COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brady vs Brownwood
PLACE A
Brady, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Brownwood, Texas
Brady is 73% smaller than Brownwood. Brownwood earns more, with a median household income $2,731 higher. Brownwood has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -7%).
BRADYBROWNWOODDIFFERENCE
Total population4,98018,635−73% vs Brownwood
Population density5571,249−692
Population growth-7.4%-2.2%−5.2 pts
Median age39.637.6+2.0
Male49.9%48.6%+1.4 pts
Female50.1%51.4%−1.4 pts
Foreign-born5.1%5.1%+0.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.6%62.3%−6.7 pts
Black0.7%5.0%−4.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino37.7%28.9%+8.8 pts
Asian0.2%0.7%−0.5 pts
Other5.8%3.1%+2.7 pts
Median household income$46,250$48,981−$2,731
Per capita income$31,083$29,291+$1,792
Poverty rate14.0%20.9%−6.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4660.488−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%19.0%+0.8 pts
Graduate degree8.1%5.8%+2.3 pts
Unemployment rate10.0%4.8%+5.2 pts
Labor force participation61.5%59.1%+2.3 pts
Median home value$138,800$144,400−$5,600
Median gross rent$776$882−$106
Owner-occupied55.2%54.8%+0.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.0%14.7%+2.4 pts
Rent-burdened households44.0%52.8%−8.8 pts
Average commute18.014.1+3.9
Worked from home17.3%3.6%+13.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Uninsured23.4%14.9%+8.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025