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College Station-Bryan, TX · 3 counties · 287,476 residents (2025 est.) · 2,100 sq mi
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College Station is home to 278,335 people. This skews young, with a median age of 28.9. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 93,450 people. 51% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 22.8%, above the 12.5% national rate. People stay put here: 76% were in the same home a year ago.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,172, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 28.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
40% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 89%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about College Station

What changed most since 1990

  • Population150,998 → 278,335 (+84%)US over the same years: +35%
  • Median age26.3 → 28.9 (+2.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
  • Adults with a bachelor's degree30.7% → 40.4% (+9.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts

Among the 67 metro and micro areas based in Texas

  • 45th in household income$60,172
  • 2nd in share with a bachelor's degree40.4%
  • 9th in home value$282,096
  • 8th in diversity score77.9
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
278,335
+51%since 2000
from 184,885 in 2000
287,476 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
133 / sq mi
+51%since 2000
from 88 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
28.9
+11%since 2000
from 26.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
2,100 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
138K176K215K253K291K19902000201020202024College Station
2024278K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.5%(15,304)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.9%(16,498)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.6%(15,653)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 1910.8%(30,031)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2416.7%(46,394)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.9%(38,751)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.7%(32,653)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 549.3%(25,968)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 648.8%(24,625)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.2%(19,936)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.1%(8,591)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.4%(3,931)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$60,172
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $29,435 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$34,582
+115%since 2000
from $16,118 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
42.1%
+19.3 ptssince 2009
from 22.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
22.8%
−2.7 ptssince 2000
from 25.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.510
−1%since 2010
from 0.516 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade7.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade5.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services4.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance4.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration2.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Transportation & warehousing1.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction1.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$282,096
+89%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $82,027 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,159
+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $551 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
50.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2000
from 50.9% in 2000
49.2% rent
Vacancy rate
11.0%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 13.2% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.46 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.53 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
21.5%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 23.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
54.4%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 53.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.7
+33%since 2009
from 3.6 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
66
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic65.8%(121,588)
Black12.1%(22,419)
Hispanic / Latino17.3%(32,023)
Asian3.3%(6,117)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic53.7%(149,515)
Black10.6%(29,445)
Hispanic / Latino26.8%(74,492)
Asian5.2%(14,352)
Other3.8%(10,531)
Diversity Score
78
+14%since 2009
from 68 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
30
−7%since 2020
from 32 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican22%(61,164)
Central American1.3%(3,738)
South American1.4%(3,678)
Guatemalan0.7%(1,916)
Puerto Rican0.4%(1,202)
Cuban0.4%(1,193)
Venezuelan0.4%(994)
Spaniard0.3%(896)
Salvadoran0.3%(854)
Colombian0.3%(815)
Bolivian0.3%(674)
Argentine0.2%(422)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Honduran0.2%(395)
Chilean0.1%(319)
Peruvian0.1%(279)
Nicaraguan0.1%(215)
Panamanian0.1%(184)
Costa Rican0.1%(174)
Ecuadorian0.1%(126)
Dominican0%(73)
Uruguayan0%(49)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.8%(5,119)
Chinese1.2%(3,200)
Korean0.5%(1,431)
Vietnamese0.4%(1,251)
Filipino0.3%(751)
Bangladeshi0.2%(522)
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)
Cambodian0%(26)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(212)
Fijian0%(15)
Samoan0%(13)
Ancestry
German13.5%(37,539)
English9.6%(26,829)
Irish7.6%(21,173)
American3.4%(9,500)
Italian2.8%(7,697)
Czech2.3%(6,359)
French2.2%(6,178)
Polish2%(5,662)
Scottish1.7%(4,603)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(2,366)
Swedish0.8%(2,240)
Arab0.8%(2,211)
+ 48 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.8%(2,173)
Dutch0.7%(1,955)
British0.5%(1,492)
Welsh0.4%(987)
Russian0.3%(720)
Greek0.3%(699)
Lebanese0.2%(630)
Danish0.2%(606)
Swiss0.2%(555)
Nigerian0.2%(495)
Ukrainian0.2%(474)
Portuguese0.2%(427)
Canadian0.1%(344)
West Indian0.1%(338)
Turkish0.1%(326)
Iranian0.1%(276)
Palestinian0.1%(254)
Croatian0.1%(243)
Israeli0.1%(226)
Lithuanian0.1%(225)
Jordanian0.1%(219)
Hungarian0.1%(199)
Moroccan0.1%(194)
Austrian0.1%(192)
Haitian0.1%(182)
Egyptian0.1%(181)
Brazilian0.1%(152)
Belgian0.1%(132)
Australian0.1%(130)
Armenian0.1%(125)
Finnish0.1%(122)
Romanian0%(121)
Slovak0%(113)
Syrian0%(98)
Jamaican0%(72)
Serbian0%(65)
Somali0%(46)
Latvian0%(43)
Ethiopian0%(43)
Kenyan0%(41)
Slovene0%(37)
Ghanaian0%(19)
Iraqi0%(14)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
40.4%
+7.6 ptssince 2000
from 32.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
88.5%
+9.3 ptssince 2000
from 79.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
17.6%
+2.6 ptssince 2000
from 15.0% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
19.7 min
+57%since 2000
from 12.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
73.5%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 77.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.8%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 11.8% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.5%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
10.6%
+7.4 ptssince 2009
from 3.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
1.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.0%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 6.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.9%
−2.1 ptssince 2011
from 7.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
61.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2011
from 61.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
71.0%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 69.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
17.9%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 19.1% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
44.5%
+8.1 ptssince 2009
from 36.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.4% in 2009
Female
49.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.6% in 2009
Foreign born
11.9%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.6%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 6.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.2%
+0.5 ptssince 2012
from 10.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
12.2%
−4.3 ptssince 2013
from 16.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
86.0%
+9.5 ptssince 2017
from 76.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.8%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 93.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
76.4%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 73.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
77.4%
−0.6 ptssince 2016
from 78.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
16.2%
+0.4 ptssince 2016
from 15.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married49.8%(57,754)
Married41.8%(48,472)
Widowed1.9%(2,167)
Divorced6.5%(7,495)
Women 15+
Never married43.4%(49,878)
Married40.6%(46,689)
Widowed6.9%(7,902)
Divorced9.2%(10,523)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
12.2%
−4.3 ptssince 2013
from 16.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
60.8%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 61.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.8%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 14.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
12.6%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 11.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
13.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 12.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
73.3%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 73.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
24.6%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 23.4% 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)34.2%(3,486)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.3%(2,071)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.8%(3,033)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.5%(461)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(50)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 10,192 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

