CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Brushy Creek

Texas · 5,833 residents · 6.45 sq mi

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Brushy Creek is a city of 5,833 people in Texas. Households here earn about 87% more than in Texas as a whole. The population has fallen 62% since 2000. 87% of homes are owner-occupied. This is an unusually credentialed place: 40% of adults have a four-year degree. Median household income runs $50,529, well clear of the $30,130 US median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

40% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,833

−62%vs 2000

vs 15,371 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

30.4

−6%vs 2000

vs 32.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.45 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.1%(528)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.2%(596)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.2%(597)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(414)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.6%(209)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.1%(1,232)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4422%(1,281)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(550)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 644.6%(271)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 742.2%(128)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840.5%(27)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$50,529

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $84,472 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,099

−39%vs 2000

vs $28,129 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.7%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$88,900

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $160,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$650

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,084 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

86.8%

−7.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 94.2% in 2000

13.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic77.1%(11,847)

Black4%(618)

Hispanic / Latino10.2%(1,572)

Asian6.8%(1,040)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic91%(5,306)

Black3.7%(213)

Hispanic / Latino7%(410)

Asian1.7%(102)

Other3.6%(212)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican14.5%(2,838)

Puerto Rican1.3%(260)

Cuban0.6%(127)

South American0.6%(123)

Central American0.3%(60)

Colombian0.3%(49)

Costa Rican0.2%(47)

Venezuelan0.2%(35)

Ecuadorian0.1%(23)

Spaniard0.1%(17)

Argentine0.1%(16)

Honduran0.1%(13)

Asian origin

Asian Indian5.4%(1,060)

Korean1.8%(349)

Chinese1.6%(323)

Pakistani0.9%(170)

Filipino0.6%(110)

Uzbek0.4%(71)

Sri Lankan0.2%(48)

Taiwanese0.2%(41)

Vietnamese0.2%(37)

Japanese0.2%(33)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(22)

Ancestry

German12.7%(2,489)

English11.5%(2,242)

Irish8.9%(1,733)

American4.5%(872)

Italian2.8%(550)

Danish2.7%(523)

French2.6%(511)

Scottish2.6%(509)

Polish2.1%(420)

Scotch-Irish2%(393)

Czech1.9%(370)

West Indian1.4%(283)

+ 32 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish1.3%(262)

Hungarian1.1%(218)

French Canadian0.9%(179)

British0.9%(178)

Subsaharan African0.9%(175)

Norwegian0.9%(173)

Dutch0.9%(169)

Arab0.7%(129)

Haitian0.6%(112)

Jamaican0.6%(112)

Ukrainian0.4%(76)

Russian0.3%(64)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.3%(59)

Swiss0.3%(54)

Syrian0.3%(50)

Ethiopian0.2%(43)

Palestinian0.2%(34)

Slovene0.2%(33)

Austrian0.2%(30)

Finnish0.1%(29)

Nigerian0.1%(27)

Canadian0.1%(25)

Slovak0.1%(21)

Lithuanian0.1%(20)

Egyptian0.1%(18)

Lebanese0.1%(15)

Portuguese0.1%(15)

Welsh0.1%(15)

Belgian0.1%(14)

Greek0.1%(11)

Israeli0.1%(11)

Kenyan0%(4)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Asian Indian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

40.2%

−12.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 53.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

94.9%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 95.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

13.3%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.2 min

+47%vs 2000

vs 17.8 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 married29%(2,250)

Married62.1%(4,813)

Widowed1.4%(110)

Divorced7.4%(575)

Women 15+

Never married23.2%(1,724)

Married64.7%(4,816)

Widowed2.5%(187)

Divorced9.6%(715)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.6%

−5.3 ptssince 2013

from 10.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

78.7%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 75.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 10.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.2%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 10.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

5.2%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 7.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

87.6%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 84.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

16.0%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 16.5% 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)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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