Brazos County, TX

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2024 Population

242,311

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

24.3%

1.67% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$58,553

0.283% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$296,000

5.83% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

118,263

0.997% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Brazos County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

91.7% of the residents in Brazos County, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Brazos County, TX are Texas A & M University-College Station (21,032 degrees awarded in 2023), Charles and Sues School of Hair Design (69 degrees), and Manuel and Theresa's School of Hair Design-Bryan (8 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Brazos County, TX was $296,000, and the homeownership rate was 46.8%.

Most people in Brazos County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Brazos County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Brazos County, TX borders Burleson County, TX, Grimes County, TX, Leon County, TX, Madison County, TX, Robertson County, TX, and Washington County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Brazos County, TX is home to a population of 242k people, from which 91.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 12.7% of Brazos County, TX residents were born outside of the country (30.8k people).

In 2024, there were 5.11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (128k people) in Brazos County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 25.1k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 24.9k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.7%

2024 Citizenship

91.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.7% of Brazos County, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Brazos County, TX was 91.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Brazos County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Brazos County, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
128k ± 689
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
25.1k ± 1.72k
White (Hispanic)
24.9k ± 1.49k

27.4%

Hispanic Population

66.4k people

27.4% of the people in Brazos County, TX are hispanic (66.4k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Brazos County, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
India
325,248 ± 13,925 people
El Salvador
221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

Foreign-Born Population

12.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

30.8k people

12.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

29.6k people

As of 2024, 12.7% of Brazos County, TX residents (30.8k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Brazos County, TX was 12.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Brazos County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
2,932 ± 440
Vietnam
2,249 ± 307
Gulf War (1990s)
1,129 ± 228

Brazos County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.3 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Brazos County, TX.

Economy

The economy of Brazos County, TX employs 118k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Brazos County, TX were Educational Services (26,610 people), Retail Trade (13,426 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (11,508 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($104,079), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($97,568), and Wholesale Trade ($65,786).

Employment

Occupations

118k

2024 Value

± 3,059

0.997%

1 Year growth

± 3.65%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brazos County, TX grew at a rate of 0.997%, from 117k employees to 118k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brazos County, TX, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (15,284 people), Management Occupations (12,559 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (12,243 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brazos County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

118k

2024 Value

± 3,059

0.997%

1 Year growth

± 3.65%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brazos County, TX grew at a rate of 0.997%, from 117k employees to 118k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brazos County, TX, are Educational Services (26,610 people), Retail Trade (13,426 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (11,508 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brazos County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Brazos County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,299

Median earning men ± $2,308

$32,447

Median earning women ± $1,674

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($72,776), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($68,523), and Public Administration ($66,541).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($48,953), Information ($45,297), and Manufacturing ($44,500).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

301
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
273
Construction
259
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$690k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$387k
Retail Trade
$372k
Manufacturing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Brazos County, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.726%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Brazos County, TX awarded 21,109 degrees. The student population of Brazos County, TX in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 40,654 male students and 36,056 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Brazos County, TX are White (11,527 and 59.3%), Hispanic or Latino (4,382 and 22.5%), Asian (1,768 and 9.1%), and Two or More Races (654 and 3.37%).

The largest universities in Brazos County, TX by number of degrees awarded are Texas A & M University-College Station (21,032 and 99.6%), Charles and Sues School of Hair Design (69 and 0.327%), and Manuel and Theresa's School of Hair Design-Bryan (8 and 0.0379%).

The most popular majors in Brazos County, TX are General Biomedical Sciences (688 and 3.26%), Mechanical Engineering (633 and 3%), and Other Multidisciplinary Studies (624 and 2.96%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $9,003 for in-state students and $36,428 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Brazos County, TX, the percentage of applicants admitted was 63.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 42.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 76,710 (53% men and 47% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 76,710 students enrolled in Brazos County, TX, 53% men and 47% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 38,767 records, of which 47.7% were women and 52.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Other Multidisciplinary Studies
595 degrees awarded
General Psychology
569 degrees awarded
General Biomedical Sciences
546 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Brazos County, TX was Other Multidisciplinary Studies with 595 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Brazos County, TX according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Texas A & M University-College Station
21,032 degrees awarded
Charles and Sues School of Hair Design
69 degrees awarded
Manuel and Theresa's School of Hair Design-Bryan
8 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Texas A & M University-College Station with 21,032 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 10,423 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Brazos County, TX, which is 0.975 times less than the 10,686 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 11,527 degrees mean that there were 2.63 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 4,382 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($9,003) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($3,838) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Brazos County, TX was $296,000 in 2024, which is 0.89 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $279,700 to $296,000, a 5.83% increase. The homeownership rate in Brazos County, TX is 46.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Brazos County, TX have an average commute time of 18.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brazos County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 23.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Brazos County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.43%.

Housing

Property

$296,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$7,097

$42,666

Median Property Taxes

±$1,571

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Brazos County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Brazos County, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

46.8%

Homeownership

2024

65%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 46.8% of the housing units in Brazos County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 46.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Brazos County, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$58,553

Median Household Income

± $2,259

91.1k

Number of Households

± 2,648

In 2024, the median household income of the 91.1k households in Brazos County, TX grew to $58,553 from the previous year's value of $58,388.

The following chart displays the households in Brazos County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Brazos County, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73.2%)
Worked At Home (10.7%)
Carpooled (9.37%)

In 2024, 73.2% of workers in Brazos County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.7%) and those who carpooled to work (9.37%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

18.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brazos County, TX have a shorter commute time (18.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.67% of the workforce in Brazos County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Brazos County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Brazos County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Brazos County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 23.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Brazos County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.43%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

24.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brazos County, TX (54.3k out of 224k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Brazos County, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 18.9% of the children was living in poverty in Brazos County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 5.7%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 317 in Brazos County, TX. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 76.6 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

87.8% of the population of Brazos County, TX has health coverage, with 54.9% on employee plans, 10.2% on Medicaid, 7.31% on Medicare, 14.4% on non-group plans, and 1.11% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Brazos County, TX see 1,203 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,203 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1741 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 667 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,203 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Brazos County, TX

Primary care physicians in Brazos County, TX see an average of 1,203 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,203 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Brazos County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.7% under 18 years, 37.8% between 18 and 34 years, 28.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

12.2%

Uninsured

54.9%

Employer Coverage

10.2%

Medicaid

7.31%

Medicare

14.4%

Non-Group

1.11%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Brazos County, TX grew by 2.85% from 11.9% to 12.2%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Brazos County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 50.2 in Brazos County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Brazos County, TX.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 36.9% in Brazos County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Brazos County, TX.