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Population (year 2000): 139,722. Estimated population in July 2006: 172,437 (+23.4% change)
Males: 65,783  (47.1%)
Females: 73,939  (52.9%)

Cameron County

Median resident age:  27.7 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 78520, 78521, 78526.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,207 (it was $24,468 in 2000)
Brownsville  $24,207
Texas:  $42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $65,000 (it was $53,000 in 2000)
Brownsville  $65,000
Texas:  $106,000

Median gross rent in 2005: $505.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 42.6%

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Races in Brownsville:

  • Hispanic (91.3%)
  • Other race (14.7%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (7.7%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: United States (2.7%), German (1.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 80.4 square miles.

Population density: 2086 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Brownsville

  • High school or higher: 51.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
  • Unemployed: 13.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brownsville city

  • Never married: 27.3%
  • Now married: 55.7%
  • Separated: 3.9%
  • Widowed: 6.5%
  • Divorced: 6.6%

44,116 residents are foreign born (30.8% Latin America).

This city:  31.6%
Texas:  13.9%



According to our research there were 202 registered sex offenders living in Brownsville, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Brownsville to the number of sex offenders is 830 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,639 (2.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,078 (2.0%)

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Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Corpus Christi, TX (125.5 miles , pop. 277,454).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (253.6 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: Cameron Park, TX (2.8 miles ), Reid Hope King, TX (5.0 miles ), Villa Pancho, TX (5.9 miles ), Olmito, TX (7.1 miles ), South Point, TX (8.1 miles ), San Pedro, TX (8.6 miles ), Rancho Viejo, TX (8.9 miles ), Del Mar Heights, TX (9.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 722 buildings, average cost: $55,100
  • 1997: 654 buildings, average cost: $63,700
  • 1998: 846 buildings, average cost: $75,100
  • 1999: 835 buildings, average cost: $74,100
  • 2000: 1549 buildings, average cost: $66,500
  • 2001: 1425 buildings, average cost: $72,000
  • 2002: 1723 buildings, average cost: $75,300
  • 2003: 1649 buildings, average cost: $80,800
  • 2004: 1468 buildings, average cost: $82,200
  • 2005: 1428 buildings, average cost: $88,700
  • 2006: 1316 buildings, average cost: $83,100
  • 2007: 861 buildings, average cost: $97,100

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Latitude: 25.93 N, Longitude: 97.48 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +4,210 (+3.0%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 33,733 (78.2%)


People in group quarters in Brownsville
  • 710 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 688 people in nursing homes
  • 137 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 73 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 53 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 21 people in religious group quarters
  • 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 3 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards

Area code: 956

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Population change in the 1990s: +23,880 (+20.6%).

Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  5.9%
Texas:  4.4%


Unemployment by year (%)


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Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (12%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (22%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Apparel (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)


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Crime in Brownsville by Year

Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 46718145
    per 100,000 2.93.94.90.75.20.62.42.9
Rapes 2629273242485346
    per 100,000 18.618.918.921.927.530.232.326.7
Robberies 166181180181164162128168
    per 100,000 118.7117.8126.0124.0107.4102.078.197.5
Assaults 587696595592543640718648
    per 100,000 419.7453.0416.4405.6355.5403.0438.1376.2
Burglaries 1,2271,2271,0661,2071,0241,2081,2361,377
    per 100,000 877.3798.6746.0827.0670.3760.7754.2799.5
Thefts 6,2898,8939,57410,2668,1216,6766,6476,483
    per 100,000 4496.45787.76700.17034.35316.04204.04056.13764.0
Auto thefts 351388461480445403430525
    per 100,000 251.0252.5322.6328.9291.3253.8262.4304.8
Arson 1993526211489
    per 100,000 13.65.924.517.813.78.84.95.2
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 323.2) 401.5456.5492.0502.8418.6378.4377.8362.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 306 (232 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.38
US city average:  3.00

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Brownsville-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 74% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/12/1969, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.2 miles away from the Brownsville city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 5/12/1969, a category 3 tornado 24.1 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Kris Kristofferson - (born 1936), singer-songwriter.


