2022 population: 388,181 ( 75,015 from 2010 , 16,141 from 2020)
Land area: 1363.3 square miles
Population density: 284.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	163,397	42.09%	2.0%
Black:	62,016	15.98%	68.2%
Indian:	1,337	0.34%	32.0%
Asian:	28,560	7.36%	67.3%
2+ races:	6,717	1.73%	52.2%
Hispanic:	126,154	32.50%	45.6%

Total non-White:	224,784	57.91%	53.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	10,250	13.8
Deaths:	7,250	9.7
Net Migration:	11,675	15.7
Net Immigration:	1,179	1.6

Change in White population:	-3,277	-1.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	78,292	25.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
313,166
166,674	53.22%
36,880	11.78%
1,013	0.32%
17,071	5.45%
4,413	1.41%
86,643	27.67%
146,492	46.78%

2000
241,767
158,052	65.37%
20,183	8.35%
828	0.34%
4,830	2.00%
2,596	1.07%
55,063	22.78%
83,715	34.63%

1990
191,707
140,050	73.05%
15,508	8.09%
795	0.41%
2,112	1.10%
n/a
33,242	17.34%
51,657	26.95%

1980
169,587
132,388	78.06%
13,096	7.72%
494	0.29%
902	0.53%
n/a
22,484	13.26%
37,199	21.94%

1970
108,312
87,420	80.71%
9,656	8.91%
107	0.10%
61	0.06%
n/a
10,769	9.94%
20,892	19.29%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
41,377	17.1
16,568	6.9
38,202	15.8
5,687	2.4

8,622	3.6
62,777	26.0

Number	Rate
1990's
34,954	18.2
13,661	7.1
21,958	11.5
4,570	2.4

18,002	9.4
32,058	16.7

Number	Rate
1980's
33,260	19.6
10,549	6.2
532	0.3
n/a

7,662	4.5
14,458	8.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
45,694	42.2
n/a

44,968	41.5
16,307	15.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Brazoria County, TX

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.3
97,090	25.0%
291,091	75.0%
45,825	11.8%

127,264
2.85

93,439	73.4%
72,486	77.6%
7,906	8.5%
33,825	26.6%

2010
Number	Percent
35.1
86,985	27.8%
226,181	72.2%
29,923	9.6%

106,589
2.84

80,641	75.7%
62,263	77.2%
7,435	9.2%
25,948	24.3%

2000
Number	Percent
34.1
68,891	28.5%
172,876	71.5%
21,254	8.8%

82,020
2.81

63,513	77.4%
51,719	81.4%
5,118	8.1%
18,507	22.6%

1990
Number	Percent
30.9
56,177	29.3%
135,530	70.7%
14,779	7.7%

64,352
2.84

50,892	79.1%
43,714	85.9%
3,076	6.0%
13,460	20.9%

1980
Number	Percent
27.4
52,950	31.2%
116,637	68.8%
10,084	5.9%

54,081
2.99

44,178	81.7%
39,550	89.5%
2,177	4.9%
9,903	18.3%

2022 Housing Data for Brazoria County, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,464	2.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,633	2.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,896	2.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,600	2.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,649	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,138	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,627	2.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,101	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,245	2.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	7,621	6.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	11,860	9.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	17,433	13.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	14,551	11.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	11,590	9.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	15,619	12.3%
$200,000 or more	17,237	13.5%

Median Household Income	91,972
Per Capita Income	39,891

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	104
Compared to U.S.	90

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,939	3.9%
Public Assistance	2,891	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	11,556	9.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	114,831	69.6%
Unemployed	5,105	3.1%
In Armed Forces	412	0.2%

Total Labor Force	120,348	73.0%
Not in Labor Force	44,591	27.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	69,669	50,851	57.8%
Non-Profit	4,196	6,900	37.8%
Self-Employed	9,625	5,319	64.4%

Local Government	5,536	8,746	38.8%
State Government	3,358	5,458	38.1%
Federal Government	1,840	2,621	41.2%

Total Private + Self	79,294	56,170	58.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	14,930	23,725	38.6%
Total	94,224	79,895	54.1%

Pct. Govt.	15.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	30,344	17.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	33,225	19.1%
Professional, Technical	44,735	25.7%
Service Occupations	24,136	13.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	406	0.2%
All others	41,890	24.0%

White Collar		62.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	24,651	14.1%
Manufacturing	21,579	12.4%
Construction	18,993	10.9%
Educational services	17,980	10.3%
Retail trade	15,113	8.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	11,919	6.8%
Accommodation and food services	9,999	5.7%
Public administration	8,313	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	7,626	4.4%
Other services	7,616	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7,188	4.1%
Finance and insurance	6,838	3.9%
Wholesale trade	3,607	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,344	1.9%
Utilities	2,489	1.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2,310	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,877	1.1%
Information	1,811	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	863	0.5%
Management	214	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	99,011	26.43%
Puerto Rican	5,578	1.49%
Cuban	800	0.21%
Dominican	210	0.06%

