Brownsville is home to 9,622 people in Tennessee. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 15% of adults. 48% of homes are owner-occupied. 25.7% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 38% less than in Tennessee as a whole. The foreign-born share is 1%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $43,494, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 28%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Brownsville
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants60.3% → 47.6%(−12.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Black share53.3% → 67.0%(+13.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.4% → 14.7%(+3.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Its weight in Haywood County
Brownsville's population equals 55% of Haywood County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 34% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 78% of the county's.
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)16.9%(57)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.3%(65)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era46%(155)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3%(10)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 337 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
10,019
$42,438
$99,603
11.4%
63.4
2000
10,748
$49,687
$123,508
14.0%
63.6
2010
10,292
$44,770
$128,033
16.0%
61.8
2020
9,788
$42,615
$110,417
10.7%
61.6
2024
9,622
$43,494
$158,100
14.7%
61.2
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.