Hospitals/medical centers in Brownsville:
  • BROWNSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER (1040 W JEFFERSON ST)
  • BROWNSVILLE SURGICAL HOSPITAL (4750 NORTH EXPRESSWAY)
  • VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (100 A ALTON GLOOR)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brownsville:
  • BROWNSVILLE/SOUTH PADRE ISLAND INT'L (about 6 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; ID: BRO)
  • VALLEY INTL (about 23 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; ID: HRL)
  • MC ALLEN MILLER INTL (about 55 miles; MC ALLEN, TX; ID: MFE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brownsville:
  • PORT ISABEL-CAMERON COUNTY (about 19 miles; PORT ISABEL, TX; ID: PIL)
  • MID VALLEY (about 38 miles; WESLACO, TX; ID: T65)
  • CHARLES R JOHNSON (about 43 miles; PORT MANSFIELD, TX; ID: T05)

Amtrak station:
BROWNSVILLE (1134 E. ST. CHARLES) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, intercity bus service.

Local government website: www.ci.brownsville.tx.us

Colleges/Universities in Brownsville:
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE (Full-time enrollment: 6,044; Location: 80 FT BROWN; Public; Website: WWW.UTB.EDU; Offers Master's degree)
  • TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 4,556; Location: 80 FT BROWN; Public; Website: www.utb.edu)
  • SOUTH TEXAS VO-TECH BROWNSVILLE (FT enrollment: 279; Location: 2255 N CORIA; Private, for-profit)
  • CLINICAL DENTAL CAREERS (Location: 127 E PRICE; Private, for-profit)
  • VOGUE COLLEGE OF COSMETOLOGY (Location: 2999 N CORIA; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Brownsville:
  • TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN (about 18 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,167)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (about 53 miles; EDINBURG, TX; FT enrollment: 9,651)
  • SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; MCALLEN, TX; FT enrollment: 7,142)
  • TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE (about 106 miles; KINGSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,860)
  • TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI (about 121 miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 5,282)
  • DEL MAR COLLEGE (about 128 miles; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; FT enrollment: 5,454)
  • COASTAL BEND COLLEGE (about 177 miles; BEEVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 2,150)
Public high schools in Brownsville:
Private high schools in Brownsville:
  • SUNNYSIDE DAY SCHOOL INC (Students: 97; Location: 1914 N CORIA ST; Grades: PK - 12)
  • VALLEY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 59; Location: PO BOX 4220; Grades: 9 - 12)
Biggest public elementary/middle schools in Brownsville:
  • DR OLIVEIRA MIDDLE (Students: 1267; Location: 444 LAND O' LAKES; Grades: 6-8; Our rating: 51)
  • BURNS Elementary (Students: 1187; Location: 1974 ALTON GLOOR BLVD; Grades: EE-5; Our rating: 56)
  • PAREDES Elementary (Students: 1182; Location: 3700 HERITAGE TRL; Grades: EE-5; Our rating: 84)
  • HUDSON Elementary (Students: 1142; Location: 2980 FM 802; Grades: PK-5; Our rating: 72)
  • EGLY Elementary (Students: 1136; Location: 445 LAND O'LAKES; Grades: EE-5; Our rating: 74)
  • SEN LUCIO MIDDLE (Students: 1134; Location: 300 N VERMILLION RD; Grades: 6-8; Our rating: 52)
  • VERMILLION ROAD Elementary (Students: 1124; Location: 6895 FM 802; Grades: EE-5; Our rating: 32)
  • STILLMAN MIDDLE (Students: 1110; Location: 2977 W TANDY RD; Grades: 6-8; Our rating: 46)
  • GONZALEZ Elementary (Students: 1102; Location: 4350 COFFEEPORT RD; Grades: EE-5; Our rating: 64)
  • VELA MIDDLE (Students: 1096; Location: 4905 PAREDES LINE RD; Grades: 6-8; Our rating: 71)
Private elementary/middle schools in Brownsville:
  • ST MARYS CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 612; Location: 1300 LOS EBANOS BLVD; Grades: PK - 6)
  • THE EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL (Students: 338; Location: 34 NORTH CORIA STREET; Grades: PK - 6)
  • FIRST BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 303; Location: 1600 BOCA CHICA BLVD; Grades: PK - 8)
  • KENMONT MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 267; Location: 2734 N CORIA; Grades: PK - 6)
  • ST LUKE CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 248; Location: 2850 EAST PRICE ROAD; Grades: PK - 6)
  • INCARNATE WORD ACADEMY (Students: 245; Location: 244 RESACA BLVD; Grades: PK - 8)
  • FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 59; Location: 1944 ALTON GLOOR BLVD; Grades: 1 - 8)
  • MARIA'S MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 47; Location: 128 WEST JEFFERSON; Grades: PK - KG)
  • BROWNSVILLE SDA SCHOOL (Students: 13; Location: 243 OLD PORT ISABEL RD; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Brownsville:
  • BROWNSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $3,130,355; Location: 2600 CENTRAL BLVD; 183,828 books; 645 video materials; 261 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • SUNNYSIDE DAY SCHOOL no longer exists
  • Private high school : St. Joseph Academy

