COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Brooks County

Texas · 8,204 residents · 943 sq mi

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With 8,204 people, Brooks County is a county in Texas. 36.8% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 50% less than in Texas as a whole. The typical home is worth $26,300. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. Renters pay $141 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% 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

8,204

+3%vs 2000

vs 7,976 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.1

−10%vs 2000

vs 34.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

943 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.3%(760)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.7%(794)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.9%(728)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.4%(688)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(505)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.3%(1,174)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.9%(974)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(760)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(745)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(657)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.9%(318)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(101)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$13,509

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $18,622 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,623

−35%vs 2000

vs $10,234 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

36.8%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 40.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$26,300

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$141

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $250 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.7%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.0% in 2000

28.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic7.9%(633)

Black0.1%(5)

Hispanic / Latino91.6%(7,304)

Asian0.1%(7)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic82.4%(6,763)

Black0.1%(11)

Hispanic / Latino89.5%(7,344)

Asian0%(0)

Other17.4%(1,430)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican83.9%(5,826)

Puerto Rican1.2%(80)

Central American1%(66)

Salvadoran0.6%(44)

Spaniard0.3%(23)

South American0.2%(14)

Colombian0.2%(14)

Guatemalan0.2%(11)

Honduran0.1%(10)

Nicaraguan0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(19)

Ancestry

German4.8%(335)

French4.1%(283)

English1%(70)

Italian1%(67)

American0.7%(47)

Irish0.4%(27)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest French population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.6%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

45.6%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 49.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.6%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.5 min

+36%vs 2000

vs 15.1 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 married50.8%(1,483)

Married38.8%(1,133)

Widowed3.4%(99)

Divorced7.1%(206)

Women 15+

Never married34.6%(951)

Married44.3%(1,218)

Widowed11.9%(327)

Divorced9.2%(254)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

21.4%

−5.5 ptssince 2013

from 26.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

32.5%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 27.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.0%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 12.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.6%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.5%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 33.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

43.2%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 39.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.6%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 47.5% 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)1.5%(3)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.4%(17)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era70.9%(144)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.4%(9)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 203 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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