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Brownsville, TX, 78521 QuickFacts

	Brownsville, TX, 78521	United States
Total population	84,485	281,421,906
State	Texas
City	brownsville
Zip(s)	78521

Brownsville, TX, 78521 Population

	Brownsville, TX, 78521	%, Brownsville, TX, 78521	United States
Male	40,007	47.35%	49.06%
Female	44,478	52.65%	50.94%
Median age (years)	26.0		35.3

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	Brownsville, TX, 78521	%, Brownsville, TX, 78521	United States
18 years and over	53,909	63.81%	74.31%
21 years and over	49,201	58.24%	69.97%
62 years and over	8,191	9.7%	14.66%
65 years and over	6,715	7.95%	12.43%

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	Brownsville, TX, 78521	%, Brownsville, TX, 78521	United States
White	67,825	80.28%	75.14%
Black or African American	282	0.33%	12.32%
Asian	240	0.28%	3.64%
Some other race	14,189	16.79%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,949	2.31%	2.43%

Brownsville, TX, 78521 Housing

	Brownsville, TX, 78521	%, Brownsville, TX, 78521	United States
Total households	22,176		105,480,101
Family households (families)	19,206	86.61%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	2,970	13.39%	31.94%

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	Brownsville, TX, 78521	%, Brownsville, TX, 78521	United States
Total housing units	24,686		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	2,479	10.04%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	22,176	89.83%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	13,665	55.36%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	8,511	34.48%	30.77%

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	Brownsville, TX, 78521	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	6,053	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	4,085	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	568	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	207	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	193	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	42	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	6	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	16	0.57%
Median (dollars)	47,500	119,600

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	Brownsville, TX, 78521	%, Brownsville, TX, 78521	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	4,905	22.12%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	5,839	26.33%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	3,435	15.49%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	4,308	19.43%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	2,299	10.37%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,452	6.55%	9.65%

Brownsville, TX, 78521 Education

	Brownsville, TX, 78521	%, Brownsville, TX, 78521	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	29,597		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,778	6.01%	6.47%
Kindergarten	2,122	7.17%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	13,968	47.19%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	7,003	23.66%	21.38%
College or graduate school	4,726	15.97%	22.81%

Brownsville, TX, 78521 Economy

	Brownsville, TX, 78521	%, Brownsville, TX, 78521	United States
Population 16 years and over	57,260		217,168,077
In labor force	30,061	52.5%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	30,004	52.4%	63.39%
- - Employed	25,868	45.18%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	4,136	7.22%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	13.8		5.8
- Armed Forces	57	0.1%	0.53%
Not in labor force	27,199	47.5%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	31,318	54.69%	51.66%
In labor force	13,496	23.57%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	13,488	23.56%	29.65%
- - Employed	11,555	20.18%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	9,843	17.19%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	3,696		12,787,501

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	Brownsville, TX, 78521	%, Brownsville, TX, 78521	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	22,196		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	4,443	20.02%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,856	12.87%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	4,414	19.89%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	3,236	14.58%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	3,088	13.91%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,437	10.98%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	923	4.16%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	565	2.55%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	92	0.41%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	142	0.64%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	23,426		41,994

	Brownsville, TX, 78521	%, Brownsville, TX, 78521	United States
With earnings	17,962	31.37%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	32,553		56,604
With Social Security income	5,309	9.27%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	8,192		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	2,259	3.95%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,207		6,320
With public assistance income	2,969	5.19%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,340		3,032
With retirement income	1,976	3.45%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	12,401		17,376

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