COMPARING TWO PLACES
Willacy County vs Brooks County
PLACE A
Willacy County, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Brooks County, Texas
Willacy County is 204% larger than Brooks County. Willacy County earns more, with a median household income $6,416 higher. Brooks County has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -9%).
WILLACY COUNTYBROOKS COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population19,9716,579+204% vs Brooks County
Population density347+27
Population growth-8.9%-2.0%−6.9 pts
Median age34.338.5−4.2
Male54.3%50.9%+3.4 pts
Female45.7%49.1%−3.4 pts
Foreign-born10.4%7.0%+3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic9.8%7.2%+2.6 pts
Black1.5%0.6%+0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino87.3%90.1%−2.8 pts
Asian0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Other1.3%2.1%−0.8 pts
Median household income$54,180$47,764+$6,416
Per capita income$24,476$31,217−$6,741
Poverty rate24.0%19.4%+4.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4780.454+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher14.0%17.0%−2.9 pts
Graduate degree3.1%3.9%−0.8 pts
Unemployment rate7.5%19.9%−12.4 pts
Labor force participation55.4%57.8%−2.4 pts
Median home value$73,600$81,000−$7,400
Median gross rent$809$719+$90
Owner-occupied74.7%52.8%+21.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.3%23.4%−6.0 pts
Rent-burdened households45.1%23.6%+21.5 pts
Average commute19.717.5+2.1
Worked from home10.1%5.1%+5.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured23.9%21.4%+2.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025