With 36,647 people, Brenham is a metro area. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. The population is up 21% since 2000. The foreign-born share is 7%. Density works out to 61 people per square mile. About 31% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $77,825, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 85%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Brenham
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$139,204 → $288,100(+107%)US over the same years: +67%
Black share20.8% → 14.2%(−6.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$55,326 → $77,825(+41%)US over the same years: +14%
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)29.9%(591)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.7%(408)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.5%(503)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.6%(170)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(12)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,975 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
Brenham, decade by decade
Brenham 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
26,154
$55,326
$139,204
15.1%
51.0
2000
30,373
$66,964
$155,934
19.0%
57.0
2010
33,718
$62,087
$194,926
25.8%
63.7
2020
35,805
$72,265
$233,924
28.1%
70.6
2024
36,647
$77,825
$288,100
30.7%
70.8
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.
