With 8,738 people, Brownfield is a city in Texas. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. That trails the Texas median by roughly 46%. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $100,600. Households take in $42,150 at the median, 49% less than the US figure. The poverty rate is 21.2%, above the 12.5% national rate.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $42,150, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
8% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 30%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Brownfield
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share39.8% → 65.0%(+25.2 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$88,803 → $100,600(+13%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants73.8% → 66.4%(−7.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Its weight in Terry County
Brownfield's population equals 75% of Terry County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 52% 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)14%(66)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.7%(41)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era21.4%(101)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7%(33)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.4%(16)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 472 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
Brownfield, decade by decade
Brownfield 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
9,560
$51,318
$88,803
9.3%
67.1
2000
9,488
$48,281
$77,238
8.9%
71.4
2010
9,657
$55,703
$89,048
13.4%
69.5
2020
8,936
$47,763
$95,024
10.7%
65.7
2024
8,738
$42,150
$100,600
7.7%
60.8
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.
