
63.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
29,269
15.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
24,803
13.5%
15.2
Female
13,712
55.3%
55.8
Male
11,091
44.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
32
0.0%
0.0
Brownsville, TX Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
182,873
99.5%
96.8
White
178,281
97.0%
72.6
Black or African American
980
0.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
38
0.0%
0.8
Asian
1,779
1.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
35
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
1,760
1.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
956
0.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
170,983
93.0%
17.8
Mexican
166,341
90.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
149
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
426
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4,067
2.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
12,846
7.0%
82.2
Brownsville, TX Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
24,066
22.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
15,659
14.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
25,951
24.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
15,635
14.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
4,747
4.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
14,498
13.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
4,718
4.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
39,725
37.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
65,549
62.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
19,216
18.3%
31.2
Brownsville, TX Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
46,647
33.8%
33.7%
Now Married
65,795
47.7%
47.5
Divorced
9,935
7.2%
11.0%
Separated
6,061
4.4%
2.0
Widowed
9,590
6.9
5.8%
Brownsville, TX Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
30,438
17.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
140,016
82.1%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Brownsville, TX Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
7,117
14.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
4,333
8.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
8,409
16.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
4,583
9.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
6,329
12.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
9,343
18.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
4,725
9.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
3,575
7.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
760
1.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1,115
2.2%
6.4
Median household income
36,584
57,617
Per capita income
15,217
31,128
Brownsville, TX Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
587
0.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
7,587
11.6%
9.8
Construction
4,233
6.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
20,924
32.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,782
2.7%
6.6
Information
414
0.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
4,819
7.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
3,805
5.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
6,008
9.2%
11.4
Public administration
2,105
3.2%
4.6
Retail trade
8,593
13.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
3,224
4.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,112
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
5,581
8.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
17,793
27.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
6,809
10.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
16,176
24.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
18,834
28.9%
18.1%
Brownsville, TX Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
65,154
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
54,790
84.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
6,206
9.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
715
1.1%
5.1
Walked
673
1.0%
2.7
Other means
1,633
2.5%
1.8
Worked at home
1,137
1.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.1
26.6
Brownsville, TX Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
4,830
9.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
18,107
36.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
16,823
33.5%
37.1
3 or more
10,529
20.9%
21.0
Brownsville, TX Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
50,289
90.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
32,141
63.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
18,148
36.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
5,146
9.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.4
0.0%
2.5
Brownsville, TX Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
55,435
1 room
1,728
3.1%
2.4
2 rooms
1,995
3.6%
2.7
3 rooms
7,554
13.6%
9.1
4 rooms
10,948
19.7%
16.5
5 rooms
15,479
27.9%
19.8
6 rooms
10,292
18.6%
17.8
7 rooms
3,951
7.1%
12.0
8 rooms
1,464
2.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,024
3.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Brownsville, TX Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
55,435
1-unit, detached
37,624
67.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,954
3.5%
5.9
2-units
2,603
4.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
2,521
4.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,688
3.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
1,147
2.1%
4.4
20 or more units
4,615
8.3%
9.0
Mobile home
3,178
5.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
105
0.2%
0.1
Brownsville, TX Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,848
3.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,559
2.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,823
5.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
4,015
7.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
8,487
15.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
9,460
17.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
10,167
18.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
13,639
24.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
2,077
3.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,360
2.5%
1.4%
Brownsville, TX Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.7
Electricity
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.8
Coal or coke
0.1
Wood
1.9
Solar energy
0.1
Other fuel
0.5
No fuel used
1.1
Brownsville, TX Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
14,268
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
74
0.5%
7.0%
Less than $500
171
1.2%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
492
3.4%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
494
3.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,811
12.7%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
5,093
35.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
6,133
43.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
5,155
36.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,369
16.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,091
7.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
862
6.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
4,680
33.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
111
0.0%
0.0%
Brownsville, TX Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
17,246
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
382
2.2%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,183
6.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
5,037
29.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
10,644
61.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
902
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
658
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
2,119
13.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
1,438
8.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,959
12.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,303
8.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,161
7.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
8,321
51.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,847
0.0%
0.0%
Brownsville, TX Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
32,141
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
6,905
21.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
12,011
37.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
6,344
19.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
3,527
11.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,658
8.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
540
1.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
105
0.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
51
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
86,600
205,000