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Notable locations in Brownsville: Miguel Fernandez Hide Yard (A), Palo Alto Battlefield (B), Resaca de la Palma Battlefield (C), Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot (D), Fort Brown (E), Brownsville Country Club (F), Samuel Wallace Brooks House (G), Historic Brownsville Museum (H), La Madrilena (I), Celaya-Creager House (J), La Nueva Libertad (K), Old Cameron County Jail (L), Charles Stillman House (M), The Gem (N), Browne-Wagner House (O), Brownsville Art League Fine Arts Museum (P), Brownsville Public Library (Q), Augustine Celaya House (R), Stillman House Museum (S), Cameron County Courthouse (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Strawberry Square Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Brownsville include: El Calvario Lutheran Church (A), Primera Iglesia Presbiteriana Mexicana Church (B), Church of Christ (C), First Church of the Nazarene (D), First Mexican Baptist Church (E), First Presbyterian Church (F), Seventh Day Adventist Church (G), Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church (H), Templo Emmanuel Assembly of God Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Old City Cemetery (1), Buena Vista Cemetery (2), Santa Rosalia Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Fort Brown Resaca (A), Resaca de la Palma (B), Salt Pond (C), Town Resaca (D), Dana-Tule Reservoir 1 (E), Dana-Tule Reservoir 2 (F), Main Reservoir (G), Resaca de La Palma Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Brownsville include: Amigoland Theme Park (1), Scorpion Baseball Field (2), Tony Gonzales Park (3), Lincoln Park (4), Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Resaca de las Palomas (5), Washington Park (6), Morningside Park (7), Friendship Gardens (8), Historical Monument (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Brownsville City - Brownsville South Padre Island International Airpor- CAF Mu (Museums; 1001 East Elizabeth Street) (1), Brownsville Public Safety Museum (600 East Jackson Street) (2), Brownsville Historical Museum (641 East Madison Street) (3), Brownsville Heritage Resource Center (Museums; 1335 East Washington Street) (4), Brownsville Museum of Fine Art (230 Neale Drive) (5), Petrina Carlotta Museum (Art Museums; 1452 E Madison St) (6), Confederate Air Force-Rgv Wing (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 955 South Minnesota Avenue) (7), Gladys Porter Zoo - Admission Information (Recreation Areas; 500 Ringgold Street) (8), Gladys Porter Zoo - Education Department (Recreation Areas; 500 Ringgold Street) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotels: Best Western Rose Garden Inn (845 North Expressway 77/83) (1), Comfort Inn (825 North Expwy 83) (2), Best Value Colonial Hotel (1147 East Levee Street) (3), Action Restaurant Equipment (1509 East Madison Street) (4), Cameron Motor Hotel (912 East Washington Street) (5), Catzz Nightclub (3777 North Expressway) (6), Brownsville Super 8 Motel (55 Sam Perl Blvd) (7), Comfort Inn Brownsville (825 North Expressway 83) (8). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Court: United States Government - Federal Bureau Of Investigation- Brownsville Resident Ag (1700 Paredes Line Road) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

 

Air pollution trends in Brownsville

Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM10): 17.1 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 25.4 µ/m3 in 2000, 21.7 µ/m3 in 1990).



