College Station-Bryan, TX

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
278,335
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
28.6
0.704% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
22.7%
0.654% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$60,087
0.663% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$279,700
6.8% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
133,756
1.37% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in College Station-Bryan, 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.

92.2% of the residents in College Station-Bryan, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in College Station-Bryan, TX are Texas A & M University-College Station (21,032 degrees awarded in 2023), Charles and Sues School of Hair Design (69 degrees), and Manuel and Theresa's School of Hair Design-Bryan (8 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in College Station-Bryan, TX was $279,700, and the homeownership rate was 51.1%.

Most people in College Station-Bryan, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.6 minutes. The average car ownership in College Station-Bryan, TX was 2 cars per household.

College Station-Bryan, TX borders Brenham, TX and Waco, TX.

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Population & Diversity

College Station-Bryan, TX is home to a population of 278k people, from which 92.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 11.8% of College Station-Bryan, TX residents were born outside of the country (32.9k people).

In 2024, there were 5.08 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (150k people) in College Station-Bryan, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 29.4k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 29k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.2%
2024 Citizenship
92.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.2% of College Station-Bryan, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in College Station-Bryan, TX was 92.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in College Station-Bryan, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    150k ± 740
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    29.4k ± 704
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    29k ± 1.88k
26.8%
Hispanic Population
74.5k people

In 2024, there were 5.08 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (150k people) in College Station-Bryan, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 29.4k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 29k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

26.8% of the people in College Station-Bryan, TX are hispanic (74.5k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in College Station-Bryan, TX as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Texas.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
  2. India
    325,248 ± 13,925 people
  3. El Salvador
    221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

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Foreign-Born Population

11.8%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
32.9k people
11.6%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
31.7k people

As of 2024, 11.8% of College Station-Bryan, TX residents (32.9k 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 College Station-Bryan, TX was 11.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    3,486 ± 479
  2. Vietnam
    2,842 ± 316
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,483 ± 265

College Station-Bryan, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.23 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of College Station-Bryan, TX employs 134k people. In 2024, the largest industries in College Station-Bryan, TX were Educational Services (28,892 people), Retail Trade (14,937 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (13,047 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($104,079), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($83,900), and Wholesale Trade ($65,555).

Employment

Occupations

134k
2024 Value
± 3,214
1.37%
1 Year growth
± 3.37%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in College Station-Bryan, TX grew at a rate of 1.37%, from 132k employees to 134k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in College Station-Bryan, TX, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (16,729 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (13,962 people), and Management Occupations (13,935 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of College Station-Bryan, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

134k
2024 Value
± 3,214
1.37%
1 Year growth
± 3.37%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in College Station-Bryan, TX grew at a rate of 1.37%, from 132k employees to 134k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in College Station-Bryan, TX, are Educational Services (28,892 people), Retail Trade (14,937 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (13,047 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of College Station-Bryan, TX, though some of these residents may live in College Station-Bryan, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$46,244
Median earning men ± $2,210
$33,421
Median earning women ± $1,802

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($67,117), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,481), and Wholesale Trade ($66,436).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($47,455), Manufacturing ($46,216), and Public Administration ($44,136).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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4.59%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% 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 9.63%.

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

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 333
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  2. 317
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 315
    Construction

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $719k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $428k
    Retail Trade
  3. $400k
    Manufacturing

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.726%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

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

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
Ted Cruz
Senator from Texas1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in College Station-Bryan, TX awarded 21,109 degrees. The student population of College Station-Bryan, TX in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 40,654 male students and 36,056 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in College Station-Bryan, TX are White (11,527 and 59.3%), Hispanic or Latino (4,382 and 22.5%), Asian (1,768 and 9.1%), and Two or More Races (654 and 3.37%).

The largest universities in College Station-Bryan, TX by number of degrees awarded are Texas A & M University-College Station (21,032 and 99.6%), Charles and Sues School of Hair Design (69 and 0.327%), and Manuel and Theresa's School of Hair Design-Bryan (8 and 0.0379%).

The most popular majors in College Station-Bryan, TX are General Biomedical Sciences (688 and 3.26%), Mechanical Engineering (633 and 3%), and Other Multidisciplinary Studies (624 and 2.96%).

The median tuition cost in College Station-Bryan, TX for a public four year colleges is $9,003 for in-state students and $36,428 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in College Station-Bryan, TX, the percentage of applicants admitted was 63.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 42.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 76,710 (53% men and 47% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 76,710 students enrolled in College Station-Bryan, TX, 53% men and 47% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 38,767 records, of which 47.7% were women and 52.3% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Other Multidisciplinary Studies
    595 degrees awarded
  2. General Psychology
    569 degrees awarded
  3. General Biomedical Sciences
    546 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in College Station-Bryan, TX was Other Multidisciplinary Studies with 595 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in College Station-Bryan, TX according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Texas A & M University-College Station
    21,032 degrees awarded
  2. Charles and Sues School of Hair Design
    69 degrees awarded
  3. Manuel and Theresa's School of Hair Design-Bryan
    8 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Texas A & M University-College Station with 21,032 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 10,423 men were awarded degrees from institutions in College Station-Bryan, TX, which is 0.975 times less than the 10,686 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 11,527 degrees mean that there were 2.63 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 4,382 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($9,003) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($3,838) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in College Station-Bryan, TX was $279,700 in 2024, which is 0.841 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $261,900 to $279,700, a 6.8% increase. The homeownership rate in College Station-Bryan, TX is 51.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in College Station-Bryan, TX have an average commute time of 19.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in College Station-Bryan, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$279,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$6,361
$53,974
Median Property Taxes
±$1,815

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 College Station-Bryan, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

51.1%
Homeownership
2024
66.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 51.1% of the housing units in College Station-Bryan, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 51%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$60,087
Median Household Income
± $1,900
106k
Number of Households
± 2,785

In 2024, the median household income of the 106k households in College Station-Bryan, TX grew to $60,087 from the previous year's value of $59,691.

The following chart displays the households in College Station-Bryan, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for College Station-Bryan, TX is from Texas.
0.475
2023 Wage GINI in Texas
0.476
2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (73.5%)
  2. Worked At Home (10.6%)
  3. Carpooled (9.75%)

In 2024, 73.5% of workers in College Station-Bryan, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.6%) and those who carpooled to work (9.75%).

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.

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Commute Time

19.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in College Station-Bryan, TX have a shorter commute time (19.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.89% of the workforce in College Station-Bryan, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

22.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in College Station-Bryan, TX (59k out of 259k 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 Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in College Station-Bryan, TX is White, followed by Hispanic 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.

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Health

87.8% of the population of College Station-Bryan, TX has health coverage, with 53.5% on employee plans, 10.6% on Medicaid, 8.51% on Medicare, 14.1% on non-group plans, and 1.12% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,657 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Texas

Primary care physicians in Texas see an average of 1,657 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.7% under 18 years, 35% between 18 and 34 years, 29.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

12.2%
Uninsured
53.5%
Employer Coverage
10.6%
Medicaid
8.51%
Medicare
14.1%
Non-Group
1.12%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in College Station-Bryan, TX grew by 2.28% from 11.9% to 12.2%.

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