Brownsville, TN

Census Place

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2021 Population

9,807

3.26% 1-year growth

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2021 Median Age

39.9

5.56% 1-year increase

2021 Poverty Rate

26.1%

15.3% 1-year increase

2021 Median Household Income

$35,395

0.668% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$94,300

3.51% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Brownsville, TN had a population of 9.81k people with a median age of 39.9 and a median household income of $35,395. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Brownsville, TN grew from 9,497 to 9,807, a 3.26% increase and its median household income grew from $35,160 to $35,395, a 0.668% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Brownsville, TN are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (65.8%), White (Non-Hispanic) (27.2%), Other (Hispanic) (3.61%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.33%), and White (Hispanic) (1.11%).

None of the households in Brownsville, TN 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.

97.8% of the residents in Brownsville, TN are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Brownsville, TN was $94,300, and the homeownership rate was 44.8%.

Most people in Brownsville, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Brownsville, TN was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Brownsville, TN is home to a population of 9.81k people, from which 97.8% are citizens. As of 2021, 3.2% of Brownsville, TN residents were born outside of the country (314 people).

In 2021, there were 2.42 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.45k people) in Brownsville, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.67k White (Non-Hispanic) and 354 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

97.8%

2021 Citizenship

96.5%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 97.8% of Brownsville, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Brownsville, TN was 96.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Brownsville, TN

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
6.45k ± 284
White (Non-Hispanic)
2.67k ± 278
Other (Hispanic)
354 ± 153

5.09%

Hispanic Population

499 people

5.09% of the people in Brownsville, TN are hispanic (499 people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

3.2%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

314 people

4.39%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

417 people

As of 2021, 3.2% of Brownsville, TN residents (314 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Brownsville, TN was 4.39%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
109 ± 60
Gulf War (1990s)
92 ± 59
Gulf War (2001-)
91 ± 84

Brownsville, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.18 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Brownsville, TN employs 3.96k people. The largest industries in Brownsville, TN are Manufacturing (953 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (632 people), and Retail Trade (482 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($106,071), Utilities ($88,571), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($50,208).

Employment

Occupations

3.96k

2021 Value

± 448

−7.79%

1 Year decline

± 17.6%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Brownsville, TN declined at a rate of −7.79%, from 4.29k employees to 3.96k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brownsville, TN, are Production Occupations (802 people), Material Moving Occupations (427 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (389 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brownsville, TN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Tennessee (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.96k

2021 Value

± 448

−7.79%

1 Year decline

± 17.6%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Brownsville, TN declined at a rate of −7.79%, from 4.29k employees to 3.96k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brownsville, TN, are Manufacturing (953 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (632 people), and Retail Trade (482 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brownsville, TN, though some of these residents may live in Brownsville, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$35,247

Median earning men ± $6,616

$26,653

Median earning women ± $5,952

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($51,319), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($43,571), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($40,985).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Public Administration ($34,821), Manufacturing ($34,492), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($30,403).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Tennessee. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Tennessee to other states, or from other states to Tennessee.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Tennessee product (by dollars) was Electronics with $51.3B, followed by Motorized vehicles ($50.3B) and Pharmaceuticals ($49.5B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Tennessee products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$471B

2020 Value in Tennessee

$1.05T

Projected 2050 Value in Tennessee

123% growth

In 2020, total outbound Tennessee trade was $471B. This is expected to increase 123% to $1.05T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Tennessee trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Tennessee to other states, or from other states to Tennessee.

Most Common Trade Partners

Georgia
$34.2B
Texas
$26.7B
Kentucky
$21B

In 2020, the top outbound Tennessee domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Georgia with $34.2B, followed by Texas with $26.7B and Kentucky and $21B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Tennessee shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 60.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (37.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.978%).

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing the state of Tennessee. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 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

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2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (60.7%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (37.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.978%)
Independent Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 60.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (37.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.978%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Tennessee for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Tennessee

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Marsha Blackburn

Senator from Tennessee

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Bill Hagerty

Senator from Tennessee

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing Tennessee.

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

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Tennessee

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 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 Tennessee 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 2021, 0.767% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.729% 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 2021 were High School or Equivalent (1.73M), Some college (1.19M), and Bachelors Degree (920k).

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, TN was $94,300 in 2021, which is 0.385 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $91,100 to $94,300, a 3.51% increase. The homeownership rate in Brownsville, TN is 44.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Brownsville, TN have an average commute time of 22.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brownsville, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Brownsville, TN is $35,395. In 2021, the place with the highest median household income in Brownsville, TN was Census Tract 9303.01 with a value of $50,152, followed by Census Tract 9304 and Census Tract 9303.02, with respective values of $36,437 and $26,146.

Property

$94,300

Median Property Value 2021

±$10,611

$1,735

Median Property Taxes

±$261

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

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

Rent vs Own

44.8%

Homeownership

2021

66.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 44.8% of the housing units in Brownsville, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 46.4%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9303.01
Census Tract 9304
Census Tract 9303.02

In 2021, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Brownsville, TN was Census Tract 9303.01 with a value of $50,152, followed by Census Tract 9304 and Census Tract 9303.02, with respective values of $36,437 and $26,146.

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

$35,395

Median Household Income

± $4,218

3.87k

Number of Households

± 405

In 2021, the median household income of the 3.87k households in Brownsville, TN grew to $35,395 from the previous year's value of $35,160.

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

0.463

2021 Wage GINI in Tennessee

0.463

2020 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2021, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.126% growth from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (81.2%)
Carpooled (11.6%)
Other (3.25%)

In 2021, 81.2% of workers in Brownsville, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.6%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (3.25%).

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

22.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brownsville, TN have a shorter commute time (22.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 1.72% of the workforce in Brownsville, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

26.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brownsville, TN (2.53k out of 9.71k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males < 5 and then Males 65 - 74.

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

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

90.1% of the population of Brownsville, TN has health coverage, with 34.1% on employee plans, 34.1% on Medicaid, 9.55% on Medicare, 11.4% on non-group plans, and 0.999% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.8% under 18 years, 19.1% between 18 and 34 years, 37.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.2% were men and 53.8% were women.

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

Uninsured People

9.93%

Uninsured

34.1%

Employer Coverage

34.1%

Medicaid

9.55%

Medicare

11.4%

Non-Group

0.999%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Brownsville, TN declined by 15.1% from 11.7% to 9.93%.

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