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Brazoria County, TX

413,224 Population
1,363.3 square miles 303.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.1 ±0.4 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

$43,544 ±$1,741 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Texas: $41,614 ±$237
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$101,038 ±$4,238 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $79,721 ±$564
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

8.3% ±1.8% (33,103  ±7,211) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 13.4% 4,108,899 (±0.3% / ±76,334)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

30.2 minutes ±0.8 (5,475,870  ±223,939) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 27.5 362,382,530 (±0.1 / ±2,293,063)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

140,154 ±3,166 Number of households
  • Texas: 11,449,769 ±22,867
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.9 ±0.1 (400,952  ±505) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 30,665,006
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.2% ±1% (4,185  ±1,024) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 5.2% 400,404 (±0.2% / ±16,095)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

158,321 ±183 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 12,616,736 ±820
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$321,600 ±$9,414 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Texas: $313,200 ±$1,780
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.2% ±1.5% (37,612  ±6,042.8) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 13.9% 4,289,833 (±0.2% / ±69,081.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

88.7% ±3.2% (242,695  ±8,940.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 86.7% 17,837,644 (±0.4% / ±79,388.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
33.7% ±2% (92,154  ±5,411.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 35.2% 7,235,647 (±0.2% / ±50,280.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

14.9% (61,498  ±5,438) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 18.4% 5,762,477
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6% ±0.9% (18,591  ±2,695) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 6% 1,416,215 (±0.1% / ±19,072)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
18,591 Total veterans ±2,695 15,495 Male ±2,355 3,096 Female ±1,091

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