Census place 4810768

Brownsville

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Brownsville city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Brownsville.

According to the 2025 estimate, Brownsville has a population of 192,957 and 1,581 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 256 covered Texas places are: median home value is $139,900, below the comparison median of $256,600; median gross rent is $923, below the comparison median of $1,360; and median household income is $52,130, below the comparison median of $73,005. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

median home value
$139,900
Below the comparison median of $256,600
median gross rent
$923
Below the comparison median of $1,360
median household income
$52,130
Below the comparison median of $73,005

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Brownsville's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
192,957
2025 estimate
Annual change
+0.3%
Population estimate
Density
1,581/sq mi
122.1 sq mi land area
Median age
31.2 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$52,130
Median home value
$139,900
Median gross rent
$923
Bachelor’s degree or higher
24.5%
Typical commute
21.4 min
Drive-alone commute
74.9%
Public transit commute
0.7%
Walked to work
1.3%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
38.3%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
48%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
55.7%
Unemployed residents 16+
3.7%
Working from home
8.4%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
86.1%
Homes built 2020+
3%
Households without a vehicle
7.4%
Households with children
42.8%
Residents with a disability
10.7%
Residents without insurance
26.2%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Cameron County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
21
Hurricane declarations
12
Flood declarations
3
Fire declarations
2

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: BROWNSVILLE (8 mi from place center)
Average high
85.4°F
Average low
67.1°F
Annual rainfall
26.8"
Annual snowfall
0"

Month by month

A year in Brownsville.

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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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