Brooks County, TX

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2024 Population

6,943

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.5

1.05% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

19.4%

36.7% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$47,764

52.6% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$81,000

2.06% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

2,565

24.2% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Brooks 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 Brooks County, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Brooks County, TX was $81,000, and the homeownership rate was 52.8%.

Most people in Brooks County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Brooks County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Brooks County, TX borders Duval County, TX, Hidalgo County, TX, Jim Hogg County, TX, Jim Wells County, TX, Kenedy County, TX, Kleberg County, TX, and Starr County, TX.

United States Texas

Population & Diversity

Brooks County, TX is home to a population of 6.94k people, from which 96.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 7.01% of Brooks County, TX residents were born outside of the country (487 people).

In 2024, there were 3.68 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (4.32k people) in Brooks County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.17k White (Hispanic) and 753 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.2%

2024 Citizenship

95.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.2% of Brooks County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Brooks County, TX was 95.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Brooks County, TX

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
4.32k ± 787
White (Hispanic)
1.17k ± 514
Other (Hispanic)
753 ± 478

90.1%

Hispanic Population

6.26k people

90.1% of the people in Brooks County, TX are hispanic (6.26k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Brooks 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
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

7.01%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

487 people

7.99%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

558 people

As of 2024, 7.01% of Brooks County, TX residents (487 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 Brooks County, TX was 7.99%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
144 ± 89
Gulf War (1990s)
17 ± 53
Korea
9 ± 25

Brooks County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 8.47 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Brooks County, TX employs 2.57k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Brooks County, TX were Educational Services (540 people), Construction (401 people), and Public Administration (249 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($215,744), Public Administration ($66,106), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($61,388).

Employment

Occupations

2.57k

2024 Value

± 551

−24.2%

1 Year decline

± 38.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brooks County, TX declined at a rate of −24.2%, from 3.38k employees to 2.57k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brooks County, TX, are Management Occupations (409 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (309 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (304 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brooks 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

2.57k

2024 Value

± 551

−24.2%

1 Year decline

± 38.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brooks County, TX declined at a rate of −24.2%, from 3.38k employees to 2.57k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brooks County, TX, are Educational Services (540 people), Construction (401 people), and Public Administration (249 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brooks County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Brooks County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,208

Median earning men ± $26,555

$30,319

Median earning women ± $13,295

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($82,740), Public Administration ($72,955), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($61,661).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($40,521), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,250), and Retail Trade ($7,315).

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

9
Health Care and Social Assistance
8
Other Services (except Public Administration)
7
Accommodation and Food Services

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

$7.66k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$7.09k
Retail Trade
$4.91k
Accommodation and Food Services

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 Brooks 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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Brooks County, TX was $81,000 in 2024, which is 0.243 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $82,700 to $81,000, a 2.06% decrease. The homeownership rate in Brooks County, TX is 52.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Brooks County, TX have an average commute time of 17.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brooks County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 16.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Brooks County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.989%.

Housing

Property

$81,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$19,320

$1,572

Median Property Taxes

±$309

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 Brooks County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

52.8%

Homeownership

2024

77%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 52.8% of the housing units in Brooks County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 53.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Brooks 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.

$47,764

Median Household Income

± $16,489

2.98k

Number of Households

± 579

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.98k households in Brooks County, TX grew to $47,764 from the previous year's value of $31,310.

The following chart displays the households in Brooks 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 Brooks County, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less 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 (84.3%)
Carpooled (10.6%)
Worked At Home (5.1%)

In 2024, 84.3% of workers in Brooks County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.6%) and those who worked at home (5.1%).

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

17.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brooks County, TX have a shorter commute time (17.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.03% of the workforce in Brooks County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 16.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Brooks County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.989%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

19.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brooks County, TX (1.28k out of 6.59k 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 Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 75+.

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

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, 45% of the children was living in poverty in Brooks County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.3%.

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 234 in Brooks County, TX. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 128 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

78.6% of the population of Brooks County, TX has health coverage, with 25.8% on employee plans, 23.6% on Medicaid, 12.5% on Medicare, 14.4% on non-group plans, and 2.37% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Brooks County, TX see 0 patients per year on average, which represents a NaNN% change from the previous year (0 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 6906 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 3424 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

0 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Brooks County, TX

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

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22% under 18 years, 19.1% between 18 and 34 years, 37% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

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

Uninsured People

21.4%

Uninsured

25.8%

Employer Coverage

23.6%

Medicaid

12.5%

Medicare

14.4%

Non-Group

2.37%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Brooks County, TX declined by 7.3% from 23.1% to 21.4%.

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