Brownsville, Texas Neighborhood Info

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Brownsville, Texas QuickFacts

	Brownsville, Texas	United States
Total population	139,722	281,421,906
State	Texas
City	brownsville

Brownsville, Texas Population

	Brownsville, Texas	%, Brownsville, Texas	United States
Male	65,783	47.08%	49.06%
Female	73,939	52.92%	50.94%
Median age (years)	27.7		35.3

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	Brownsville, Texas	%, Brownsville, Texas	United States
18 years and over	91,323	65.36%	74.31%
21 years and over	84,099	60.19%	69.97%
62 years and over	15,853	11.35%	14.66%
65 years and over	13,282	9.51%	12.43%

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	Brownsville, Texas	%, Brownsville, Texas	United States
White	114,083	81.65%	75.14%
Black or African American	575	0.41%	12.32%
Asian	752	0.54%	3.64%
Some other race	21,112	15.11%	5.46%
Two or more races	3,200	2.29%	2.43%

Brownsville, Texas Housing

	Brownsville, Texas	%, Brownsville, Texas	United States
Total households	38,174		105,480,101
Family households (families)	32,188	84.32%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	5,986	15.68%	31.94%

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	Brownsville, Texas	%, Brownsville, Texas	United States
Total housing units	41,880		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	4,149	9.91%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	38,174	91.15%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	23,361	55.78%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	14,813	35.37%	30.77%

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	Brownsville, Texas	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	9,488	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	8,391	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,476	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	528	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	220	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	121	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	18	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	16	0.57%
Median (dollars)	53,000	119,600

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	Brownsville, Texas	%, Brownsville, Texas	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	8,352	21.88%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	10,527	27.58%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	6,071	15.9%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	6,353	16.64%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	3,699	9.69%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	3,222	8.44%	9.65%

Brownsville, Texas Education

	Brownsville, Texas	%, Brownsville, Texas	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	48,181		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	3,040	6.31%	6.47%
Kindergarten	3,407	7.07%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	22,217	46.11%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	11,123	23.09%	21.38%
College or graduate school	8,394	17.42%	22.81%

Brownsville, Texas Economy

	Brownsville, Texas	%, Brownsville, Texas	United States
Population 16 years and over	96,647		217,168,077
In labor force	50,622	52.38%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	50,545	52.3%	63.39%
- - Employed	43,989	45.52%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	6,556	6.78%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	13.0		5.8
- Armed Forces	77	0.08%	0.53%
Not in labor force	46,025	47.62%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	53,064	54.9%	51.66%
In labor force	23,458	24.27%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	23,438	24.25%	29.65%
- - Employed	20,289	20.99%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	15,583	16.12%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	6,444		12,787,501

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	Brownsville, Texas	%, Brownsville, Texas	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	38,286		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	8,140	21.26%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,264	11.14%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	7,092	18.52%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	5,255	13.73%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	5,420	14.16%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	4,582	11.97%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,967	5.14%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,097	2.87%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	181	0.47%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	288	0.75%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	24,468		41,994

	Brownsville, Texas	%, Brownsville, Texas	United States
With earnings	30,175	31.22%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	35,867		56,604
With Social Security income	9,857	10.2%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	8,193		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	3,809	3.94%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	4,965		6,320
With public assistance income	4,576	4.73%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,176		3,032
With retirement income	3,635	3.76%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	13,708		17,376

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