Brownsville, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

4,357

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.5

11.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

29.4%

7.06% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$35,526

31.7% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$74,700

Population & Diversity

Brownsville, LA is home to a population of 4.36k people, from which 97.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.48% of Brownsville, LA residents were born outside of the country (108 people).

In 2024, there were 1.74 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.38k people) in Brownsville, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.37k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 376 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.8%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.8% of Brownsville, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Brownsville, LA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Brownsville, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.38k ± 592
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.37k ± 491
Other (Hispanic)
376 ± 301

10.6%

Hispanic Population

463 people

10.6% of the people in Brownsville, LA are hispanic (463 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Brownsville, LA 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 Louisiana.

Most Common Origin

Honduras
48,818 ± 5,396 people
Mexico
27,788 ± 4,080 people
Vietnam
17,351 ± 3,228 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 48,818 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 27,788 and Vietnam with 17,351.

Foreign-Born Population

2.48%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

108 people

0.551%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

22 people

As of 2024, 2.48% of Brownsville, LA residents (108 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, LA was 0.551%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
90 ± 85
Gulf War (2001-)
59 ± 65
Gulf War (1990s)
20 ± 35

Brownsville, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.53 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Brownsville, LA employs 1.76k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Brownsville, LA were Educational Services (284 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (251 people), and Manufacturing (229 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($65,562), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,562), and Manufacturing ($60,208).

Employment

Occupations

1.76k

2024 Value

± 425

21.1%

1 Year growth

± 27.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brownsville, LA grew at a rate of 21.1%, from 1.46k employees to 1.76k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brownsville, LA, are Production Occupations (277 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (210 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (192 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brownsville, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana (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

1.76k

2024 Value

± 425

21.1%

1 Year growth

± 27.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brownsville, LA grew at a rate of 21.1%, from 1.46k employees to 1.76k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brownsville, LA, are Educational Services (284 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (251 people), and Manufacturing (229 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brownsville, LA, though some of these residents may live in Brownsville, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$29,920

Median earning men ± $31,748

$31,346

Median earning women ± $16,487

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($166,750), Manufacturing ($60,708), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($48,401).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,562), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,052), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($21,250).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Brownsville, LA was $74,700 in 2024, which is 0.225 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $73,100 to $74,700, a 2.19% increase. The homeownership rate in Brownsville, LA is 53%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Brownsville, LA have an average commute time of 14.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brownsville, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$74,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$19,375

$993

Median Property Taxes

±$252

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, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

Rent vs Own

53%

Homeownership

2024

66%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 53% of the housing units in Brownsville, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 56.5%.

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

$35,526

Median Household Income

± $22,561

1.87k

Number of Households

± 398

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.87k households in Brownsville, LA grew to $35,526 from the previous year's value of $26,971.

The following chart displays the households in Brownsville, LA 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Brownsville, LA is from Louisiana.

0.464

2024 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.465

2023 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.265% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (83%)
Carpooled (11.1%)
Worked At Home (3.46%)

In 2024, 83% of workers in Brownsville, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.1%) and those who worked at home (3.46%).

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

14.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brownsville, LA have a shorter commute time (14.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Brownsville, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

29.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brownsville, LA (1.26k out of 4.27k 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 < 5, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 18 - 24.

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

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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