Total Central American	5,055	1.35%
Costa Rican	251	0.07%
Guatemalan	854	0.23%
Honduran	762	0.20%
Nicaraguan	179	0.05%
Panamanian	135	0.04%
Salvadoran	2,874	0.77%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	2,788	0.74%
Argentinean	39	0.01%
Bolivian	8	0.00%
Chilean	7	0.00%
Colombian	760	0.20%
Ecuadorian	341	0.09%
Paraguayan	59	0.02%
Peruvian	102	0.03%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	1,472	0.39%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	6,111	1.63%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	6,404	1.71%
Vietnamese	6,244	1.67%
Filipino	5,795	1.55%
Chinese	3,144	0.84%
Korean	1,231	0.33%
Cambodian	1,021	0.27%
Taiwanese	332	0.09%
Japanese	163	0.04%
Bangladeshi	145	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	254,086	72.5%
Spanish	70,202	20.0%
Vietnamese	5,047	1.4%
Other Asian	4,059	1.2%
Tagalog	3,823	1.1%
Other Indo-European	3,633	1.0%
Chinese	3,025	0.9%
Other	2,023	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,353	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	34,264	9.1%
English	28,577	7.6%
Irish	25,716	6.9%
American	16,932	4.5%
French	7,849	2.1%
Italian	5,546	1.5%
European	4,895	1.3%
Czech	4,641	1.2%
Scottish	4,005	1.1%
Polish	3,839	1.0%
British	3,267	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	3,107	0.8%
Dutch	2,414	0.6%
African	1,803	0.5%
Nigerian	1,590	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	350,472	93.6%
Not a citizen	24,128	6.4%

Native	323,648	86.4%
Foreign-born	50,952	13.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
12,296	5.0%	15,223	6.2%	60,400	24.6%	80,295	32.7%	49,553	20.2%	27,475	11.2%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	12,296	5.0%
9-12 Years	15,223	6.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	60,400	24.6%
Some College	80,295	32.7%
Bach. Degree	49,553	20.2%
Grad Degree	27,475	11.2%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	97,994	93,434	4,560	4.7%	6.4%
1991	102,715	97,712	5,003	4.9%	7.0%
1992	102,853	95,468	7,385	7.2%	7.7%
1993	104,670	96,590	8,080	7.7%	7.2%
1994	107,102	99,257	7,845	7.3%	6.6%
1995	105,689	97,718	7,971	7.5%	6.1%
1996	104,774	97,549	7,225	6.9%	5.8%
1997	106,091	98,315	7,776	7.3%	5.4%
1998	105,786	99,149	6,637	6.3%	5.0%
1999	104,860	97,626	7,234	6.9%	4.7%

2000	120,292	114,285	6,007	5.0%	4.4%
2001	122,430	116,299	6,131	5.0%	5.0%
2002	126,316	118,300	8,016	6.3%	6.3%
2003	129,221	119,740	9,481	7.3%	6.7%
2004	131,348	122,257	9,091	6.9%	6.0%
2005	134,124	126,324	7,800	5.8%	5.5%
2006	134,785	127,960	6,825	5.1%	5.0%
2007	138,019	131,878	6,141	4.4%	4.4%
2008	142,502	135,180	7,322	5.1%	4.9%
2009	146,544	134,733	11,811	8.1%	7.5%

2010	155,443	142,179	13,264	8.5%	8.2%
2011	158,522	145,399	13,123	8.3%	8.0%
2012	160,811	150,155	10,656	6.6%	6.7%
2013	164,015	153,913	10,102	6.2%	6.3%
2014	166,488	157,901	8,587	5.2%	5.2%
2015	167,126	159,416	7,710	4.6%	4.5%
2016	169,940	161,111	8,829	5.2%	4.6%
2017	173,264	164,010	9,254	5.3%	4.3%
2018	176,525	168,471	8,054	4.6%	3.9%
2019	179,690	172,115	7,575	4.2%	3.5%

2020	177,709	162,442	15,267	8.6%	7.6%
2021	181,069	168,804	12,265	6.8%	5.6%
2022	184,468	176,132	8,336	4.5%	3.9%
2023	190,151	181,815	8,336	4.4%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	142,985
Median Value	$256,900

Occupied	127,264	89.0%
Vacant	15,721	11.0%

Owned	94,249	74.1%
Rented	33,015	25.9%
Median Rent	$1,333

Single-Family Units	105,924	74.1%
Detached	103,242	72.2%
Attached	2,682	1.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	20,748	14.5%
Mobile Homes	13,353	9.3%

Brazoria County, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Brazoria County, TX

2022 Housing Data for Brazoria County, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Brazoria County, TX

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Brazoria County, TX

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Brazoria County, TX

Historical Labor Force Data for Brazoria County, TX