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Brownsville, LA

4,357 Population
3.5 square miles 1,253.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.5 ±5.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Monroe, LA Metro Area: 38 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 38 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$21,499 ±$5,028 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Monroe, LA Metro Area: $30,966 ±$1,052
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Louisiana: $35,038 ±$248
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$35,526 ±$22,561 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Monroe, LA Metro Area: $51,660 ±$1,933
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Louisiana: $60,756 ±$408
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

29.4% ±9% (1,256  ±449) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Monroe, LA Metro Area: 24.5% 52,894 (±1.3% / ±2,804)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,967 (±0.3% / ±13,955)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

14.2 minutes ±1.7 (24,225  ±7,065) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in the Monroe, LA Metro Area: 23.5 2,007,720 (±0.7 / ±72,971)
  • about half the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 46,906,036 (±0.2 / ±362,947)
  • about half the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,874 ±339 Number of households
  • the Monroe, LA Metro Area: 87,006 ±804
  • Louisiana: 1,804,780 ±5,143
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.1 (4,348  ±806) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Monroe, LA Metro Area: 2.5 216,374 (±0 / ±155)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,488,126
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.1% ±3.6% (19  ±33) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Monroe, LA Metro Area: 5.5% † 2,844 (±0.9% / ±443)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 5.7% 61,378 (±0.2% / ±2,325)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,138 ±351 Number of housing units
  • the Monroe, LA Metro Area: 102,235 ±87
  • Louisiana: 2,108,902 ±333
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$74,700 ±$19,375 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in the Monroe, LA Metro Area: $170,300 ±$4,500
  • about one-third of the amount in Louisiana: $216,500 ±$1,367
  • about one-fifth of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.7% ±7% (462  ±313.5) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in the Monroe, LA Metro Area: 10.6% 23,439 (±0.9% / ±1,971.9)
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 11.4% 520,360 (±0.2% / ±10,157.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

78.5% ±23.6% (2,246  ±474.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Monroe, LA Metro Area: 87.1% 129,929 (±1.9% / ±2,836.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 87.3% 2,711,692 (±0.5% / ±14,180.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
11.7% ±6.1% (335  ±188.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the Monroe, LA Metro Area: 24.6% 36,714 (±1% / ±1,430.9)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 27% 840,382 (±0.3% / ±8,276.4)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

2.5% ±3.4% (108  ±151) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Monroe, LA Metro Area: 2% 4,408
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 4.9% 224,537
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.7% ±3.5% (185  ±120) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Monroe, LA Metro Area: 6.5% 10,961 (±0.5% / ±903)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 6.1% 212,834 (±0.1% / ±3,526)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
185 Total veterans ±120 185 Male ±120 N/A Female ±14

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