COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Brazos County

Texas · 121,862 residents · 586 sq mi

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Brazos County is a county of 121,862 people in Texas. The median age is 24.1, younger than the US median of 33.0. Owners hold 42% of the housing stock. 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. 26.7% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 24% less than in Texas as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 24.1

US median: 33.0

More educated

36% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

121,862

−20%vs 2000

vs 152,415 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

24.1

+2%vs 2000

vs 23.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

586 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(8,155)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(7,668)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.4%(6,562)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1912%(14,570)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2423%(28,043)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.6%(21,418)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.1%(13,547)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.8%(8,286)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 644.5%(5,543)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.6%(4,405)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.4%(2,872)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(793)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,411

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,104 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,987

−32%vs 2000

vs $16,212 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

26.7%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$66,800

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $88,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$411

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $584 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

41.9%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 45.6% in 2000

58.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic66%(100,647)

Black10.6%(16,146)

Hispanic / Latino17.9%(27,253)

Asian4%(6,066)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic77.8%(94,782)

Black11.2%(13,638)

Hispanic / Latino13.3%(16,205)

Asian3.7%(4,460)

Other7.4%(8,982)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican22.2%(53,852)

Central American1.5%(3,541)

South American1.5%(3,539)

Guatemalan0.8%(1,878)

Cuban0.5%(1,174)

Puerto Rican0.4%(1,056)

Venezuelan0.4%(855)

Salvadoran0.3%(825)

Colombian0.3%(815)

Spaniard0.3%(738)

Bolivian0.3%(674)

Argentine0.2%(422)

+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data

Honduran0.2%(395)

Chilean0.1%(319)

Peruvian0.1%(279)

Nicaraguan0.1%(190)

Panamanian0.1%(132)

Ecuadorian0.1%(126)

Costa Rican0%(121)

Dominican0%(73)

Uruguayan0%(49)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2.1%(5,064)

Chinese1.3%(3,196)

Korean0.6%(1,386)

Vietnamese0.5%(1,134)

Filipino0.3%(694)

Bangladeshi0.2%(518)

Pakistani0.2%(450)

Japanese0.1%(329)

Indonesian0.1%(315)

Taiwanese0.1%(271)

Thai0%(114)

Burmese0%(110)

+ 5 more asian origin groups with data

Nepalese0%(105)

Malaysian0%(46)

Sri Lankan0%(33)

Cambodian0%(26)

Okinawan0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(212)

Native Hawaiian0%(119)

Fijian0%(15)

Samoan0%(13)

Ancestry

German13.1%(31,854)

English9.8%(23,758)

Irish7.5%(18,291)

American3.1%(7,573)

Italian2.9%(7,085)

French2.3%(5,531)

Polish1.9%(4,682)

Czech1.8%(4,463)

Scottish1.7%(4,101)

Arab0.9%(2,176)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(2,158)

Norwegian0.8%(2,057)

+ 48 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.8%(1,827)

Swedish0.7%(1,816)

Subsaharan African0.7%(1,699)

British0.6%(1,399)

Welsh0.4%(950)

Russian0.3%(712)

French Canadian0.3%(612)

Lebanese0.3%(611)

Danish0.2%(565)

Greek0.2%(553)

Nigerian0.2%(488)

Swiss0.2%(452)

Ukrainian0.2%(432)

Portuguese0.2%(405)

Turkish0.1%(326)

Canadian0.1%(325)

West Indian0.1%(284)

Iranian0.1%(276)

Palestinian0.1%(254)

Croatian0.1%(243)

Israeli0.1%(226)

Jordanian0.1%(219)

Moroccan0.1%(194)

Austrian0.1%(192)

Haitian0.1%(182)

Egyptian0.1%(181)

Lithuanian0.1%(179)

Hungarian0.1%(174)

Brazilian0.1%(152)

Armenian0.1%(125)

Belgian0.1%(123)

Finnish0.1%(122)

Romanian0%(121)

Slovak0%(104)

Australian0%(102)

Syrian0%(98)

Serbian0%(65)

Somali0%(46)

Latvian0%(43)

Cape Verdean0%(43)

Ethiopian0%(43)

Kenyan0%(41)

Slovene0%(37)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(23)

Jamaican0%(20)

Ghanaian0%(19)

Iraqi0%(14)

Guyanese0%(6)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

35.8%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 37.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.8%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

17.2%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.9 min

+36%vs 2000

vs 11.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married52.4%(53,332)

Married40.3%(40,988)

Widowed1.5%(1,567)

Divorced5.7%(5,817)

Women 15+

Never married46.5%(46,517)

Married38.6%(38,638)

Widowed6%(5,956)

Divorced8.9%(8,942)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.2%

−3.9 ptssince 2013

from 16.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.5%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 62.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.9%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

10.9%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 10.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.5%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 12.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.3%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 75.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

22.6%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)35.8%(2,932)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.1%(1,648)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.2%(2,388)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.9%(316)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(44)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 8,182 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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