Brownsville, TX

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2021 Population
185,849
1.99% 1-year growth
US Senator
N/AJohn Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
N/ATed Cruz
Republican Party
2021 Median Age
31
0.324% 1-year increase
2021 Poverty Rate
26.5%
3.5% 1-year decrease
2021 Median Household Income
$43,174
5.5% 1-year growth
2021 Median Property Value
$95,700
3.57% 1-year growth
2021 Employed Population
74,713
3.81% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Brownsville, TX had a population of 186k people with a median age of 31 and a median household income of $43,174. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Brownsville, TX grew from 182,230 to 185,849, a 1.99% increase and its median household income grew from $40,924 to $43,174, a 5.5% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Brownsville, TX are White (Hispanic) (68.5%), Two+ (Hispanic) (20.8%), Other (Hispanic) (5.08%), White (Non-Hispanic) (4.32%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.47%).

None of the households in Brownsville, 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.

82.6% of the residents in Brownsville, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Brownsville, TX are Texas Southmost College (984 degrees awarded in 2021), Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville (489 degrees), and South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville (456922) (218 degrees).

In 2021, the median property value in Brownsville, TX was $95,700, and the homeownership rate was 59.9%.

Most people in Brownsville, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Brownsville, TX was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Brownsville, TX is home to a population of 186k people, from which 82.6% are citizens. As of 2021, 27.1% of Brownsville, TX residents were born outside of the country (50.4k people).

In 2021, there were 3.29 times more White (Hispanic) residents (127k people) in Brownsville, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 38.7k Two+ (Hispanic) and 9.44k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

82.6%
2021 Citizenship
82%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 82.6% of Brownsville, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Brownsville, TX was 82%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Brownsville, TX
  1. White (Hispanic)
    127k ± 3.27k
  2. Two+ (Hispanic)
    38.7k ± 3.09k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    9.44k ± 1.61k
94.7%
Hispanic Population
176k people

In 2021, there were 3.29 times more White (Hispanic) residents (127k people) in Brownsville, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 38.7k Two+ (Hispanic) and 9.44k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

94.7% of the people in Brownsville, TX are hispanic (176k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Brownsville, TX as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,459,913 ± 36,829 people
  2. India
    290,669 ± 13,170 people
  3. El Salvador
    220,934 ± 11,496 people

In 2021, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,459,913 Texas residents, followed by India with 290,669 and El Salvador with 220,934.

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Foreign-Born Population

27.1%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
50.4k people
28%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
51.1k people

As of 2021, 27.1% of Brownsville, TX residents (50.4k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Brownsville, TX was 28%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,088 ± 224
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    830 ± 234
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    670 ± 266

Brownsville, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.31 times greater than any other conflict.

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briefcaseEconomy

The economy of Brownsville, TX employs 74.7k people. The largest industries in Brownsville, TX are Health Care & Social Assistance (14,328 people), Educational Services (11,719 people), and Retail Trade (8,771 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($66,845), Utilities ($45,861), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($44,015).

Males in Texas have an average income that is 1.39 times higher than the average income of females, which is $53,604. The income inequality in Texas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.476, which is lower than than the national average.

Occupations

74.7k
2021 Value
± 2,665
3.81%
1 Year growth
± 4.75%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Brownsville, TX grew at a rate of 3.81%, from 72k employees to 74.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brownsville, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (8,769 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (7,715 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (7,527 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brownsville, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

74.7k
2021 Value
± 2,665
3.81%
1 Year growth
± 4.75%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Brownsville, TX grew at a rate of 3.81%, from 72k employees to 74.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brownsville, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (14,328 people), Educational Services (11,719 people), and Retail Trade (8,771 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brownsville, TX, though some of these residents may live in Brownsville, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$30,702
Median earning men ± $1,240
$21,551
Median earning women ± $1,009

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Information ($70,714), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($66,348), and Public Administration ($50,417).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($41,970), Public Administration ($33,486), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($30,793).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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As of N/A N/A, there are N/A people employed in Texas. This represents a N/A% N/A in employment when compared to N/A N/A.

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

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $255B
  2. $212B
  3. $180B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas product (by dollars) was Electronics with $255B, followed by Gasoline ($212B) and Fuel oils ($180B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Texas products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$2.26T
2020 Value in Texas
$4.54T
Projected 2050 Value in Texas
101% growth

In 2020, total outbound Texas trade was $2.26T. This is expected to increase 101% to $4.54T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Texas trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $77.7B
  2. $68.4B
  3. $58.4B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Louisiana with $77.7B, followed by California with $68.4B and Michigan and $58.4B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Texas shares with each state (excluding itself).

