COMPARING TWO PLACES
Blanket vs Brownwood
PLACE A
Blanket, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Brownwood, Texas
Blanket is 98% smaller than Brownwood. Brownwood earns more, with a median household income $8,231 higher.
BLANKETBROWNWOODDIFFERENCE
Total population36218,635−98% vs Brownwood
Population density5611,249−688
Population growth-5.4%-2.2%−3.2 pts
Median age43.337.6+5.7
Male47.5%48.6%−1.1 pts
Female52.5%51.4%+1.1 pts
Foreign-born0.7%5.1%−4.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.2%62.3%+23.8 pts
Black0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.5%28.9%−17.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other2.3%3.1%−0.8 pts
Median household income$40,750$48,981−$8,231
Per capita income$18,853$29,291−$10,438
Poverty rate35.7%20.9%+14.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4390.488−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher6.3%19.0%−12.7 pts
Graduate degree1.7%5.8%−4.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Labor force participation51.2%59.1%−7.9 pts
Median home value$76,800$144,400−$67,600
Median gross rent$1,287$882+$405
Owner-occupied75.6%54.8%+20.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.1%14.7%+10.5 pts
Rent-burdened households56.3%52.8%+3.4 pts
Average commute24.214.1+10.1
Worked from home11.2%3.6%+7.7 pts
Public transit to work1.8%1.4%+0.4 pts
Uninsured24.2%14.9%+9.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025