County population in 2014: 9,173 (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: 1 people per square mile (very low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Brewster County: 81.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (26.3%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (19.9%), Educational, health and social services (14.3%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (10.9%).
Estimated median household income in 2015: $40,160 ($27,386 in 1999)
This county:
$40,160
Texas:
$55,653
Median contract rent in 2015 for apartments: $467 (lower quartile is $354, upper quartile is $692)
This county:
$467
State:
$774
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $125,959 (it was $63,600 in 2000)
Brewster:
$125,959
Texas:
$152,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $64,789 - $210,026 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,170 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $344
Institutionalized population: 69
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $2,376 (1.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $1,023 (1.1%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 13.5%
(9.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 38.9% for Black residents, 17.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 32.5% for other race residents, 27.8% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 12.4%
Brewster County:
12.4%
Texas:
15.9%
(9.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 35.1% for Black residents, 16.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 27.5% for other race residents, 24.6% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 42 years old
(Males: 42 years old, Females: 42 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 50 years old, Black residents: 25 years old, American Indian residents: 44 years old, Asian residents: 21 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 33 years old, Other race residents: 41 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: 78.6% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 27.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 615 (29% naturalized citizens)
Brewster County:
6.9%
Whole state:
13.9%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 198
1990 to 1994: 83
1985 to 1989: 52
1980 to 1984: 118
1975 to 1979: 62
1970 to 1974: 20
1970 to 1974: 11
1965 to 1969: 71
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: 2,710
One, attached: 54
Two: 182
3 or 4: 119
5 to 9: 43
10 to 19: 55
20 or more: 321
Mobile homes: 1,050
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 80
Housing units in Brewster County with a mortgage: 502 (37 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 874
Here:
36.5% with mortgage
State:
64.2% 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 (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (5%)
Sales and related occupations (5%)
Education, training, and library occupations (20%)
Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
Management occupations (13%)
Sales and related occupations (13%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (4%)
Personal care and service occupations (4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (76%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Canada (4%)
Other Western Asia (3%)
Laos (2%)
Honduras (2%)
Argentina (1%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Brewster County (%):
English (10%)
German (10%)
United States or American (9%)
Irish (7%)
Scottish (3%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Dutch (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 2,744 (68%)
Carpooled: 636 (16%)
Motorcycle: 14 (0%)
Bicycle: 93 (2%)
Walked: 299 (7%)
Other means: 43 (1%)
Worked at home: 186 (5%)
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: 9,157
In family households: 6,893 (1,640 male householders, 689 female householders)
1,767 spouses, 2,193 children (2,021 natural, 68 adopted, 104 stepchildren), 187 grandchildren, 64 brothers or sisters, 72 parents, 89 other relatives, 155 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,264 (992 male householders (801 living alone)), 886 female householders (754 living alone)), 386 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 75 (69 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,211 2-persons, 483 3-persons, 356 4-persons, 163 5-persons, 70 6-persons, 46 7-or-more-persons.
1,275 married couples with children.
483 single-parent households (75 men, 408 women).
57.3% of residents of Brewster County speak English at home.
41.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 41% speak English not well).
0.2% 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:
5.2
State:
5.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
3.9
State:
3.8
Year house built
2014 or later: 49
2010 to 2013: 245
2000 to 2009: 662
1990 to 1999: 807
1980 to 1989: 825
1970 to 1979: 774
1960 to 1969: 560
1950 to 1959: 485
1940 to 1949: 263
1939 or earlier: 857
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: 110
1 vehicle: 827
2 vehicles: 852
3 vehicles: 297
4 vehicles: 77
5+ vehicles: 17
no vehicle: 126
1 vehicle: 782
2 vehicles: 499
3 vehicles: 48
4 vehicles: 12
5+ vehicles: 22
51% of Brewster County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Texas.
Brewster County:
51.0%
State average:
51.6%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 6,344
Northeast: 175
Midwest: 540
South: 471
West: 655
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $29,200
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Brewster County
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