Lake Brownwood is home to 1,544 people in Texas. At a median age of 52.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $130,700. The foreign-born share is 0%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $70,000, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 52.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
6% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 61%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lake Brownwood
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.5% → 6.2%(−6.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share95.1% → 90.8%(−4.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants88.1% → 80.6%(−7.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Lake Brownwood's population equals 4.0% of Brown County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 1.3% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 5.9% 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)16.2%(21)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.5%(11)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.3%(55)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War13.1%(17)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 130 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
Lake Brownwood, decade by decade
Lake 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
1,186
$56,145
$93,843
12.5%
11.7
2000
1,694
$47,884
$81,428
4.8%
27.9
2010
1,532
$49,048
$57,831
21.2%
32.7
2020
1,462
$65,598
$85,449
14.8%
43.3
2024
1,544
$70,000
$130,700
6.2%
21.4
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.
