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Bryan

Texas · 91,996 residents (2025 est.) · 54.8 sq mi
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Bryan is home to 87,939 people in Texas. The median age is 32.0, younger than the US median of 38.9. Owners hold 51% of the housing stock. 22,279 more people live here than in 2000. 23.0% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 24% less than in Texas as a whole.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $59,289, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 75%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Bryan

What changed most since 1990

  • Adults with a bachelor's degree26.9% → 30.1% (+3.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
  • Hispanic share19.4% → 41.0% (+21.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
  • White share61.6% → 38.3% (−23.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts

Among the 19 cities and towns in the College Station metro

  • 10th in household income$59,289
  • 5th in share with a bachelor's degree30.1%
  • 4th in home value$227,800
  • 3rd in diversity score82.4

Its weight in Brazos County

Bryan's population equals 36% of Brazos County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 26% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
87,939
+34%since 2000
from 65,660 in 2000
91,996 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,604 / sq mi
+34%since 2000
from 1,198 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
32.0
+16%since 2000
from 27.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
54.8 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
52K62K71K81K91K19902000201020202024Bryan
202488K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.8%(5,982)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.7%(5,885)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.4%(5,599)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.8%(5,948)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2410.6%(9,312)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3417.8%(15,662)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.7%(11,206)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 549.9%(8,708)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410%(8,804)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.5%(6,599)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843%(2,613)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.8%(1,621)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$59,289
+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $31,672 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$31,849
+102%since 2000
from $15,770 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
40.0%
+19.7 ptssince 2009
from 20.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
23.0%
+0.8 ptssince 2000
from 22.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.471
−1%since 2010
from 0.477 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Wholesale trade10.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Information9.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade8%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance4.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services3.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical3.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration2.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Education & health services1.1%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.8%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.5%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$227,800
+75%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $71,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,195
+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $566 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
50.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2000
from 50.8% in 2000
49.1% rent
Vacancy rate
9.7%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 10.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.51 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.61 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
23.5%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 25.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
53.2%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 52.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.8
+36%since 2009
from 2.8 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
62
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic51.7%(33,943)
Black17.5%(11,520)
Hispanic / Latino27.8%(18,271)
Asian1.6%(1,063)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic38.3%(33,648)
Black15.7%(13,838)
Hispanic / Latino41%(36,068)
Asian1.5%(1,352)
Other3.4%(3,033)
Diversity Score
82
+4%since 2009
from 79 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican36.3%(31,882)
Central American1.6%(1,441)
Guatemalan0.7%(658)
Cuban0.7%(591)
Salvadoran0.4%(376)
Spaniard0.3%(296)
Puerto Rican0.3%(278)
Honduran0.3%(245)
Argentine0.2%(217)
Venezuelan0.1%(129)
Costa Rican0.1%(106)
+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data
Colombian0.1%(73)
Panamanian0.1%(56)
Peruvian0.1%(44)
Chilean0%(5)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.7%(650)
Filipino0.3%(224)
Chinese0.2%(184)
Korean0.1%(106)
Japanese0.1%(66)
Malaysian0.1%(46)
Pakistani0%(39)
Taiwanese0%(35)
Thai0%(7)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(13)
Chamorro0%(13)
Ancestry
German10.4%(9,189)
English8.6%(7,597)
Irish7.2%(6,307)
American2.6%(2,296)
French2.4%(2,134)
Italian2.3%(2,032)
Czech1.7%(1,478)
Scottish1.5%(1,298)
Polish1.2%(1,049)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(750)
Dutch0.6%(509)
+ 37 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.6%(497)
British0.4%(377)
Swedish0.4%(322)
Welsh0.3%(251)
Arab0.3%(220)
Danish0.2%(216)
Nigerian0.2%(205)
Greek0.2%(195)
Russian0.2%(170)
Swiss0.2%(166)
Lebanese0.1%(123)
Slovak0.1%(85)
Brazilian0.1%(79)
Hungarian0.1%(79)
Lithuanian0.1%(79)
West Indian0.1%(65)
Australian0.1%(62)
Ukrainian0.1%(55)
Israeli0.1%(50)
Belgian0.1%(47)
Austrian0%(41)
Haitian0%(40)
Armenian0%(37)
Finnish0%(36)
Croatian0%(33)
Turkish0%(26)
Egyptian0%(20)
Canadian0%(19)
Syrian0%(13)
Romanian0%(12)
Latvian0%(11)
Iraqi0%(6)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
30.1%
+4.2 ptssince 2000
from 26.0% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
83.8%
+11.0 ptssince 2000
from 72.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
11.3%
+0.3 ptssince 2000
from 11.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
18.5 min
+70%since 2000
from 10.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
76.6%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 78.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
11.9%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 13.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.9%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
7.7%
+5.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.5%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 7.4% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.0%
−3.2 ptssince 2011
from 8.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
64.3%
−1.9 ptssince 2011
from 66.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
70.8%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 69.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
16.3%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 16.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
39.0%
+8.6 ptssince 2009
from 30.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.6% in 2009
Female
50.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.4% in 2009
Foreign born
13.7%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 12.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.8%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 6.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.4%
−0.6 ptssince 2012
from 13.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
17.0%
−5.6 ptssince 2013
from 22.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
87.0%
+9.0 ptssince 2017
from 78.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.1%
+4.7 ptssince 2020
from 91.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
80.4%
+3.6 ptssince 2020
from 76.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
70.9%
+0.6 ptssince 2016
from 70.3% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
26.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2016
from 26.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married44.1%(15,276)
Married45.1%(15,607)
Widowed2.2%(775)
Divorced8.6%(2,967)
Women 15+
Never married38.4%(13,771)
Married41.8%(15,002)
Widowed7.3%(2,606)
Divorced12.5%(4,469)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
17.0%
−5.6 ptssince 2013
from 22.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
53.6%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 51.2% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
10.7%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 11.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
14.1%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 13.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
18.7%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 20.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.8%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 2.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
62.4%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 60.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
30.4%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 31.4% 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)22.7%(734)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.5%(597)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.6%(989)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.2%(264)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.2%(38)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,228 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

Bryan, decade by decade

Bryan population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199055,002$54,186$140,64426.9%69.1
200065,660$57,695$130,43126.0%78.0
201076,201$53,338$157,23626.2%81.5
202083,980$56,739$191,50226.6%83.3
202487,939$59,289$227,80030.1%82.4

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Bryan, Texas?

Bryan, Texas has about 87,939 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Bryan, Texas?

The typical household in Bryan, Texas earns about $59,289 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Bryan, Texas expensive?

In Bryan, Texas, the median home is worth about $227,800, and the typical rent is about $1,195 a month.

How educated are people in Bryan, Texas?

About 30.1% of adults age 25 and over in Bryan, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Bryan, Texas?

About 23.0% of people in Bryan, Texas live below the federal poverty line.

Has Bryan, Texas grown since 1990?

Yes, Bryan, Texas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 32,937 residents, a change of about 60 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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