COMPARING TWO PLACES
Abilene vs Brownwood
PLACE A
Abilene, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Brownwood, Texas
Abilene is 606% larger than Brownwood. Abilene earns more, with a median household income $13,667 higher. Abilene has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -2%).
ABILENEBROWNWOODDIFFERENCE
Total population131,58818,635+606% vs Brownwood
Population density1,2341,249−15
Population growth6.9%-2.2%+9.1 pts
Median age32.837.6−4.8
Male51.4%48.6%+2.8 pts
Female48.6%51.4%−2.8 pts
Foreign-born7.4%5.1%+2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic56.8%62.3%−5.6 pts
Black9.8%5.0%+4.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino27.1%28.9%−1.8 pts
Asian2.3%0.7%+1.6 pts
Other4.1%3.1%+1.0 pts
Median household income$62,648$48,981+$13,667
Per capita income$31,321$29,291+$2,030
Poverty rate16.1%20.9%−4.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4470.488−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.3%19.0%+8.3 pts
Graduate degree9.6%5.8%+3.8 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%4.8%−1.8 pts
Labor force participation61.5%59.1%+2.4 pts
Median home value$183,700$144,400+$39,300
Median gross rent$1,157$882+$275
Owner-occupied56.1%54.8%+1.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.7%14.7%−2.9 pts
Rent-burdened households48.6%52.8%−4.2 pts
Average commute15.614.1+1.5
Worked from home8.4%3.6%+4.8 pts
Public transit to work0.4%1.4%−1.0 pts
Uninsured15.0%14.9%+0.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025