Brownsville, FL

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2023 Population

16,391

8% 1-year decline

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

40.7

6.54% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

25.8%

13.1% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$38,460

10.6% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$285,100

17.4% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

6,975

8.52% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Brownsville, FL had a population of 16.4k people with a median age of 40.7 and a median household income of $38,460. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Brownsville, FL declined from 17,817 to 16,391, a −8% decrease and its median household income grew from $34,779 to $38,460, a 10.6% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Brownsville, FL are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (46.5%), Two+ (Hispanic) (19.9%), Other (Hispanic) (15.2%), White (Hispanic) (14.6%), and White (Non-Hispanic) (1.44%).

None of the households in Brownsville, FL 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.

80.3% of the residents in Brownsville, FL are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Brownsville, FL was $285,100, and the homeownership rate was 34.9%.

Most people in Brownsville, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Brownsville, FL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Brownsville, FL is home to a population of 16.4k people, from which 80.3% are citizens. As of 2023, 38.3% of Brownsville, FL residents were born outside of the country (6.28k people).

In 2023, there were 2.34 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.63k people) in Brownsville, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.26k Two+ (Hispanic) and 2.5k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

80.3%

2023 Citizenship

80.7%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 80.3% of Brownsville, FL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Brownsville, FL was 80.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Brownsville, FL

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
7.63k ± 1.16k
Two+ (Hispanic)
3.26k ± 970
Other (Hispanic)
2.5k ± 689

50.8%

Hispanic Population

8.33k people

50.8% of the people in Brownsville, FL are hispanic (8.33k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Brownsville, FL.

Most Common Origin

Cuba
1,003,261 ± 24,014 people
Haiti
344,713 ± 14,299 people
Colombia
299,067 ± 13,333 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Brownsville, FL was Cuba, the natal country of 1,003,261 Brownsville, FL residents, followed by Haiti with 344,713 and Colombia with 299,067.

Foreign-Born Population

38.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

6.28k people

35.1%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

6.25k people

As of 2023, 38.3% of Brownsville, FL residents (6.28k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Brownsville, FL was 35.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
281 ± 233
Gulf War (1990s)
94 ± 90
Gulf War (2001-)
13 ± 39

Brownsville, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.99 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Brownsville, FL employs 6.98k people. The largest industries in Brownsville, FL are Health Care & Social Assistance (987 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (818 people), and Construction (763 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($58,750), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,806), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,298).

Males in Florida have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $56,054. The income inequality in Florida (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

6.98k

2023 Value

± 883

−8.52%

1 Year decline

± 19.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Brownsville, FL declined at a rate of −8.52%, from 7.63k employees to 6.98k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brownsville, FL, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (723 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (707 people), and Production Occupations (634 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brownsville, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (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

6.98k

2023 Value

± 883

−8.52%

1 Year decline

± 19.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Brownsville, FL declined at a rate of −8.52%, from 7.63k employees to 6.98k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brownsville, FL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (987 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (818 people), and Construction (763 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brownsville, FL, though some of these residents may live in Brownsville, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

4.23%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% 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 12.6%.

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

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 26 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 Brownsville, FL. Showing the available data for Florida.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (43%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.396%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

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

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

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Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Ashley Moody

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

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 Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Florida

Florida is currently represented by 26 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 Florida have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.19% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.2% 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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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (4.97M), Some college (3.58M), and Bachelors Degree (3.32M).

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 Brownsville, FL was $285,100 in 2023, which is 0.94 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $242,900 to $285,100, a 17.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Brownsville, FL is 34.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Brownsville, FL have an average commute time of 31.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brownsville, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Brownsville, FL is $38,460. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Brownsville, FL was Census Tract 18.01 with a value of $45,135, followed by Census Tract 17.01 and Census Tract 18.02, with respective values of $42,088 and $40,806.

Housing

Property

$285,100

Median Property Value 2023

±$14,894

$2,248

Median Property Taxes

±$500

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, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

34.9%

Homeownership

2023

72.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 34.9% of the housing units in Brownsville, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 34.5%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 18.01
Census Tract 17.01
Census Tract 18.02

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Brownsville, FL was Census Tract 18.01 with a value of $45,135, followed by Census Tract 17.01 and Census Tract 18.02, with respective values of $42,088 and $40,806.

The following map shows all of the places in Brownsville, FL 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.

$38,460

Median Household Income

± $4,390

6.44k

Number of Households

± 830

In 2023, the median household income of the 6.44k households in Brownsville, FL grew to $38,460 from the previous year's value of $34,779.

The following chart displays the households in Brownsville, FL 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 Brownsville, FL is from Brownsville, FL.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (74.9%)
Public Transit (10.1%)
Carpooled (6.59%)

In 2023, 74.9% of workers in Brownsville, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (10.1%) and those who carpooled to work (6.59%).

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

31.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brownsville, FL have a longer commute time (31.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.56% of the workforce in Brownsville, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

25.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brownsville, FL (4.22k out of 16.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Brownsville, FL is Black, followed by Hispanic 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.

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

78% of the population of Brownsville, FL has health coverage, with 21.8% on employee plans, 33.1% on Medicaid, 8.07% on Medicare, 14.3% on non-group plans, and 0.703% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Miami-Dade County, FL see 1209 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.165% decrease from the previous year (1211 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1330 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 498 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Miami-Dade County, FL.

1,209 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Miami-Dade County, FL

Primary care physicians in Miami-Dade County, FL see an average of 1,209 patients per year. This represents a 0.165% decrease from the previous year (1,211 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.4% under 18 years, 20% between 18 and 34 years, 41.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

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

Uninsured People

22%

Uninsured

21.8%

Employer Coverage

33.1%

Medicaid

8.07%

Medicare

14.3%

Non-Group

0.703%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Brownsville, FL grew by 3.76% from 21.2% to 22%.

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

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