With 19,576 people, Brushy Creek is a city in Texas. That is roughly 77% ahead of the Texas median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 58% of adults have a four-year degree. That puts it in the top 2% of US cities for household income. Median household income runs $138,589, well clear of the $82,259 US median. Density works out to 3,035 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $138,589, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
58% 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 Brushy Creek
What changed most since 1990
Population5,833 → 19,576(+236%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants86.8% → 72.7%(−14.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$213,366 → $499,300(+134%)US over the same years: +67%
Brushy Creek's population equals 2.9% of Williamson County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.0% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 1.9% 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)25.6%(191)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.6%(198)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23.2%(173)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.6%(19)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 745 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
Brushy Creek, decade by decade
Brushy Creek 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
5,833
$121,273
$213,366
40.2%
30.5
2000
15,371
$153,879
$292,376
53.1%
48.6
2010
21,764
$136,625
$302,244
54.9%
62.7
2020
22,519
$141,349
$381,186
51.7%
75.2
2024
19,576
$138,589
$499,300
57.9%
78.4
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.
