MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Brenham Micro

Brenham, TX · 1 counties · 26,154 residents · 604 sq mi

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Brenham is home to 26,154 people. The typical home is worth $58,000. 72% of homes are owner-occupied. About 15% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 18.1% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Median household income is $23,052, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

26,154

−14%vs 2000

vs 30,373 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

43 / sq mi

−14%vs 2000

vs 50 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

33.9

−9%vs 2000

vs 37.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

604 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202437K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(1,782)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(1,769)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(2,018)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.6%(2,250)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(1,812)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.7%(3,848)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(3,368)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.8%(2,304)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(2,461)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.9%(2,335)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(1,587)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(620)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,052

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,760 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,036

−37%vs 2000

vs $17,384 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.1%

+5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$58,000

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $85,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$342

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $479 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.4%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.5% in 2000

27.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic70.8%(21,515)

Black18.5%(5,604)

Hispanic / Latino8.7%(2,647)

Asian1.2%(363)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic76.1%(19,892)

Black20.9%(5,468)

Hispanic / Latino4.4%(1,162)

Asian0.5%(136)

Other2.5%(658)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican16.8%(6,159)

South American0.5%(179)

Central American0.3%(108)

Colombian0.2%(71)

Salvadoran0.2%(56)

Argentine0.1%(53)

Venezuelan0.1%(36)

Puerto Rican0.1%(31)

Panamanian0.1%(27)

Guatemalan0.1%(25)

Spaniard0.1%(24)

Cuban0.1%(22)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Peruvian0.1%(19)

Asian origin

Filipino0.6%(219)

Asian Indian0.3%(113)

Korean0.3%(111)

Chinese0.1%(35)

Thai0%(16)

Taiwanese0%(7)

Ancestry

German25.1%(9,190)

Irish8.4%(3,085)

English8%(2,918)

American6.6%(2,402)

Polish2.6%(948)

French1.9%(700)

Scottish1.6%(586)

Italian1.3%(471)

Czech1.3%(465)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(438)

Arab0.9%(325)

Dutch0.5%(183)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.4%(161)

Subsaharan African0.3%(123)

Welsh0.3%(114)

British0.3%(112)

Hungarian0.3%(111)

Swedish0.3%(105)

West Indian0.3%(105)

French Canadian0.3%(101)

Greek0.2%(78)

Danish0.2%(60)

Lebanese0.1%(51)

Swiss0.1%(49)

Russian0.1%(43)

Syrian0.1%(40)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(39)

Canadian0.1%(26)

Serbian0.1%(20)

Jamaican0.1%(19)

Ukrainian0%(17)

Egyptian0%(16)

Bulgarian0%(15)

Lithuanian0%(14)

Slovene0%(13)

Turkish0%(12)

Finnish0%(11)

Brazilian0%(10)

Austrian0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.1%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.9%

−9.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.5%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.9 min

+37%vs 2000

vs 14.5 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 married31.1%(4,617)

Married58.4%(8,663)

Widowed1.9%(286)

Divorced8.6%(1,269)

Women 15+

Never married24.6%(3,812)

Married52.1%(8,056)

Widowed9.3%(1,434)

Divorced14%(2,174)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.5%

−3.0 ptssince 2013

from 17.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.8%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 56.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.1%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.5%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 22.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.4%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.2%

−5.8 ptssince 2020

from 71.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.5%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 34.0% 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)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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