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Notable locations in Brenham: East Brenham Historict District (A), Santa Fe Railway Company Freight Depot (B), Southern Pacific Railroad Freight Depot (C), Brenham Water Works (D), Schmidt House (E), Schlenker-Kolwes House (F), F W Schuerenberg House (G), Becker-Hildebrandt House (H), Reichardt-Low House (I), W E Seelhorst House (J), Almot Schlenker House (K), R A Schuerenberg House (L), Blue Bell Creameries Complex (M), US Post Office and Federal Building (N), Pampell-Day House (O), Edgar Matchett House (P), Edmund Holle House (Q), Brenham High School Gymnasium (R), Brockschmidt-Miller House (S), Giddings-Stone Mansion (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Brenham include: Saint Marys Catholic Church (A), Synagogue B'nai Abraham (B), Mount Zion Methodist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: HIC Cemetery (1), Prairie Lea Cemetery (2), Calvary Cemetery (3), Camptown Cemetery (4), Willow Grove Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Brenham include: Hattie Powers Park (1), Jackson Park (2), Firemans Park (3), Brenham Sports Complex (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attraction: Brenham Heritage Museum (105 South Market Street).
Hotels: Coach Light Inn (2242 South Market Street), Bed & Breakfast-The Inn at Nueces Canyon (9501 Highway 290 West), Ant Street Inn (107 West Commerce Street), Best Western Inn Of Brenham (1503 Highway 290 E).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Brenham and their reported violations in the past:
CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY WSC (Population served: 1775, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Notification, Public - In JUN-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- One minor monitoring violation
BRENHAM STATE SCHOOL (Population served: 1200, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-16-2004), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-16-2004)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-02-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-02-2003), St Public Notif received (JAN-01-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
- Notification, Public - In NOV-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- Notification, Public - In MAY-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One minor monitoring violation
BRENHAM SOUTH MHP (Population served: 90, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between APR-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and AUG-03-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-18-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-03-2004)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and AUG-17-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (NOV-25-2002), St Compliance achieved (AUG-17-2004)
- Notification, Public - In JAN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and MAY-11-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (MAR-30-2000), Fed FAO issued (MAY-03-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (MAY-11-2000)
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 other older monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Brenham that have no violations reported:
- ROSEBOWL REGENCY INN (Population served: 35, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: |  17.7% | | Whole state: |  15.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 7.4% | | Whole state: | 6.7% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Brenham, TX
People in group quarters in Brenham
- 723 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 473 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 402 people in nursing homes
- 72 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 17 people in other group homes
- 15 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 2 people in religious group quarters
Brenham compared to Texas state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
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Banks with branches in Brenham (2009 data):
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Brenham Convenience Center Branch, Brenham Main Branch, Brenham Off-Site Banking Branch, Kruse Village Retirement Center Bran. Info updated 2009-03-16: Bank assets: $538,958.0 mil, Deposits: $346,850.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3392 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- The Brenham National Bank: at 2211 South Day Street, branch established on 1933-04-22. Info updated 2008-12-09: Bank assets: $217.3 mil, Deposits: $176.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Brenham Bancshares, Inc.
- Capital One, National Association: Brenham Branch at 301 East Main Street, branch established on 1960-10-21. Info updated 2008-04-03: Bank assets: $115,142.3 mil, Deposits: $86,972.8 mil, headquarters in Mclean, VA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 743 total offices, Holding Company: Capital One Financial Corporation
- Woodforest National Bank: Brenham Walmart Branch at 203 Us Loop 290 West, branch established on 2005-08-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,928.3 mil, Deposits: $2,568.2 mil, headquarters in Houston, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 499 total offices, Holding Company: Woodforest Financial Group, Inc.
