CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Brookshire

Texas · 2,972 residents · 4.33 sq mi

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With 2,972 people, Brookshire is a city in Texas. 30.2% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Median home value sits at $37,200. The median age is 28.2, younger than the US median of 33.0. Households here earn about 34% less than in Texas as a whole. 53% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,972

−14%vs 2000

vs 3,450 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.2

−1%vs 2000

vs 28.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.33 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.9%(293)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 911.7%(348)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.2%(303)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(202)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.3%(217)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.6%(524)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 448%(238)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.9%(265)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(242)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.6%(195)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.8%(84)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(61)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,729

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,461 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,293

−40%vs 2000

vs $12,235 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

30.2%

+11.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,200

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$309

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $502 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

53.4%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.3% in 2000

46.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic23%(793)

Black38%(1,310)

Hispanic / Latino37.2%(1,282)

Asian0.3%(12)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic38.9%(1,156)

Black49.5%(1,472)

Hispanic / Latino23.4%(694)

Asian0.4%(11)

Other11.2%(333)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican42.6%(2,341)

South American8.5%(467)

Central American6.2%(340)

Salvadoran6%(327)

Venezuelan4.1%(226)

Colombian2.6%(141)

Chilean1.5%(80)

Peruvian0.4%(20)

Honduran0.2%(13)

Asian origin

Cambodian0.8%(46)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(18)

Ancestry

German8.3%(456)

Irish4.3%(234)

Italian3.2%(174)

English2.1%(116)

Subsaharan African1.7%(95)

Nigerian1.7%(95)

American1.3%(71)

French1.1%(59)

Brazilian0.8%(45)

Welsh0.5%(30)

Norwegian0.4%(21)

Russian0.3%(14)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.2%(10)

Scottish0.1%(4)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest South American population · Largest German population · Largest Central American population · Largest Salvadoran population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.9%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

52.5%

−7.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.9 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 20.0 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 married50.4%(1,055)

Married39.5%(827)

Widowed2%(42)

Divorced8%(168)

Women 15+

Never married31.8%(576)

Married48.2%(874)

Widowed6.6%(119)

Divorced13.5%(244)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

28.0%

−8.9 ptssince 2013

from 36.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

33.8%

−8.8 ptssince 2020

from 42.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.9%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 5.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

6.9%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.3%

+13.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

44.1%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 46.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.4%

+15.0 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% 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)64.6%(84)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)43.1%(56)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era12.3%(16)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II10.8%(14)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 130 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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