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METRO AREA · 1990 CENSUS

College Station Metro

College Station-Bryan, TX · 3 counties · 150,998 residents · 2,100.375 sq mi
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College Station has notably lower household income than the US average, with a median household income of $20,025. Population has fallen 18% since 2000, a loss of 33,887 residents. 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, well above the national rate of 20%. Median home value is $61,384. At a median age of 26.3, residents skew younger than the country as a whole. 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, well above the US average, yet household income trails the national figure — a profile common to graduate-student tracts and academic hubs.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $30,130
Younger
median age 26.3
US median: 33.0
More educated
31% 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

150,998
−18%vs 2000
vs 184,885 in 2000
1990 – 2025
72 / sq mi
−18%vs 2000
vs 88 / sq mi in 2000
26.3
+1%vs 2000
vs 26.1 in 2000
US average: 33.0
Population, 19902024
138K176K215K253K291K1990201020202024College Station
2024278K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 1990
Under 56.9%(10,376)
US avg: 7.3%
5 to 96.5%(9,889)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 145.8%(8,820)
US avg: 6.9%
15 to 1911%(16,581)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 2419.7%(29,789)
US avg: 7.5%
25 to 3416.7%(25,285)
US avg: 17.5%
35 to 4411.3%(17,132)
US avg: 15.1%
45 to 547.3%(11,084)
US avg: 10.2%
55 to 645.7%(8,639)
US avg: 8.5%
65 to 744.8%(7,302)
US avg: 7.3%
75 to 843%(4,575)
US avg: 4%
85 and over1%(1,526)
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 02

Income & economy

$20,025
−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $29,435 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
$10,708
−34%vs 2000
vs $16,118 in 2000
US average: $14,340
26.4%
+0.9 ptsvs 2000
vs 25.5% in 2000
US average: 13.2%
Section 03

Housing

$61,384
−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $82,027 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
$387
−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $551 in 2000
US average: $450
48.2%
−2.7 ptsvs 2000
vs 50.9% in 2000
51.8% rent
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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%
1990
White, non-Hispanic76.2%(115,025)
Black13.5%(20,374)
Hispanic / Latino13%(19,578)
Asian3%(4,467)
Other7.4%(11,132)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

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)
RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population
Section 05

Education

30.7%
−2.0 ptsvs 2000
vs 32.8% in 2000
US average: 20.3%
High school or higher
75.6%
−3.7 ptsvs 2000
vs 79.3% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
14.5%
−0.5 ptsvs 2000
vs 15.0% in 2000
US average: 7.1%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

17.0 min
+35%vs 2000
vs 12.6 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 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)
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Frequently asked

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

College Station-Bryan, TX has about 150,998 residents according to the 1990 Census.

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

The typical household in College Station-Bryan, TX earns about $20,025 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 $61,384, and the typical rent is about $387 a month.

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

About 30.7% 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 26.4% of people in College Station-Bryan, TX live below the federal poverty line.

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

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