- Bank of Brenham, National Association: Bank Of Brenham, National Association at 501 South Austin Street, branch established on 2001-08-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $58.7 mil, Deposits: $52.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices
- JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: Brenham Main Branch at 303 North Market Street, branch established on 1883-07-11. Info updated 2008-09-30: Bank assets: $1,746,242.0 mil, Deposits: $1,055,765.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 5491 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
- Citizens State Bank: Brenham Branch at 2007 South Day, branch established on 1999-01-04. Info updated 2007-03-20: Bank assets: $276.7 mil, Deposits: $251.2 mil, headquarters in Somerville, TX, positive income, 6 total offices, Holding Company: C.S.b. Bancshares, Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Brenham, Texas
- Best Western Inn Of Brenham, 1503 Hwy 290 East, Brenham, TX 77833, Phone: (979) 251-7791
- Econo Lodge, 2217 S Market St, Brenham, TX 77833, Phone: (979) 836-1300, Fax: (979) 251-7845
- Holiday Inn Express, 555 Hwy 290 E, Brenham, TX 77833, Phone: (979) 836-4590
- Comfort Suites, 2350 S Day St, Brenham, TX 77834, Phone: (979) 421-8100, Fax: (979) 421-8108
- Americas Best Value Inn & Suites, 201 Hwy 290 E, Brenham, TX 77833, Phone: (979) 830-1110, Fax: (979) 830-0826
- Hampton Inn & Suites, 2605 Schulte Blvd, Brenham, TX 77833, Phone: (979) 337-9898, Fax: (979) 337-9890
All 6 fire-safe hotels and motels in Brenham, Texas
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Washington County Texas:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (49%)
- Electricity (48%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood (1%)
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Neighborhoods in Brenham:
Religion statistics for Brenham
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 71.62%
| Here | | 71.6% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Lutheran Church |
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| Adherents | 31.4% | 28.3% | 14.0% | 6.2% | 5.8% |
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| Congregations | 31.3% | 6.3% | 16.7% | 8.3% | 4.2% |
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| Name | United Church of Christ | Assemblies of God | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Episcopal Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 4.5% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 1.2% | 4.0% |
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| Congregations | 6.3% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 20.8% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
13 | $49,215 | $45,429 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
11 | $50,282 | $54,853 | 7 | $4,262 |
| Judicial and Legal |
3 | $6,297 | $25,188 | 3 | $3,423 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
29 | $116,680 | $48,281 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
16 | $47,218 | $35,414 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
10 | $31,651 | $37,981 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
1 | $1,959 | $23,508 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
12 | $29,378 | $29,378 | 1 | $753 |
| Health |
4 | $11,685 | $35,055 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
10 | $21,978 | $26,374 | 1 | $558 |
| Sewerage |
12 | $37,217 | $37,217 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
19 | $45,983 | $29,042 | 36 | $15,978 |
| Water Supply |
12 | $32,218 | $32,218 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
10 | $35,893 | $43,072 | 0 | $0 |
| Gas Supply |
5 | $15,345 | $36,828 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
4 | $10,632 | $31,896 | 6 | $5,057 |
| Other and Unallocable |
32 | $85,806 | $32,177 | 1 | $531 |
| Totals for Government |
203 | $629,437 | $37,208 | 55 | $30,562 |
Brenham government finances in 2006:
- Charges - Sewerage: $2,378,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,171,000
All Other: $486,000
Parks and Recreation: $314,000
Air Transportation: $24,000
Parking Facilities: $8,000
- Construction - Air Transportation: $43,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $20,516,000
Gas Utilities: $5,226,000
Police Protection: $3,050,000
Water Utilities: $2,265,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,062,000
Central Staff Services: $1,930,000
Sewerage: $1,869,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,844,000
Regular Highways: $1,570,000
General - Other: $1,531,000
Local Fire Protection: $949,000
Financial Administration: $809,000
Libraries: $289,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $236,000
Health - Other: $219,000
Air Transportation: $41,000
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $6,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $143,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $352,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $35,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,716,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,004,000
Interest Earnings: $370,000
Fines and Forfeits: $344,000
Donations From Private Sources: $36,000
Royalties: $3,000
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $38,928,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,212,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Electric Utilities: $328,000
Police Protection: $84,000
General - Other: $32,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $15,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,599,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $22,139,000
Gas Utilities: $4,804,000
Water Utilities: $2,945,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $695,000
Public Welfare: $129,000
Highways: $65,000
- Tax - Property: $3,091,000
Public Utilities Sales: $2,961,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,911,000
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $58,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $16,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $4,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $11,040,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $386,000
7.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,792 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.16% | | Texas average: | 8.37% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,311 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.37% | | Texas average: | 7.44% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Brenham:
- KWHI (1280 AM; 1 kW; BRENHAM, TX)
- KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KSEV (700 AM; 15 kW; TOMBALL, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KZNE (1150 AM; 10 kW; COLLEGE STATION, TX; Owner: BRYAN BROADCASTING LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
- KWBC (1550 AM; 5 kW; NAVASOTA, TX)
- WTAW (1620 AM; 10 kW; COLLEGE STATION, TX; Owner: BRYAN BROADCASTING LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
- KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
- KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KEYH (850 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KREH (900 AM; 5 kW; PECAN GROVE, TX)
- KJOJ (880 AM; 10 kW; CONROE, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Brenham:
- K259AH (91.9 FM; BRENHAM, TX; Owner: THE KSBJ EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
- KULF (94.1 FM; BRENHAM, TX; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KEZB (105.3 FM; HEMPSTEAD, TX; Owner: FARMERS COMMUNICATIONS)
- KTTX (106.1 FM; BRENHAM, TX; Owner: TOM S. WHITEHEAD, INC.)
- KPVU (91.3 FM; PRAIRIE VIEW, TX; Owner: PRAIRIE VIEW A & M UNIVERSITY)
- KMBV (92.5 FM; NAVASOTA, TX; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KNRG (92.3 FM; NEW ULM, TX; Owner: ROY E. HENDERSON TR/AS NEW ULM BROADCASTING CO.)
TV broadcast stations around Brenham:
- K35DI (Channel 35; SOMERVILLE, TX; Owner: GERALD BENAVIDES)
- KBTX-TV (Channel 3; BRYAN, TX; Owner: KWTX-KBTX LICENSEE CORP.)
- KYLE (Channel 28; BRYAN, TX; Owner: COMCORP OF BRYAN LICENSE CORP.)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
See more detailed statistics of Brenham fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Brenham)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 25 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Brenham, TX)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 24 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 66 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Brenham)
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 2 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Brenham)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 37 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 93
- Hazardous Condition: 74
- Service Call: 6
- Good Intent Call: 4
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Brenham, TX
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