Drinking water stations with addresses in Brownsville and their reported violations in the past:

BROWNSVILLE PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD (Population served: 139722, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In JAN-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR
  • Notification, Public - In JUN-2001, Contaminant: SWTR
  • Notification, Public - In FEB-1997, Contaminant: SWTR
Drinking water stations with addresses in Brownsville that have no violations reported:
  • BROWNSVILLE NAVIGATION DISTRICT (Population served: 2941, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)

Average household size:
This city:  3.6 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  84.3%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.1%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Brownsville compared to Texas state average:

Brownsville, Texas environmental map by EPA

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.


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Banks with most branches in Brownsville (2007 data):
  • International Bank of Commerce: 9 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $824.5 mil, Deposits: $483.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: International Bancshares Corporation
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Southmost Branch, Brownsville Downtown Branch, Brownsville Downtown Mb Branch, Sunrise Branch, Financial Center Branch, Boca Chica Branch. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
  • Texas State Bank: Brownsville Central Branch, Brownsville Fm802 Branch, Brownsville Main Branch, Brownsville Boca Chica. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $8,548.3 mil, Deposits: $6,109.1 mil, headquarters in Mcallen, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 80 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.
  • First National Bank: Morrison, Brownsville Levee Branch, Brownsville Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,737.5 mil, Deposits: $3,410.7 mil, headquarters in Edinburg, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 52 total offices, Holding Company: First National Bank Group, Inc.
  • Capital One, National Association: Paredes Line Road Branch at 1075 Paredes Line Road, branch established on 1985-06-30; Boca Chica Branch at 3302 Boca Chica, branch established on 1985-06-30. Info updated 2006-05-08: Bank assets: $30,803.0 mil, Deposits: $21,939.0 mil, headquarters in New Orleans, LA, positive income, 327 total offices, Holding Company: Capital One Financial Corporation
  • Bank of America, National Association: Boca Chica Banking Branch at 2635 Boca Chica Boulevard, branch established on 2004-10-20; Paseo De La Resaca Banking Branch at 101 America Drive, branch established on 2004-09-29. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • The Laredo National Bank: Lnb Brownsville Branch at 2370 North Expressway, Space #1018, branch established on 2005-12-20; Lnb Brownsville Branch at 1805 E. Ruben M. Torres, Sr. Blvd., branch established on 2001-01-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $4,467.9 mil, Deposits: $3,394.0 mil, headquarters in Laredo, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 47 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.
  • Lone Star National Bank: Brownsville Branch at 3300 North Expressway 83, branch established on 2001-05-29; Boca Chica Branch at 1200 Boca Chica Blvd, branch established on 2005-06-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,715.5 mil, Deposits: $1,519.5 mil, headquarters in Pharr, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 17 total offices, Holding Company: Lone Star National Bancshares--texas, Inc.
  • 2 other banks with 3 local branches



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Transit 72$132,211$22,0350$0
Electric Power 129$417,339$38,8220$0
Water Supply 117$286,996$29,4350$0
Other and Unallocable 171$559,739$39,28012$20,309
Financial Administration 28$90,305$38,7021$1,623
Other Government Administration 55$139,077$30,3442$1,815
Judicial and Legal 27$85,319$37,92011$20,590
Police Protection - Officers 246$1,038,937$50,6800$0
Streets and Highways 146$354,988$29,1771$797
Airports 23$54,015$28,1820$0
Health 46$93,088$24,2841$711
Solid Waste Management 20$55,281$33,1690$0
Sewerage 50$136,413$32,7390$0
Police - Other 65$99,192$18,3120$0
Parks and Recreation 61$134,908$26,5395$5,672
Local Libraries 36$83,204$27,73539$33,436
Firefighters 177$787,980$53,4220$0
Housing and Community Development(Local) 17$50,360$35,5480$0
Fire - Other 9$17,652$23,5360$0
Totals for Government 1495$4,617,005$37,06072$84,953


