With 9,503 people, Brewster County is a county in Texas. Density works out to 2 people per square mile. The average commute runs 14 minutes. About 45% of adults have finished a four-year degree. That trails the Texas median by roughly 28%. The typical home is worth $227,000, having more than tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,212, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
45% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 96%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Brewster County
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate27.6% → 8.9%(−18.7 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share55.8% → 51.3%(−4.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$107,523 → $227,000(+111%)US over the same years: +67%
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)47.1%(324)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.8%(191)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.8%(281)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.1%(28)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 688 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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Over time
Brewster County, decade by decade
Brewster County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
8,681
$42,208
$107,523
28.0%
63.4
2000
8,866
$49,888
$115,857
27.7%
65.9
2010
9,232
$51,499
$145,583
30.4%
65.6
2020
9,546
$54,901
$208,107
40.8%
69.8
2024
9,503
$56,212
$227,000
45.5%
69.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
