Brownsville city, TX

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 186,999 ( 11,976 from 2010 )
Land area: 131.5 square miles
Population density: 1421.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,775	4.16%	22.5%
Black:	501	0.27%	50.9%
Indian:	79	0.04%	34.2%
Asian:	1,240	0.66%	11.2%
2+ races:	439	0.23%	77.0%
Hispanic:	176,822	94.56%	8.4%

Total non-White:	179,224	95.84%	8.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-2,252	-1.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	14,228	9.9

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
175,023
10,027	5.73%
332	0.19%
120	0.07%
1,115	0.64%
248	0.14%
163,109	93.19%
164,996	94.27%

2000
140,075
10,859	7.75%
305	0.22%
60	0.04%
530	0.38%
164	0.12%
128,127	91.47%
129,216	92.25%

1990
98,962
9,197	9.29%
73	0.07%
80	0.08%
426	0.43%
n/a
89,186	90.12%
89,765	90.71%

1980
84,997
13,358	15.72%
109	0.13%
0	0.00%
166	0.20%
n/a
71,215	83.79%
71,639	84.28%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-832	-0.6
35,780	25.5

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,662	1.7
39,451	39.9

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-4,161	-4.9
18,126	21.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Brownsville city, 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
30.7
53,999	28.9%
133,000	71.1%
22,997	12.3%

56,876
3.26

44,992	79.1%
27,302	60.7%
6,855	15.2%
11,884	20.9%

2010
Number	Percent
29.5
59,578	34.0%
115,445	66.0%
17,328	9.9%

49,871
3.48

41,047	82.3%
26,963	65.7%
6,485	15.8%
8,824	17.7%

2000
Number	Percent
28.0
48,543	34.7%
91,532	65.3%
13,460	9.6%

38,286
3.61

32,472	84.8%
23,274	71.7%
4,150	12.8%
5,814	15.2%

1990
Number	Percent
26.2
36,194	36.6%
62,768	63.4%
8,551	8.6%

26,519
3.67

22,224	83.8%
16,340	73.5%
2,991	13.5%
4,295	16.2%

1980
Number	Percent
24.3
33,396	39.3%
51,601	60.7%
7,168	8.4%

22,998
3.67

19,243	83.7%
15,324	79.6%
2,022	10.5%
3,755	16.3%

2022 Housing Data for Brownsville city, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,974	8.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,647	8.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,681	6.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,418	6.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,798	4.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,037	5.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,195	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,778	4.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,245	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,887	6.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,094	10.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,646	11.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	3,659	6.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,745	4.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,556	4.5%
$200,000 or more	1,516	2.7%

Median Household Income	46,735
Per Capita Income	19,704

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,105	7.2%
Public Assistance	1,465	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	16,474	29.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,630	61.4%
Unemployed	193	3.3%
In Armed Forces	47	0.8%

Total Labor Force	3,870	65.5%
Not in Labor Force	2,038	34.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		37.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	25,753	22,684	53.2%
Non-Profit	1,944	2,405	44.7%
Self-Employed	5,129	2,803	64.7%

Local Government	4,220	5,428	43.7%
State Government	1,264	1,742	42.0%
Federal Government	1,455	810	64.2%

Total Private + Self	30,882	25,487	54.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8,883	10,385	46.1%
Total	39,765	35,872	52.6%

Pct. Govt.	19.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	7,299	9.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	17,222	22.7%
Professional, Technical	14,954	19.7%
Service Occupations	19,494	25.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	297	0.4%
All others	16,862	22.2%

White Collar		52.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	14,112	18.6%
Educational services	11,215	14.8%
Retail trade	9,053	11.9%
Accommodation and food services	5,435	7.2%
Manufacturing	5,062	6.7%
Construction	4,888	6.4%
Other services	4,100	5.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,905	5.1%
Public administration	3,879	5.1%
Transportation and warehousing	3,672	4.8%
Finance and insurance	2,783	3.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,258	3.0%
Wholesale trade	1,668	2.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,071	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	672	0.9%
Information	563	0.7%
Utilities	535	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	492	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	390	0.5%
Management	78	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	167,910	89.79%
Puerto Rican	553	0.30%
Cuban	323	0.17%
Dominican	266	0.14%

