Brenham is home to 18,641 people in Texas. This skews young, with a median age of 33.8. The population is up 38% since 2000. 51% of homes are owner-occupied. 78% were living in the same home a year earlier. Getting to work takes 18 minutes on average.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,112, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.8
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 71%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Brenham
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants60.7% → 51.1%(−9.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Hispanic share5.0% → 24.0%(+19.0 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Its weight in Washington County
Brenham's population equals 51% of Washington County's. Its number of veterans equals 36% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 72% 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)26.9%(192)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.3%(188)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24.4%(174)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.3%(45)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(12)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 714 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
Brenham, decade by decade
Brenham 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
11,952
$52,672
$136,324
15.6%
56.0
2000
13,507
$58,654
$140,632
17.9%
64.2
2010
15,716
$48,126
$158,243
20.8%
72.6
2020
17,369
$59,568
$198,411
25.9%
81.1
2024
18,641
$65,112
$241,100
32.5%
82.4
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.
