Brownsville, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

1,068

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.8

1.04% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

28%

6.46% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$35,481

5.38% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$161,000

2.68% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Brownsville, KY is home to a population of 1.07k people, from which 99.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.749% of Brownsville, KY residents were born outside of the country (8 people).

In 2024, there were 42.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.02k people) in Brownsville, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 24 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 13 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.7%

2024 Citizenship

99.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.7% of Brownsville, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Brownsville, KY was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Brownsville, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.02k ± 292
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
24 ± 26
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
13 ± 24

1.31%

Hispanic Population

14 people

1.31% of the people in Brownsville, KY are hispanic (14 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Brownsville, KY 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 Kentucky.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
34,417 ± 4,537 people
Cuba
21,613 ± 3,601 people
India
11,987 ± 2,684 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,417 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 21,613 and India with 11,987.

Foreign-Born Population

0.749%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

8 people

0.657%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

7 people

As of 2024, 0.749% of Brownsville, KY residents (8 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 Brownsville, KY was 0.657%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
7 ± 20
Gulf War (1990s)
5 ± 15
World War II
4 ± 7

Brownsville, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.4 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Brownsville, KY.

Economy

The economy of Brownsville, KY employs 335 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Brownsville, KY were Retail Trade (127 people), Manufacturing (55 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (38 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($60,688), Construction ($60,625), and Public Administration ($43,125).

Employment

Occupations

335

2024 Value

± 129

12%

1 Year growth

± 50%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brownsville, KY grew at a rate of 12%, from 299 employees to 335 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brownsville, KY, are Personal Care & Service Occupations (52 people), Sales & Related Occupations (46 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (45 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brownsville, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (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

335

2024 Value

± 129

12%

1 Year growth

± 50%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brownsville, KY grew at a rate of 12%, from 299 employees to 335 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brownsville, KY, are Retail Trade (127 people), Manufacturing (55 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (38 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brownsville, KY, though some of these residents may live in Brownsville, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,027

Median earning men ± $7,826

$27,679

Median earning women ± $13,372

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($71,250), Retail Trade ($65,441), and Manufacturing ($60,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,250), Retail Trade ($28,189), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($18,462).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Brownsville, KY was $161,000 in 2024, which is 0.484 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $156,800 to $161,000, a 2.68% increase. The homeownership rate in Brownsville, KY is 48.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Brownsville, KY have an average commute time of 19 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brownsville, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$161,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$108,607

$201

Median Property Taxes

±$87

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, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

48.9%

Homeownership

2024

70%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 48.9% of the housing units in Brownsville, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 51.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Brownsville, KY 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.

$35,481

Median Household Income

± $19,264

411

Number of Households

± 106

In 2024, the median household income of the 411 households in Brownsville, KY declined from $35,481 from the previous year's value of $37,500.

The following chart displays the households in Brownsville, KY 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Brownsville, KY is from Kentucky.

0.446

2024 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.449

2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2024, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.585% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (55.2%)
Walked (26.4%)
Carpooled (15.4%)

In 2024, 55.2% of workers in Brownsville, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (26.4%) and those who carpooled to work (15.4%).

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

19 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brownsville, KY have a shorter commute time (19 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Brownsville, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

28% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brownsville, KY (273 out of 974 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 Females 45 - 54 and then Females 65 - 74.

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

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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