2022 population: 242,014 ( 47,163 from 2010 , 8,166 from 2020)
Land area: 586.1 square miles
Population density: 412.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	132,597	54.79%	15.0%
Black:	25,913	10.71%	24.4%
Indian:	717	0.30%	48.1%
Asian:	14,016	5.79%	39.3%
2+ races:	3,962	1.64%	54.0%
Hispanic:	64,809	26.78%	42.7%

Total non-White:	109,417	45.21%	37.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,027	12.9
Deaths:	3,155	6.7
Net Migration:	3,697	7.9
Net Immigration:	1,426	3.0

Change in White population:	17,345	8.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	29,818	15.3

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
194,851
115,252	59.15%
20,827	10.69%
484	0.25%
10,064	5.16%
2,573	1.32%
45,405	23.30%
79,599	40.85%

2000
152,415
100,647	66.03%
16,146	10.59%
360	0.24%
6,135	4.03%
1,704	1.12%
27,253	17.88%
51,768	33.97%

1990
121,862
87,286	71.63%
13,573	11.14%
264	0.22%
4,534	3.72%
n/a
16,205	13.30%
34,576	28.37%

1980
93,588
72,064	77.00%
10,328	11.04%
250	0.27%
1,291	1.38%
n/a
9,534	10.19%
21,524	23.00%

1970
57,978
42,472	73.26%
8,637	14.90%
76	0.13%
268	0.46%
n/a
6,270	10.81%
15,506	26.74%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
22,531	14.8
7,325	4.8
4,118	2.7
9,218	6.0

14,605	9.6
27,831	18.3

Number	Rate
1990's
19,484	16.0
6,225	5.1
-4,234	-3.5
4,535	3.7

13,361	11.0
17,192	14.1

Number	Rate
1980's
18,648	19.9
5,512	5.9
15,334	16.4
n/a

15,222	16.3
13,052	13.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
27,372	47.2
n/a

29,592	51.0
6,018	10.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Brazos 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
26.3
46,789	19.3%
195,225	80.7%
22,329	9.2%

86,289
2.51

47,110	54.6%
33,465	71.0%
5,730	12.2%
39,179	45.4%

2010
Number	Percent
24.5
39,831	20.4%
155,020	79.6%
14,059	7.2%

71,739
2.53

38,399	53.5%
27,616	71.9%
4,542	11.8%
33,340	46.5%

2000
Number	Percent
24.2
32,704	21.5%
119,711	78.5%
10,197	6.7%

55,188
2.52

30,723	55.7%
23,707	77.2%
3,334	10.9%
24,465	44.3%

1990
Number	Percent
24.3
25,889	21.2%
95,973	78.8%
8,070	6.6%

43,904
2.50

25,435	57.9%
20,078	78.9%
2,376	9.3%
18,469	42.1%

1980
Number	Percent
23.4
21,052	22.5%
72,536	77.5%
6,408	6.8%

32,493
2.60

19,619	60.4%
16,948	86.4%
1,152	5.9%
12,874	39.6%

2022 Housing Data for Brazos County, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	9,303	10.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,374	5.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,146	3.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,260	4.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,790	5.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,543	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,935	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,965	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,447	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,124	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,415	8.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,714	11.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,643	7.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,956	5.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,782	6.7%
$200,000 or more	6,892	8.0%

Median Household Income	57,562
Per Capita Income	32,499

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	92
Compared to U.S.	79

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,820	3.3%
Public Assistance	1,578	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,993	9.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	81,520	63.8%
Unemployed	4,065	3.2%
In Armed Forces	265	0.2%

Total Labor Force	85,850	67.2%
Not in Labor Force	41,855	32.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	37,855	31,091	54.9%
Non-Profit	3,339	4,191	44.3%
Self-Employed	5,454	3,964	57.9%

Local Government	2,935	4,227	41.0%
State Government	9,678	9,606	50.2%
Federal Government	972	606	61.6%

Total Private + Self	43,309	35,055	55.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	16,924	18,630	47.6%
Total	60,233	53,685	52.9%

Pct. Govt.	24.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	14,933	13.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	23,748	20.8%
Professional, Technical	36,020	31.5%
Service Occupations	19,541	17.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	537	0.5%
All others	20,014	17.5%

White Collar		65.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	26,186	22.9%
Retail trade	13,177	11.5%
Health care and social assistance	11,730	10.3%
Accommodation and food services	11,009	9.6%
Construction	7,949	7.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	7,286	6.4%
Manufacturing	6,485	5.7%
Other services	4,810	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,086	3.6%
Transportation and warehousing	3,693	3.2%
Public administration	3,013	2.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,914	2.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,677	2.3%
Finance and insurance	2,675	2.3%
Wholesale trade	1,970	1.7%
Information	1,528	1.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,067	0.9%
Utilities	1,006	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	889	0.8%
Management	106	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	51,556	21.98%
Puerto Rican	1,047	0.45%
Cuban	1,061	0.45%
Dominican	121	0.05%

