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Brooks County, TX

7,100 Population
943.4 square miles 7.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.3 ±3.1 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 35 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.4 ±0.1

Economics

$16,828 ±$2,664 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in Texas: $34,255 ±$134
  • about half the amount in United States: $37,638 ±$102
$26,827 ±$4,921 Median household income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Texas: $67,321 ±$214
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $69,021 ±$146

37.5% ±8.8% (2,437  ±581) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Texas: 14% 3,965,117 (±0.1% / ±39,408)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,661,636 (±0.1% / ±274,456)

13.3 minutes ±1.6 (34,825  ±7,207) Mean travel time to work
  • about half the figure in Texas: 26.6 325,335,260 (±0.1 / ±1,164,079)
  • about half the figure in United States: 26.8 3,757,208,800 (±0.1 / ±8,102,155)

Families

2,425 ±261 Number of households
  • Texas: 10,239,341 ±15,384
  • United States: 124,010,990 ±196,755
2.7 ±0.3 (6,493  ±271) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Texas: 2.8 28,293,548
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 321,899,260

6.3% ±4.9% (93  ±73) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 5.7% 401,736 (±0.1% / ±6,321)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,971,395 (±0% / ±22,692)

Housing

3,450 ±231 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 11,433,880 ±1,306
  • United States: 139,647,020 ±3,504

$70,100 ±$15,981 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in Texas: $202,600 ±$599
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $244,900 ±$316

19.3% ±6.4% (1,364  ±452.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Texas: 14.9% 4,237,650 (±0.1% / ±32,280)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 13.4% 43,820,703 (±0% / ±133,972.5)

Social

68.5% ±9.3% (3,248  ±488.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 84.8% 15,793,288 (±0.2% / ±39,237.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 88.9% 200,101,962 (±0.1% / ±254,727.4)
18% ±6.5% (855  ±313.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 31.5% 5,871,195 (±0.1% / ±25,404.1)
  • about half the rate in United States: 33.7% 75,808,835 (±0.1% / ±157,731.9)

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

10.6% ±3.8% (753  ±269) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 17% 4,904,169 (±0.1% / ±24,977)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 13.6% 44,844,808 (±0% / ±126,423)

6.1% ±2.3% (328  ±126) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 6.7% 1,426,641 (±0.1% / ±10,418)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,431,290 (±0% / ±48,418)
328 Total veterans ±126 328 Male ±126 N/A Female ±20

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