COMPARING TWO PLACES
Starr County vs Brooks County
PLACE A
Starr County, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Brooks County, Texas
Starr County is 908% larger than Brooks County. Brooks County earns more, with a median household income $10,125 higher. Starr County has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -2%).
STARR COUNTYBROOKS COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population66,3196,579+908% vs Brooks County
Population density547+47
Population growth8.1%-2.0%+10.2 pts
Median age29.438.5−9.1
Male48.8%50.9%−2.0 pts
Female51.2%49.1%+2.0 pts
Foreign-born27.2%7.0%+20.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic2.3%7.2%−4.9 pts
Black0.4%0.6%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino97.2%90.1%+7.1 pts
Asian0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Other0.1%2.1%−2.0 pts
Median household income$37,639$47,764−$10,125
Per capita income$18,829$31,217−$12,388
Poverty rate33.5%19.4%+14.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5330.454+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%17.0%−3.4 pts
Graduate degree4.7%3.9%+0.8 pts
Unemployment rate10.4%19.9%−9.5 pts
Labor force participation56.8%57.8%−1.0 pts
Median home value$95,100$81,000+$14,100
Median gross rent$726$719+$7
Owner-occupied69.5%52.8%+16.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.2%23.4%−6.1 pts
Rent-burdened households40.5%23.6%+16.9 pts
Average commute22.617.5+5.0
Worked from home9.3%5.1%+4.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured28.9%21.4%+7.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025