Total Central American	2,054	0.88%
Costa Rican	249	0.11%
Guatemalan	831	0.35%
Honduran	364	0.16%
Nicaraguan	34	0.01%
Panamanian	113	0.05%
Salvadoran	463	0.20%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	3,000	1.28%
Argentinean	272	0.12%
Bolivian	654	0.28%
Chilean	29	0.01%
Colombian	760	0.32%
Ecuadorian	69	0.03%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	213	0.09%
Uruguayan	279	0.12%
Venezuelan	724	0.31%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2,856	1.22%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	3,794	1.62%
Indian	3,763	1.60%
Korean	1,567	0.67%
Filipino	904	0.39%
Vietnamese	770	0.33%
Bangladeshi	545	0.23%
Taiwanese	388	0.17%
Japanese	355	0.15%
Indonesian	317	0.14%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	169,042	76.3%
Spanish	35,976	16.2%
Other Indo-European	3,882	1.8%
Chinese	3,578	1.6%
Other Asian	2,598	1.2%
Korean	1,531	0.7%
Arabic	1,132	0.5%
Other	859	0.4%
Vietnamese	731	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	31,968	13.6%
English	20,169	8.6%
Irish	17,732	7.6%
American	7,645	3.3%
Italian	6,502	2.8%
French	5,678	2.4%
European	4,496	1.9%
Polish	4,362	1.9%
Czech	4,196	1.8%
Scottish	3,901	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	1,995	0.9%
Swedish	1,821	0.8%
British	1,576	0.7%
Norwegian	1,512	0.6%
Dutch	1,410	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	215,728	92.0%
Not a citizen	18,820	8.0%

Native	205,864	87.8%
Foreign-born	28,684	12.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6,259	5.1%	6,942	5.6%	25,985	21.1%	30,744	25.0%	28,990	23.5%	24,201	19.7%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6,259	5.1%
9-12 Years	6,942	5.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	25,985	21.1%
Some College	30,744	25.0%
Bach. Degree	28,990	23.5%
Grad Degree	24,201	19.7%
Average years of education: 14.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	61,528	58,220	3,308	5.4%	6.4%
1991	62,300	60,132	2,168	3.5%	7.0%
1992	64,157	62,282	1,875	2.9%	7.7%
1993	66,516	64,729	1,787	2.7%	7.2%
1994	68,580	66,716	1,864	2.7%	6.6%
1995	68,875	66,768	2,107	3.1%	6.1%
1996	69,276	67,526	1,750	2.5%	5.8%
1997	70,966	69,445	1,521	2.1%	5.4%
1998	73,843	72,548	1,295	1.8%	5.0%
1999	75,791	74,439	1,352	1.8%	4.7%

2000	78,807	75,859	2,948	3.7%	4.4%
2001	79,924	76,894	3,030	3.8%	5.0%
2002	82,494	78,917	3,577	4.3%	6.3%
2003	84,824	80,749	4,075	4.8%	6.7%
2004	85,888	82,152	3,736	4.3%	6.0%
2005	87,056	83,346	3,710	4.3%	5.5%
2006	86,922	83,366	3,556	4.1%	5.0%
2007	88,163	84,933	3,230	3.7%	4.4%
2008	91,793	88,213	3,580	3.9%	4.9%
2009	96,932	91,652	5,280	5.4%	7.5%

2010	100,145	93,813	6,332	6.3%	8.2%
2011	99,668	93,461	6,207	6.2%	8.0%
2012	99,598	94,375	5,223	5.2%	6.7%
2013	102,594	97,521	5,073	4.9%	6.3%
2014	104,180	99,973	4,207	4.0%	5.2%
2015	108,638	105,010	3,628	3.3%	4.5%
2016	111,338	107,481	3,857	3.5%	4.6%
2017	113,012	109,505	3,507	3.1%	4.3%
2018	116,443	113,099	3,344	2.9%	3.9%
2019	118,714	115,510	3,204	2.7%	3.5%

2020	116,599	110,366	6,233	5.3%	7.6%
2021	123,982	118,912	5,070	4.1%	5.6%
2022	128,477	124,512	3,965	3.1%	3.9%
2023	132,605	128,488	4,117	3.1%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	97,310
Median Value	$260,800

Occupied	86,289	88.7%
Vacant	11,021	11.3%

Owned	40,400	46.8%
Rented	45,889	53.2%
Median Rent	$1,120

Single-Family Units	53,486	55.0%
Detached	49,107	50.5%
Attached	4,379	4.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	24,807	25.5%
Mobile Homes	5,654	5.8%

Brazos County, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Brazos County, TX

2022 Housing Data for Brazos County, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Brazos County, TX

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Brazos County, TX

Historical Labor Force Data for Brazos County, TX