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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.

US Senators from Texas

N/AJohn Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
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.
N/ATed Cruz
Senator from Texas1
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.

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US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

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In 2021, universities in Brownsville, TX awarded 1,756 degrees. The student population of Brownsville, TX in 2021 is skewed towards women, with 3,393 male students and 5,144 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Brownsville, TX are Hispanic or Latino (1,576 and 90.1%), followed by White (141 and 8.06%), Unknown (19 and 1.09%), and Two or More Races (5 and 0.286%).

The largest universities in Brownsville, TX by number of degrees awarded are Texas Southmost College (984 and 56%), Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville (489 and 27.8%), and South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville (456922) (218 and 12.4%).

The most popular majors in Brownsville, TX are General Studies (324 and 18.5%), Medical Assistant (210 and 12%), and Electrician (160 and 9.11%).

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2021 there were 8,537 students enrolled in Brownsville, TX, 39.7% men and 60.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 7,998 records, of which 60.4% were women and 39.6% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 324 degree-majors awarded
  2. 143 degree-majors awarded
  3. 61 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Brownsville, TX was General Studies with 324 degrees awarded.

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

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. 984 degrees awarded
  2. 489 degrees awarded
  3. 218 degrees awarded

In 2021, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Texas Southmost College with 984 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2021, 670 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Brownsville, TX, which is 0.617 times less than the 1,086 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2021 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 1,576 degrees mean that there were 11.2 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 141 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($1,800) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2021.

Public, 2-year ($1,948) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2021.

Public, 2-year ($1,344) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2021, 1.46% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.43% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (5.58M), Some college (4.95M), and Bachelors Degree (4.04M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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The median property value in Brownsville, TX was $95,700 in 2021, which is 0.391 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $92,400 to $95,700, a 3.57% increase. The homeownership rate in Brownsville, TX is 59.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Brownsville, TX have an average commute time of 20.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brownsville, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Brownsville, TX is $43,174. In 2021, the place with the highest median household income in Brownsville, TX was Census Tract 126.13 with a value of $71,233, followed by Census Tract 131.02 and Census Tract 126.08, with respective values of $65,804 and $61,109.

Property

$95,700
Median Property Value 2021
±$2,592
$33,411
Median Property Taxes
±$1,615

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 Brownsville, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

59.9%
Homeownership
2021
64.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 59.9% of the housing units in Brownsville, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 60.4%.

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

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 126.13
  2. Census Tract 131.02
  3. Census Tract 126.08

In 2021, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Brownsville, TX was Census Tract 126.13 with a value of $71,233, followed by Census Tract 131.02 and Census Tract 126.08, with respective values of $65,804 and $61,109.

The following map shows all of the places in Brownsville, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

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$43,174
Median Household Income
± $2,184
55.8k
Number of Households
± 2,138

In 2021, the median household income of the 55.8k households in Brownsville, TX grew to $43,174 from the previous year's value of $40,924.

The following chart displays the households in Brownsville, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Brownsville, TX is from Texas.
0.476
2021 Wage GINI in Texas
0.478
2020 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2021, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.474% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021
  1. Drove Alone (80.7%)
  2. Carpooled (10.2%)
  3. Worked At Home (5.75%)

In 2021, 80.7% of workers in Brownsville, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.2%) and those who worked at home (5.75%).

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.

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Commute Time

20.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brownsville, TX have a shorter commute time (20.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 1% of the workforce in Brownsville, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty & Diversity

26.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brownsville, TX (48.9k out of 185k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Brownsville, TX is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

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.

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69.2% of the population of Brownsville, TX has health coverage, with 29.6% on employee plans, 26.2% on Medicaid, 6.82% on Medicare, 6.05% on non-group plans, and 0.558% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Cameron County, TX see 2015 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.13% decrease from the previous year (2038 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3096 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1409 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,015 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Cameron County, TX

Primary care physicians in Cameron County, TX see an average of 2,015 patients per year. This represents a 1.13% decrease from the previous year (2,038 patients).

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

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Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.3% under 18 years, 23.3% between 18 and 34 years, 33.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

30.8%
Uninsured
29.6%
Employer Coverage
26.2%
Medicaid
6.82%
Medicare
6.05%
Non-Group
0.558%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Brownsville, TX grew by 0.502% from 30.7% to 30.8%.

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

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