Brownsville is home to 16,936 people in Florida. 36% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 14% of adults. The foreign-born share is 38%. Households here earn about 45% less than in Florida as a whole. 26.2% of people here live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $40,795, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 191%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Brownsville
What changed most since 1990
Black share94.2% → 45.0%(−49.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Hispanic share4.5% → 51.6%(+47.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$110,883 → $325,200(+193%)US over the same years: +67%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)5.2%(25)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.2%(78)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era50.2%(242)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 482 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Brownsville, decade by decade
Brownsville population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
15,607
$29,643
$110,883
6.1%
13.8
2000
14,393
$30,790
$111,850
5.0%
22.6
2010
15,313
$34,024
$223,985
7.0%
51.3
2020
16,583
$31,774
$257,558
14.1%
66.6
2024
16,936
$40,795
$325,200
13.6%
66.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
