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Brown County, Texas (TX)

County population in 2022: 39,184 (60% urban, 40% rural); it was 37,674 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 5,088
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 5,364
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 10,336
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,326 (it was 3,970 in 2000)
% of renters here:

28%
State:

36%

Land area: 944 sq. mi.

Water area: 13.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 42 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Brown County: 79.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (21.5%), Manufacturing (14.1%), Retail trade (13.4%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 76%
  • Government: 16%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Brown County, TX (2022)
    • 26,49768.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 9,19323.7%Hispanic or Latino
    • 1,2863.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 1,2613.3%Two or more races
    • 2930.8%Some other race alone
    • 1670.4%Asian alone
    • 460.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 50.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

41.7 years
Texas median age:

35.6 years
Males: 19,535  (49.9%)
Females: 19,649  (50.1%)
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Average household size:
Brown County:

2.0 people
Texas:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $53,238 ($30,974 in 1999)
This county:

$53,238
Texas:

$72,284

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $686 (lower quartile is $478, upper quartile is $875)
This county:

$686
State:

$1117


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $159,570 (it was $48,100 in 2000)
Brown:

$159,570
Texas:

$275,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $89,811 - $252,786

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $253,190
Here:

$253,190
State:

$369,058

Townhouses or other attached units: $312,668
Here:

$312,668
State:

$327,631

In 2-unit structures: $213,620
Here:

$213,620
State:

$374,947

Mobile homes: $108,578
Here:

$108,578
State:

$124,413

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $20,029
Here:

$20,029
State:

$73,921

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,386
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $497

Institutionalized population: 1,009

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 4
  • Robberies: 5
  • Assaults: 35
  • Burglaries: 80
  • Thefts: 113
  • Auto thefts: 13

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 10
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 26
  • Burglaries: 90
  • Thefts: 112
  • Auto thefts: 27
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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 115 buildings, average cost: $201,600
  • 2021: 121 buildings, average cost: $208,800
  • 2020: 98 buildings, average cost: $211,800
  • 2019: 154 buildings, average cost: $153,000
  • 2018: 150 buildings, average cost: $152,000
  • 2017: 146 buildings, average cost: $153,000
  • 2016: 85 buildings, average cost: $181,600
  • 2015: 66 buildings, average cost: $190,100
  • 2014: 25 buildings, average cost: $140,900
  • 2013: 21 buildings, average cost: $146,700
  • 2012: 20 buildings, average cost: $137,600
  • 2011: 28 buildings, average cost: $142,700
  • 2010: 17 buildings, average cost: $128,000
  • 2009: 14 buildings, average cost: $104,400
  • 2008: 20 buildings, average cost: $157,800
  • 2007: 33 buildings, average cost: $133,800
  • 2006: 40 buildings, average cost: $101,700
  • 2005: 41 buildings, average cost: $98,700
  • 2004: 20 buildings, average cost: $123,000
  • 2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $188,500
  • 2002: 14 buildings, average cost: $98,300
  • 2001: 13 buildings, average cost: $104,000
  • 2000: 31 buildings, average cost: $95,900
  • 1999: 12 buildings, average cost: $96,400
  • 1998: 37 buildings, average cost: $80,000
  • 1997: 25 buildings, average cost: $70,800
Number of permits per 10,000 Brown, TX residents
Average permit cost in Brown, TX

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,560 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,297 (1.0%)

Distribution of median household income in Brown, TX in 2022
Distribution of house value in Brown, TX in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Brown, TX in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 13.3%
Brown County:

13.3%
Texas:

14.0%
(11.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 40.2% for Black residents, 16.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 8.7% for American Indian residents, 23.8% for other race residents, 23.1% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 41.7 years old
(Males: 40.5 years old, Females: 43.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.4 years old, Black residents: 30.0 years old, American Indian residents: 56.8 years old, Asian residents: 40.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 31.9 years old, Other race residents: 31.5 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Brown County is $418 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $527 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $670 a month.

Cities in this county include: Brownwood, Early, May, Lake Brownwood, Bangs, Thunderbird Bay, Blanket.

Brown County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

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Neighboring counties: Calhoun County, Georgia , Dale County, Alabama , Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana , Pike County, Alabama , Russell County, Alabama , Wheeler County, Georgia .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.6%
Texas:

3.5%

Unemployment by year in Brown, TX
County total employment by year in Brown, TX
County average yearly wages by year in Brown, TX

Current college students: 1,805
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,474 (43.9% naturalized citizens)

Brown County:

3.8%
Whole state:

17.2%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 3322010 or later
  • 1632000 to 2009
  • 3561990 to 1999
  • 2221980 to 1989
  • 3461970 to 1979
  • 233Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.6%

Brown County marital status for males Brown County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 13,696
  • One, attached: 142
  • Two: 552
  • 3 or 4: 515
  • 5 to 9: 840
  • 10 to 19: 278
  • 20 to 49: 214
  • 50 or more: 448
  • Mobile homes: 2,753
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 143