College Station, decade by decade

College Station population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990150,998$48,062$147,32630.7%58.1
2000184,885$53,620$149,42532.8%65.2
2010228,660$55,142$190,46135.4%72.0
2020268,248$61,999$249,31538.7%78.6
2024278,335$60,172$282,09640.4%77.9

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.

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Largest cities

College StationCENTRAL127,472BryanCENTRAL91,996Navasota9,904Caldwell4,970Hearne4,719Lake Bryan2,165Franklin1,805Somerville1,517Calvert985Beaver Creek958Bremond894Snook561Lyons528Kurten395Cade Lakes329Wixon Valley228Clay100Tunis35Deanville16
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3 component counties

Brazos CountyCENTRAL249,088Burleson County20,549Robertson County17,839
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Frequently asked

How many people live in College Station-Bryan, TX?

College Station-Bryan, TX has about 278,335 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in College Station-Bryan, TX?

The typical household in College Station-Bryan, TX earns about $60,172 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is College Station-Bryan, TX expensive?

In College Station-Bryan, TX, the median home is worth about $282,096, and the typical rent is about $1,159 a month.

How educated are people in College Station-Bryan, TX?

About 40.4% of adults age 25 and over in College Station-Bryan, TX hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in College Station-Bryan, TX?

About 22.8% of people in College Station-Bryan, TX live below the federal poverty line.

Has College Station-Bryan, TX grown since 1990?

Yes, College Station-Bryan, TX has grown since 1990. The population has added about 127,337 residents, a change of about 84 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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