Brownsville government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - Air Transportation: $2,097,000
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $113,723,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $17,244,000
    All Other: $10,140,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,530,000
    Regular Highways: $2,220,000
    Parks & Recreation: $632,000
    Parking Facilities: $566,000
  • Construction - Electric Utilities: $34,230,000
    General: $9,856,000
    Water Utilities: $5,933,000
    Sewerage: $5,477,000
    Air Transportation: $2,335,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,890,000
    Regular Highways: $230,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $59,099,000
    Police Protection: $20,494,000
    Fire Protection: $12,085,000
    Water Utilities: $10,244,000
    General - Other: $10,009,000
    Sewerage: $9,456,000
    Regular Highways: $6,089,000
    Parks & Recreation: $5,457,000
    Transit Utilities: $4,603,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,160,000
    Housing & Community Development: $3,513,000
    Air Transportation: $2,938,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,788,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,764,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,643,000
    Financial Administration: $1,343,000
    Libraries: $1,342,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,319,000
    Welfare - Other: $733,000
    Corrections - Other: $543,000
    Parking Facilities: $485,000
    General Public Buildings: $326,000
    Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $11,000
  • Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $10,528,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $6,842,000
    All Other: $1,922,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,679,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $8,134,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Transit Utilities: $153,000
    All Other: $138,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $255,425,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $122,819,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Electric Utilities: $107,375,000
    Other NEC: $26,885,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Electric Utilities: $324,585,000
    Other, NEC: $127,926,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Electric Utilities: $38,215,000
    Other, NEC: $21,778,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $8,271,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,885,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,790,000
    Police Protection: $224,000
    Transit Utilities: $90,000
    Parks & Recreation: $65,000
    Housing & Community Development: $24,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $42,752,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $86,221,000
    Water Utilities: $16,286,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,122,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $5,276,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,728,000
    Transit Utilities: $712,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $23,614,000
    Property: $22,137,000
    Public Utilities: $3,065,000
    NEC: $2,149,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,029,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $143,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $50,449,000

4.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,083 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.38%
Texas average:  8.37%

0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,114 average AGI)
Cameron County:  0.15%
Texas average:  0.20%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Hidalgo County, TX  0.54% ($30,390 average AGI)
from Harris County, TX  0.37% ($27,463)
from Bexar County, TX  0.22% ($31,218)


4.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,551 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.57%
Texas average:  7.44%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($654 average AGI)
Cameron County:  0.07%
Texas average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Hidalgo County, TX  0.65% ($27,968 average AGI)
to Harris County, TX  0.45% ($24,193)
to Bexar County, TX  0.38% ($28,216)


Strongest AM radio stations in Brownsville:
  • KBOR (1600 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
  • KQXX (1700 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
  • KGBT (1530 AM; 50 kW; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KURV (710 AM; 10 kW; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: VOICE OF VALLEY AGRICULTURE, INC.)
  • KUBR (1210 AM; 10 kW; SAN JUAN, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL)
  • KRGE (1290 AM; 5 kW; WESLACO, TX; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES OF THE VALLEY)
  • KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
  • KVJY (840 AM; 5 kW; PHARR, TX; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MCALLEN LICENSE CORP.)
  • KRIO (910 AM; 5 kW; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: RIO GRANDE BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brownsville:
  • KBNR (88.3 FM; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • KTEX (100.3 FM; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KVMV (96.9 FM; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • KGBT-FM (98.5 FM; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KBFM (104.1 FM; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFRQ (94.5 FM; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • KKPS (99.5 FM; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • KBTQ (96.1 FM; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KNVO-FM (101.1 FM; PORT ISABEL, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • KESO (92.7 FM; SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX; Owner: ALTERNATIVE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KVLY (107.9 FM; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • KMAZ (106.3 FM; MERCEDES, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
  • KMBH-FM (88.9 FM; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: RGV EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KZSP (95.3 FM; SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX; Owner: ALTERNATIVE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Brownsville:
  • KZAV-LP (Channel 20; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: ZAVALETTA BROADCASTING OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, LLC)
  • KXIV-LP (Channel 17; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: FAITH PLEASES GOD CHURCH CORP.)
  • KRGV-TV (Channel 5; WESLACO, TX; Owner: MOBILE VIDEO TAPES, INC.)
  • KVEO (Channel 23; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
  • KGBT-TV (Channel 4; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • KMBH (Channel 60; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: RGV EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K64FM (Channel 64; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: BROWNSVILLE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KLUJ (Channel 44; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION)
  • KTIZ-LP (Channel 52; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: ORTIZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KNVO (Channel 48; Mc ALLEN, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KTLM (Channel 40; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX; Owner: SUNBELT MULTIMEDIA CO.)
  • KFTN-LP (Channel 30; La FERIA, TX; Owner: ORTIZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

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