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Brazoria County, TX

398,938 Population
1,363.3 square miles 292.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.8 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$40,494 ±$1,599 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Texas: $39,775 ±$250
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$93,680 ±$5,684 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $75,780 ±$472
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

8.5% ±1.9% (32,560  ±7,427) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 13.7% 4,086,851 (±0.3% / ±75,298)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

30.1 minutes ±1.2 (5,016,960  ±259,472) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 27.2 347,514,080 (±0.1 / ±2,192,679)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

138,692 ±2,545 Number of households
  • Texas: 11,260,645 ±19,354
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.8 ±0.1 (384,693  ±639) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,898,096
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5% ±1.2% (4,885  ±1,191) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 5.5% 417,167 (±0.2% / ±13,744)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

154,657 ±227 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 12,394,809 ±3,110
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$304,700 ±$11,233 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Texas: $296,900 ±$1,483
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

9.6% ±1.4% (38,050  ±5,661.3) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 14.1% 4,240,926 (±0.2% / ±65,092.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

89.6% ±3.1% (236,822  ±8,241.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 86.3% 17,292,906 (±0.4% / ±73,530.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
32.3% ±1.8% (85,450  ±4,821.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 34.2% 6,858,406 (±0.2% / ±45,043.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

15.7% (62,434  ±5,346) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 17.9% 5,455,292
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

5.8% ±0.7% (17,098  ±2,092) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 6.1% 1,394,897 (±0.1% / ±21,106)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
17,098 Total veterans ±2,092 13,707 Male ±1,909 3,391 Female ±1,245

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