Total Central American	1,200	0.64%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	398	0.21%
Honduran	441	0.24%
Nicaraguan	94	0.05%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	267	0.14%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	290	0.16%
Argentinean	30	0.02%
Bolivian	32	0.02%
Chilean	43	0.02%
Colombian	77	0.04%
Ecuadorian	45	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	39	0.02%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	24	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	6,280	3.36%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	453	0.24%
Vietnamese	334	0.18%
Indian	163	0.09%
Chinese	72	0.04%
Bangladeshi	17	0.01%
Japanese	16	0.01%
Thai	8	0.00%
Taiwanese	1	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
Spanish	145,442	84.2%
English	25,741	14.9%
Tagalog	423	0.2%
Other Indo-European	269	0.2%
Vietnamese	244	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	189	0.1%
Other Asian	91	0.1%
Chinese	74	0.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	71	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	3,410	1.8%
German	1,581	0.8%
English	1,355	0.7%
Irish	790	0.4%
French	586	0.3%
Italian	574	0.3%
Polish	320	0.2%
Russian	273	0.1%
Dutch	254	0.1%
Scottish	229	0.1%
Norwegian	192	0.1%
British	134	0.1%
French Canadian	124	0.1%
Welsh	124	0.1%
Hungarian	120	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	155,260	83.0%
Not a citizen	31,739	17.0%

Native	135,943	72.7%
Foreign-born	51,056	27.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
19,712	18.1%	14,015	12.8%	26,912	24.6%	25,775	23.6%	16,503	15.1%	6,289	5.8%
Average years of education: 11.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	19,712	18.1%
9-12 Years	14,015	12.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	26,912	24.6%
Some College	25,775	23.6%
Bach. Degree	16,503	15.1%
Grad Degree	6,289	5.8%
Average years of education: 11.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +10,112	R +9,581	R + 29.6%
D +531
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	40%	Joe Biden (D)	32,187	61.4%	Donald Trump* (R)	19,598	37.4%	608	1.2%	52,393	-15	-9	0.46%
2016	35%	Hillary Clinton (D)	31,656	72.7%	Donald Trump (R)	9,486	21.8%	2,388	5.5%	43,530	-30	-24	0.48%

2020 President, Brownsville city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

32,187

61.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

19,598

37.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

356

0.7%

Other

252

0.5%

TOTAL

52,393

Turnout: 40%	Diff (St): -15	Diff (US): -9

2016 President, Brownsville city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

31,656

72.7%

Donald Trump (R)

9,486

21.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,069

2.5%

Jill Stein (Grn)

459

1.1%

Other

860

2.0%

TOTAL

43,530

Turnout: 35%	Diff (St): -30	Diff (US): -24

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Brownsville city, TX

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	39%	Mary Hegar (D)	31,037	60.9%	John Cornyn* (R)	18,163	35.6%	1,781 [+]	3.5%	50,981	-18	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kerry McKennon (Libertarian) 914 (1.8%); David Collins (Green) 867 (1.7%);
2018	S1	27%	Beto O'Rourke (D)	24,680	72.0%	Ted Cruz* (R)	9,326	27.2%	283 [+]	0.8%	34,289	-24	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Dikeman (Libertarian) 283 (0.8%);
2018	G	27%	Lupe Valdez (D)	21,459	62.9%	Greg Abbott* (R)	12,101	35.4%	581 [+]	1.7%	34,141	-20	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Mark Tippetts (Libertarian) 581 (1.7%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	62,086
Median Value	$112,600

Occupied	56,876	91.6%
Vacant	5,210	8.4%

Owned	34,291	60.3%
Rented	22,585	39.7%
Median Rent	$872

Single-Family Units	44,188	71.2%
Detached	42,188	68.0%
Attached	2,000	3.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	9,566	15.4%
Mobile Homes	3,008	4.8%

Brownsville city, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Brownsville city, TX

2022 Housing Data for Brownsville city, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Brownsville city, TX

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Brownsville city, TX

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Brownsville city, TX

Historical Presidential Election Results for Brownsville city, TX

Historical Statewide Election Results for Brownsville city, TX