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Brazos County, TX

244,703 Population
586.1 square miles 417.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

27.3 ±0.4 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$32,714 ±$1,355 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $39,775 ±$250
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$53,123 ±$4,271 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $75,780 ±$472
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

24.6% ±2.5% (56,042  ±5,606) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in Texas: 13.7% 4,086,851 (±0.3% / ±75,298)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

20.5 minutes ±1.2 (2,217,130  ±154,314) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Texas: 27.2 347,514,080 (±0.1 / ±2,192,679)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

92,216 ±1,812 Number of households
  • Texas: 11,260,645 ±19,354
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0.1 (228,013  ±696) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,898,096
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.1% ±1.3% (3,023  ±934) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 5.5% 417,167 (±0.2% / ±13,744)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

102,864 ±287 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 12,394,809 ±3,110
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$309,300 ±$18,924 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

25.9% ±2.4% (62,544  ±5,740.4) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in Texas: 14.1% 4,240,926 (±0.2% / ±65,092.7)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

88.6% ±4% (115,942  ±5,278.2) 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)
43.4% ±2.8% (56,846  ±3,621.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 34.2% 6,858,406 (±0.2% / ±45,043.8)
  • about 20 percent higher than 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

13.6% (33,245  ±4,251) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 17.9% 5,455,292
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

4.9% ±0.9% (9,604  ±1,822) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 6.1% 1,394,897 (±0.1% / ±21,106)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
9,604 Total veterans ±1,822 9,067 Male ±1,760 537 Female ±336

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