County population in 2016: 9,496 (65% urban, 35% rural); it was 8,866 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,068 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,485 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,180 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,654 (it was 1,489 in 2000)
% of renters here:
41%
State:
36%
Land area: 6193 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 2 people per square mile (very low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Brewster County: 82.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (19.8%), Educational, health and social services (17.8%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (14.3%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (10.1%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $2,536 (1.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,096 (1.1%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 10.5%
Brewster County:
10.5%
Texas:
15.6%
(8.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 11.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 9.6% for other race residents, 34.0% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 42.9 years old
(Males: 43.0 years old, Females: 42.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 51.3 years old, Black residents: 48.7 years old, American Indian residents: 46.0 years old, Asian residents: 31.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 34.2 years old, Other race residents: 45.1 years old)
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.
Current college students: 1,330 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.1% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 37.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 564 (52.1% naturalized citizens)
Brewster County:
5.9%
Whole state:
17.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 55
2000 to 2009: 56
1990 to 1999: 178
1980 to 1989: 170
1970 to 1979: 82
Before 1970: 82
Note: State values scaled to Brewster County population
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: 3,692
One, attached: 52
Two: 333
3 or 4: 85
5 to 9: 119
10 to 19: 51
20 to 49: 93
50 or more: 211
Mobile homes: 905
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 31
Housing units in Brewster County with a mortgage: 923 (0 second mortgage, 73 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,422
Here:
99.9% with mortgage
State:
57.8% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Brewster County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
1,900
2
Evangelical Protestant
1,785
14
Mainline Protestant
314
4
Other
269
3
Orthodox
15
1
None
4,949
-
Brewster County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
Brewster County:
6.49 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 4
Brewster County:
4.33 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 12
This county:
12.99 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Brewster County:
8.0%
Texas:
8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Brewster County:
25.0%
State:
26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
13.8%
State:
15.7%
Agriculture in Brewster County:
Average size of farms: 12320 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $38,293 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.51% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 90.35% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $53,459 Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $41,414 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 83.09% Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 0.77 Vegetables: 8 harvested acres Land in orchards: 61 acres
Earthquake activity:
Brewster County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 26% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 19.8 miles away from Brewster County center On 8/28/1995 at 10:46:12, a magnitude 6.9 (5.7 MB, 6.5 MS, 6.9 ME, 6.6 MW, Depth: 7.6 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 499.2 miles away from the county center On 1/2/1992 at 11:45:35, a magnitude 5.0 (4.6 MB, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 162.9 miles away from the county center On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML) earthquake occurred 261.2 miles away from the county center On 4/15/1995 at 14:33:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 19.7 miles away from Brewster County center On 3/12/2003 at 23:41:32, a magnitude 6.5 (5.5 MB, 6.5 MS, 6.4 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 497.9 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
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
The number of natural disasters in Brewster County (6) is smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1 Emergencies Declared: 4
Education, training, and library occupations (11%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Sales and related occupations (7%)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
Education, training, and library occupations (19%)
Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
Sales and related occupations (10%)
Management occupations (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
Production occupations (4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (72%)
Pakistan (10%)
Peru (4%)
Taiwan (4%)
Canada (3%)
France (2%)
United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (1%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Brewster County (%):
American (11%)
German (7%)
English (4%)
Irish (4%)
European (2%)
Scottish (2%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 2,902 (65.3%)
Carpooled: 923 (20.8%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 51 (1.1%)
Bicycle: 78 (1.8%)
Walked: 205 (4.6%)
Worked at home: 265 (6.0%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Brewster County, Texas in 2000:
325 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
40 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
34 people in nursing homes
People in group quarters in Brewster County, Texas in 2010:
36 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
33 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
4 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
2 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $46,124.
10.86% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($40,054 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
10.86%
Texas average:
7.14%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.27% relocated from other counties in Texas ($24,287 average AGI)
3.59% relocated from other states ($15,770 average AGI)
Brewster County:
3.59%
Texas average:
2.49%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
11.04% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($31,234 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
11.04%
Texas average:
6.69%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
8.13% relocated to other counties in Texas ($25,045 average AGI)
2.91% relocated to other states ($6,191 average AGI)
Brewster County:
2.91%
Texas average:
2.01%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Brewster County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,486 (1,321 aged, 165 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 383 (19%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Brewster County, Texas in 1999 - 2014:
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (12)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 10.84 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 16,074 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 379 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 45,589
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,377 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 958 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 33
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 22 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 132
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 9,496
In family households: 7,200 (1,415 male householders, 905 female householders)
1,817 spouses, 2,440 children (2,377 natural, 12 adopted, 49 stepchildren), 240 grandchildren, 33 brothers or sisters, 135 parents, 21 other relatives, 165 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,194 (951 male householders (771 living alone)), 844 female householders (758 living alone)), 396 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 109
Size of family households: 1,119 2-persons, 547 3-persons, 307 4-persons, 337 5-persons, 17 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,528 1-person, 208 2-persons, 55 3-persons.
1,322 married couples with children.
439 single-parent households (86 men, 353 women).
62.1% of residents of Brewster speak English at home.
35.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 5% speak English not well, 21% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very 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:
Births: 652
Here:
72 per 1000 residents
State:
85 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 391
Here:
43 per 1000 residents
State:
35 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +181
Here:
+20 per 1000 residents
State:
+29 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -211
Here:
-23 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Brewster County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.92 millions of gallons per day (89% from ground, 11% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.6
State:
6.2
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
3.8
State:
4.1
Year house built
2014 or later: 427
2010 to 2013: 237
2000 to 2009: 675
1990 to 1999: 685
1980 to 1989: 910
1970 to 1979: 736
1960 to 1969: 595
1950 to 1959: 412
1940 to 1949: 332
1939 or earlier: 754
Note: State values scaled to Brewster population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Brewster County, Texas
Note: State values scaled to Brewster County population
no vehicle: 35
1 vehicle: 750
2 vehicles: 863
3 vehicles: 430
4 vehicles: 168
5+ vehicles: 83
no vehicle: 162
1 vehicle: 1,056
2 vehicles: 401
3 vehicles: 170
4 vehicles: 5
5+ vehicles: 5
78% of Brewster County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Texas.
Brewster County:
78.3%
State average:
84.1%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 6,123
Other state: 2,642
Northeast: 424
Midwest: 870
South: 683
West: 655
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Brewster County
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