Brewster County, Texas (TX)

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• • 4,67049.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4,28445.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1892.0%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1471.6%Asian alone
  • 951.0%Two or more races
  • 380.4%Some other race alone
  • 190.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $204,619

Here:	$204,619
State:	$268,991

Townhouses or other attached units: $188,520

Here:	$188,520
State:	$268,635

Mobile homes: $73,337

Here:	$73,337
State:	$94,014

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $303,889

Here:	$303,889
State:	$52,538

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 7
• Thefts: 13
• Auto thefts: 2

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 23
• Thefts: 29
• Auto thefts: 2

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $3,159 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,088 (1.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Brewster County is $368 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $579 a month.

Cities in this county include: Alpine, Marathon, Study Butte-Terlingua, Study Butte, Terlingua.

2018 air pollution in Brewster County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.039 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 6.8 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Burleson County , St. Helena Parish, Louisiana , St. Martin Parish, Louisiana , Santa Rosa County, Florida , Lowndes County, Georgia .

Current college students: 1,330
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 41.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 610 (44.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1832010 or later
• 1102000 to 2009
• 1271990 to 1999
• 1701980 to 1989
• 821970 to 1979
• 82Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 12.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,610
• One, attached: 116
• Two: 178
• 3 or 4: 244
• 5 to 9: 162
• 10 to 19: 80
• 20 to 49: 127
• 50 or more: 55
• Mobile homes: 1,027
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 50

Housing units in Brewster County with a mortgage: 780 (0 second mortgage, 71 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,684

Religion statistics for Brewster County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Brewster County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
• Texas Gage Holland Fire, Incident Period: May 08, 2011 to May 19, 2011, Fire Management Assistance Declared: May 08, 2011, FEMA Id: 2906, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1606: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3261: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3216: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Extreme Fire Hazards, Incident Period: August 01, 1999 to December 10, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3142: September 01, 1999, FEMA Id: 3142, Natural disaster type: Fire

10.29% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($56,668 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.16% relocated from other counties in Texas ($43,148 average AGI)
3.13% relocated from other states ($13,518 average AGI)

Brewster County:	3.13%
Texas average:	2.52%

from Presidio County, TX	0.86% ($44,903 average AGI)
from El Paso County, TX	0.72% ($38,615)

9.26% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($50,515 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.59% relocated to other counties in Texas ($33,582 average AGI)
2.67% relocated to other states ($16,933 average AGI)

Brewster County:	2.67%
Texas average:	2.32%

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 8.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.1

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Brewster County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 2,342 (839 living alone), Female householders: 1,868 (746 living alone)

• 1,780 spouses (1,777 opposite-sex spouses), 291 unmarried partners, (287 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,159 children (2,050 natural, 23 adopted, 84 stepchildren), 349 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 48 parents, 0 foster children, 128 other relatives, 399 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 110

Size of family households: 1,137 2-persons, 418 3-persons, 355 4-persons, 333 5-persons, 40 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,585 1-person, 211 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 115 4-persons.

982 married couples with children.
385 single-parent households (131 men, 254 women).

65.8% of residents of Brewster speak English at home.
32.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 4% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (87% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $62,885,000 ($6,816 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,047,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $22,364,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,482,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $336,000
Federal grants: $13,051,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,726,000 ($640,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,925,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $118,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,773,000
Federal Government insurance: $18,695,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-23 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.92 millions of gallons per day (89% from ground, 11% from surface)

• Year house built in Brewster County, Texas
• 2662014 or later
• 1952010 to 2013
• 8602000 to 2009
• 6491990 to 1999
• 5181980 to 1989
• 8851970 to 1979
• 5911960 to 1969
• 6021950 to 1959
• 2691940 to 1949
• 7611939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Brewster County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Brewster County, Texas
• 151 room
• 1582 rooms
• 1723 rooms
• 2944 rooms
• 4455 rooms
• 5746 rooms
• 3507 rooms
• 3018 rooms
• 1389+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brewster County, Texas
• 1071 room
• 892 rooms
• 4643 rooms
• 5414 rooms
• 2205 rooms
• 2036 rooms
• 757 rooms
• 428 rooms
• 379+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Brewster County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Brewster County, Texas
• 14no bedroom
• 2851 bedroom
• 5962 bedrooms
• 1,1563 bedrooms
• 3204 bedrooms
• 465+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brewster County, Texas
• 106no bedroom
• 6251 bedroom
• 5082 bedrooms
• 4503 bedrooms
• 954 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Brewster County, Texas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Brewster County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 71no vehicle
• 5351 vehicle
• 9542 vehicles
• 7033 vehicles
• 964 vehicles
• 695+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Brewster County in renter-occupied apartments
• 129no vehicle
• 8401 vehicle
• 6402 vehicles
• 1353 vehicles
• 364 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

82.5% of Brewster County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Texas.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 6,069
• Other state: 2,605
• Northeast: 363
• Midwest: 877
• South: 477
• West: 895

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 177
• Number of aged recipients: 47
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 130
• Number of recipients under 18: 20
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 85
• Number of recipients older than 64: 72
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 94
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 62

Brewster County on our top lists:

• #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"