COMPARING TWO PLACES
Menard vs Brownwood
PLACE A
Menard, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Brownwood, Texas
Menard is 93% smaller than Brownwood. Brownwood earns more, with a median household income $7,837 higher. Brownwood has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -8%).
MENARDBROWNWOODDIFFERENCE
Total population1,35618,635−93% vs Brownwood
Population density6571,249−592
Population growth-8.4%-2.2%−6.2 pts
Median age60.737.6+23.1
Male44.4%48.6%−4.1 pts
Female55.6%51.4%+4.1 pts
Foreign-born5.2%5.1%+0.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic50.7%62.3%−11.6 pts
Black0.8%5.0%−4.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino43.5%28.9%+14.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other5.1%3.1%+2.0 pts
Median household income$41,144$48,981−$7,837
Per capita income$28,418$29,291−$873
Poverty rate26.7%20.9%+5.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3930.488−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%19.0%−5.9 pts
Graduate degree2.6%5.8%−3.2 pts
Unemployment rate9.2%4.8%+4.4 pts
Labor force participation50.7%59.1%−8.5 pts
Median home value$72,800$144,400−$71,600
Median gross rent$673$882−$209
Owner-occupied77.1%54.8%+22.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.5%14.7%+6.8 pts
Rent-burdened households20.9%52.8%−31.9 pts
Average commute18.814.1+4.6
Worked from home1.3%3.6%−2.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Uninsured18.3%14.9%+3.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025