Brownsville is home to 189,177 people in Texas. This skews young, with a median age of 31.2. The typical home is worth $139,900, having roughly tripled since 2000. 28% of people here were born outside the United States. The population is up 35% since 2000. That trails the Texas median by roughly 34%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $52,130, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 31.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 55%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Brownsville
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate43.9% → 23.7%(−20.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share9.3% → 4.4%(−4.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population98,962 → 189,177(+91%)US over the same years: +35%
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)35.9%(1,354)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.6%(1,155)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.7%(1,121)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.5%(95)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,775 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
98,962
$38,137
$94,563
12.2%
22.4
2000
139,722
$44,572
$89,990
13.4%
20.1
2010
175,023
$43,350
$111,058
15.3%
16.0
2020
186,738
$49,601
$111,992
19.7%
14.5
2024
189,177
$52,130
$139,900
24.5%
14.3
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.
