Brownsville, TX

Census Place

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2023 Population

188,023

0.548% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/AJohn Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ATed Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

30.9

0.651% 1-year increase

2023 Employed Population

77,664

2.42% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Brownsville, TX had a population of 188k people with a median age of 30.9 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Brownsville, TX grew from 186,999 to 188,023, a 0.548% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Brownsville, 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.

Most people in Brownsville, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Brownsville, TX was N/A per household.

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Economy

The economy of Brownsville, TX employs 77.7k people. In N/A, the largest industries in Brownsville, TX were Health Care & Social Assistance (14,392 people), Educational Services (11,432 people), and Retail Trade (9,482 people), and the highest paying industries were N/A.

Employment

Occupations

77.7k

2023 Value

± 2,614

2.42%

1 Year growth

± 4.77%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Brownsville, TX grew at a rate of 2.42%, from 75.8k employees to 77.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brownsville, TX, are N/A. This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brownsville, 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

77.7k

2023 Value

± 2,614

2.42%

1 Year growth

± 4.77%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Brownsville, TX grew at a rate of 2.42%, from 75.8k employees to 77.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brownsville, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (14,392 people), Educational Services (11,432 people), and Retail Trade (9,482 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brownsville, TX, though some of these residents may live in Brownsville, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during N/A, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall N/A in employment by N/A%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in N/A.

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 2023, 1.71% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.64% 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 2023 were High School or Equivalent (5.75M), Some college (4.93M), and Bachelors Degree (4.37M).

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

People in Brownsville, TX have an average commute time of 20.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brownsville, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

59.9%

Homeownership

2023

64.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 59.9% of the housing units in Brownsville, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 60.3%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

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

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Median Household Income

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58.5k

Number of Households

± 2,018

In N/A, the median household income of the 58.5k households in Brownsville, TX N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Brownsville, 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Brownsville, TX is from Brownsville, TX.

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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 0.476. 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, TX across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (76.6%)
Carpooled (12.2%)
Worked At Home (7.67%)

In 2023, 76.6% of workers in Brownsville, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.2%) and those who worked at home (7.67%).

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

20.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brownsville, TX have a shorter commute time (20.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.953% of the workforce in Brownsville, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

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Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brownsville, TX (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Brownsville, TX is Hispanic, 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

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The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

Health

71.4% of the population of Brownsville, TX has health coverage, with 28.9% on employee plans, 26.6% on Medicaid, 7.03% on Medicare, 8.06% on non-group plans, and 0.733% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.975% increase from the previous year (1,641 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 638 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in N/A.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

Uninsured People

28.6%

Uninsured

28.9%

Employer Coverage

26.6%

Medicaid

7.03%

Medicare

8.06%

Non-Group

0.733%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Brownsville, TX declined by 3.37% from 29.6% to 28.6%.

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

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