CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Brownsville

Oregon · 1,281 residents · 1.34 sq mi

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Brownsville is a city of 1,281 people in Oregon. The typical home is worth $44,800. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the Oregon median by roughly 21%. Households take in $21,450 at the median, 29% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 50%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,281

−12%vs 2000

vs 1,449 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.0

−8%vs 2000

vs 36.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.34 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(101)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.8%(125)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(87)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(95)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(68)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.2%(182)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.7%(201)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.4%(146)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.1%(91)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(105)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.2%(67)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(13)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,450

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,486 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,192

−33%vs 2000

vs $15,272 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.7%

+8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,800

−50%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $117,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$383

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $700 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.6%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.6% in 2000

26.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.8%(1,345)

Black0.3%(5)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(30)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.2%(1,232)

Black0.9%(12)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(7)

Asian0.2%(3)

Other2.7%(34)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Spaniard3.3%(64)

Mexican1.1%(21)

Asian origin

Filipino0.6%(11)

Ancestry

German22.5%(430)

Irish19.4%(370)

English14%(268)

Norwegian5.9%(112)

Italian5%(96)

Scottish4.3%(83)

Polish3.1%(59)

American3%(57)

Swedish1.5%(28)

Dutch1.3%(24)

Arab1.2%(23)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(23)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Lebanese1%(20)

French Canadian1%(20)

French0.8%(16)

British0.7%(14)

Greek0.7%(13)

Swiss0.5%(10)

Finnish0.5%(9)

Danish0.4%(7)

Hungarian0.2%(4)

Welsh0.2%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.1%

−5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.5%

−7.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.5%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.9 min

+31%vs 2000

vs 16.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married24.8%(193)

Married62.5%(486)

Widowed4.4%(34)

Divorced8.4%(65)

Women 15+

Never married16.2%(126)

Married60.4%(470)

Widowed9.3%(72)

Divorced14.1%(110)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.3%

−13.3 ptssince 2013

from 16.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.4%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 56.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.2%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.8%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 20.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.4%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.9%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.8%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 72.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.7%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 42.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)14.3%(20)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)31.4%(44)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.3%(62)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.7%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 140 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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