Brewster County, TX

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2023 Population

9,464

0.106% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

42.2

8.46% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

8.41%

46.3% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$52,612

10.2% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$216,000

7.73% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

4,809

0.775% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Brewster County, TX had a population of 9.46k people with a median age of 42.2 and a median household income of $52,612. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Brewster County, TX grew from 9,454 to 9,464, a 0.106% increase and its median household income grew from $47,747 to $52,612, a 10.2% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Brewster County, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (55.4%), White (Hispanic) (20%), Two+ (Hispanic) (14.2%), Other (Hispanic) (7.46%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.2%).

None of the households in Brewster 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.

96.2% of the residents in Brewster County, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Brewster County, TX are Sul Ross State University (565 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Brewster County, TX was $216,000, and the homeownership rate was 57.2%.

Most people in Brewster County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Brewster County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Brewster County, TX borders Jeff Davis County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Presidio County, TX, and Terrell County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Brewster County, TX is home to a population of 9.46k people, from which 96.2% are citizens. As of 2023, 8.24% of Brewster County, TX residents were born outside of the country (780 people).

In 2023, there were 2.77 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.25k people) in Brewster County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.89k White (Hispanic) and 1.34k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.2%

2023 Citizenship

93.8%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 96.2% of Brewster County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Brewster County, TX was 93.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Brewster County, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.25k ± 135
White (Hispanic)
1.89k ± 466
Two+ (Hispanic)
1.34k ± 492

42.1%

Hispanic Population

3.98k people

42.1% of the people in Brewster County, TX are hispanic (3.98k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Brewster 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
2,430,315 ± 36,649 people
India
305,649 ± 13,502 people
El Salvador
224,600 ± 11,591 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,430,315 Texas residents, followed by India with 305,649 and El Salvador with 224,600.

Foreign-Born Population

8.24%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

780 people

10.2%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

969 people

As of 2023, 8.24% of Brewster County, TX residents (780 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Brewster County, TX was 10.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
263 ± 146
Vietnam
259 ± 127
Korea
43 ± 49

Brewster County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.02 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Brewster County, TX employs 4.81k people. The largest industries in Brewster County, TX are Accommodation & Food Services (598 people), Educational Services (585 people), and Public Administration (582 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($123,750), Wholesale Trade ($107,532), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($98,492).

Males in Texas have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,213. The income inequality in Texas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.476, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

4.81k

2023 Value

± 634

0.775%

1 Year growth

± 18.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Brewster County, TX grew at a rate of 0.775%, from 4.77k employees to 4.81k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brewster County, TX, are Management Occupations (625 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (587 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (526 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brewster County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.81k

2023 Value

± 634

0.775%

1 Year growth

± 18.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Brewster County, TX grew at a rate of 0.775%, from 4.77k employees to 4.81k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brewster County, TX, are Accommodation & Food Services (598 people), Educational Services (585 people), and Public Administration (582 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brewster County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Brewster County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,361

Median earning men ± $5,348

$35,710

Median earning women ± $7,683

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($107,532), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($98,573), and Information ($93,100).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,542), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,920), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($34,324).

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

22
Accommodation and Food Services
21
Other Services (except Public Administration)
21
Retail Trade

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

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$18k
Accommodation and Food Services
$13.3k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$12.1k
Retail Trade

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Brewster County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 51% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.85%).

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

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (51%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.8%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.85%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Brewster County, TX for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

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.

US Representative Elections

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.

Education

In 2022, universities in Brewster County, TX awarded 565 degrees. The student population of Brewster County, TX in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 794 male students and 1,193 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Brewster County, TX are Hispanic or Latino (386 and 68.3%), followed by White (138 and 24.4%), Black or African American (18 and 3.19%), and Two or More Races (17 and 3.01%).

The largest universities in Brewster County, TX by number of degrees awarded are Sul Ross State University (565 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Brewster County, TX are Criminal Justice - Safety Studies (60 and 10.6%), Kinesiology & Exercise Science (54 and 9.56%), and General Psychology (49 and 8.67%).

The median tuition cost in Brewster County, TX for a public four year colleges is $5,419 for in-state students and $15,211 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2022 in Brewster County, TX, the percentage of applicants admitted was 97.1%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 35.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 1,987 (40% men and 60% 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 2022 there were 1,987 students enrolled in Brewster County, TX, 40% men and 60% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 1,327 records, of which 66.8% were women and 33.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Criminal Justice - Safety Studies
51 degrees awarded
General Psychology
49 degrees awarded
General Business
46 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Brewster County, TX was Criminal Justice - Safety Studies with 51 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Sul Ross State University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

565 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Sul Ross State University with 565 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 193 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Brewster County, TX, which is 0.519 times less than the 372 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 386 degrees mean that there were 2.8 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 138 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 ($5,419) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($2,230) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,270) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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

Measure

In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Brewster County, TX was $216,000 in 2023, which is 0.712 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $200,500 to $216,000, a 7.73% increase. The homeownership rate in Brewster County, TX is 57.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Brewster County, TX have an average commute time of 16.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brewster County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Brewster County, TX is $52,612. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Brewster County, TX was Census Tract 9504 with a value of $68,399, followed by Census Tract 9503 and Census Tract 9505, with respective values of $52,276 and $48,964.

In 2023, 15.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Brewster County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 3.95%.

Housing

Property

$216,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$10,717

$2,819

Median Property Taxes

±$445

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

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

Rent vs Own

57.2%

Homeownership

2023

63.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 57.2% of the housing units in Brewster County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 59.9%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9504
Census Tract 9503
Census Tract 9505

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Brewster County, TX was Census Tract 9504 with a value of $68,399, followed by Census Tract 9503 and Census Tract 9505, with respective values of $52,276 and $48,964.

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

Household Income

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

$52,612

Median Household Income

± $5,872

4.93k

Number of Households

± 598

In 2023, the median household income of the 4.93k households in Brewster County, TX grew to $52,612 from the previous year's value of $47,747.

The following chart displays the households in Brewster 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, 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.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (70.5%)
Carpooled (13.5%)
Worked At Home (7.36%)

In 2023, 70.5% of workers in Brewster County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.5%) and those who worked at home (7.36%).

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

16.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brewster County, TX have a shorter commute time (16.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.16% of the workforce in Brewster County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Brewster 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 Brewster County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Brewster County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 15.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Brewster County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 3.95%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

8.41% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brewster County, TX (767 out of 9.12k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

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

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 2023, 20.8% of the children was living in poverty in Brewster County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.2%.

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.

Health

89.4% of the population of Brewster County, TX has health coverage, with 49.9% on employee plans, 4.38% on Medicaid, 13.9% on Medicare, 16.7% on non-group plans, and 4.58% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Brewster County, TX see 1026 patients per year on average, which represents a 10.8% decrease from the previous year (1150 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3150 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 630 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.8% were men and 54.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,026 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Brewster County, TX

Primary care physicians in Brewster County, TX see an average of 1,026 patients per year. This represents a 10.8% decrease from the previous year (1,150 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18% under 18 years, 23% between 18 and 34 years, 33.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.8% were men and 54.2% were women.

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

Uninsured People

10.6%

Uninsured

49.9%

Employer Coverage

4.38%

Medicaid

13.9%

Medicare

16.7%

Non-Group

4.58%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Brewster County, TX declined by 10.9% from 11.9% to 10.6%.

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