Brownwood is home to 18,777 people in Texas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. Households here earn about 38% less than in Texas as a whole. The typical home is worth $144,400, having roughly tripled since 2000. The average commute runs 14 minutes. Owners hold 55% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $48,981, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 89%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Brownwood
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.2% → 19.0%(+3.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants64.1% → 54.8%(−9.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Brownwood's population equals 49% of Brown County's. Its number of veterans equals 29% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 83% 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)31.9%(202)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.1%(115)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.7%(188)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.1%(58)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3%(19)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 634 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
Brownwood, decade by decade
Brownwood 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
18,387
$42,784
$79,202
15.2%
44.0
2000
18,813
$49,777
$76,510
16.7%
55.4
2010
19,288
$49,677
$100,268
15.6%
60.0
2020
18,862
$52,050
$114,538
19.5%
67.0
2024
18,777
$48,981
$144,400
19.0%
65.6
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.