Housing units in Brown County with a mortgage: 4,649 (63 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 62 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 36

Here:

10.0% with mortgage
State:

98.4% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Brown County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant23,60779
Mainline Protestant3,60912
Catholic2,5001
Other4583
Black Protestant371
None7,895-
Brown 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: 7
Brown County:

1.83 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.47 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.26 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

0.14 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
This county:

0.78 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

1.11 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 36
Brown County:

9.41 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

3.95 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 32
This county:

8.36 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.13 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Brown County:

9.4%
Texas:

8.9%

Adult obesity rate:
Brown County:

25.1%
State:

26.6%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

16.2%
State:

15.7%

Agriculture in Brown County:

Average size of farms: 358 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $19,101
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $76.41
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.51%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 86.48%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $22,762
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 9.45%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 9.23%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $23,667
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.91%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.37
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 6.25%
All wheat for grain: 5458 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 956 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 2,134 acres

Earthquake activity:

Brown County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 340% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 135.0 miles away from Brown County center
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) earthquake occurred 278.7 miles away from the county center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 290.1 miles away from the county center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 342.9 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 243.6 miles away from Brown County center
On 10/20/2011 at 12:24:41, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 208.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Texas Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: September 10, 2018 - November 2, 2018, FEMA Id: 4416, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Texas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 22, 2016 to June 24, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4272: June 11, 2016, FEMA Id: 4272, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4223: May 29, 2015, FEMA Id: 4223, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Texas Camp Bowie Fire, Incident Period: June 16, 2008 to June 19, 2008, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 16, 2008, FEMA Id: 2774, 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 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 16, 2007 to August 03, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1709: June 29, 2007, FEMA Id: 1709, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • 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
  • 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Brown County (17) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 6

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 8, Floods: 7, Fires: 5, Tornadoes: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Brown

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 14,197 (77.9%)
  • Carpooled: 2,152 (11.8%)
  • Bus: 22 (0.1%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 140 (0.8%)
  • Bicycle: 63 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 200 (1.1%)
  • Worked at home: 972 (5.3%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (22%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Manufacturing (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (25%)
  • Retail trade (14%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Manufacturing (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (13%)
  • Production occupations (12%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
  • Material moving occupations (10%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
  • Sales and related occupations (8%)
  • Transportation occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
  • Sales and related occupations (12%)
  • Management occupations (9%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (8%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
  • Community and social service occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (66%)
  • Belize (11%)
  • Canada (4%)
  • Cambodia (3%)
  • Colombia (2%)
  • Australia (2%)
  • Germany (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Brown County


  • European (13%)
  • English (12%)
  • Irish (9%)
  • German (9%)
  • American (8%)
  • Scotch-Irish (3%)
  • Scottish (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Brown County, Texas in 2010:

  • 468 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 456 people in college/university student housing
  • 421 people in state prisons
  • 112 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 62 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 52 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 47 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 42 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 8 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)

People in group quarters in Brown County, Texas in 2000:

  • 537 people in nursing homes
  • 520 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 499 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 439 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 96 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
  • 57 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 37 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 19 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 18 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $57,634.

8.11% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($56,240 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.11%
Texas average:

8.12%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.52% relocated from other counties in Texas ($43,233 average AGI)
1.59% relocated from other states ($13,007 average AGI)
Brown County:

1.59%
Texas average:

2.83%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Taylor County, TX  0.34% ($49,521 average AGI)
from Comanche County, TX  0.31% ($33,209)
from Midland County, TX  0.29% ($134,250)
from Tarrant County, TX  0.29% ($40,800)
from Coleman County, TX  0.28% ($34,487)
from Williamson County, TX  0.25% ($76,629)
from Ector County, TX  0.23% ($72,875)


6.54% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($45,921 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.54%
Texas average:

7.40%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.17% relocated to other counties in Texas ($37,074 average AGI)
1.37% relocated to other states ($8,847 average AGI)
Brown County:

1.37%
Texas average:

2.08%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Taylor County, TX  0.42% ($72,404 average AGI)
to Coleman County, TX  0.25% ($36,912)
to Eastland County, TX  0.23% ($55,806)
to Comanche County, TX  0.20% ($41,464)
to Tarrant County, TX  0.20% ($39,857)
to Tom Green County, TX  0.20% ($43,222)
to Bell County, TX  0.18% ($43,200)

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

Births per 1000 population in Brown County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Brown County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.5

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Brown County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 17.8%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 9.9%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Brown County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Brown County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Brown County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Brown County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Brown County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Brown County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 7,358 (6,006 aged, 1,352 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,226 (13%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Brown County, Texas in 1999 - 2019:

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (571)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (570)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (543)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (522)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (452)
  • Unspecified dementia (289)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (220)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (158)
  • Cardiac arrhythmia, unspecified (155)
  • Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (107)

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

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.62
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 18,946
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 456
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 45,533

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,200
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,340
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 13

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 32
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 93

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 13

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 128.1. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 82.9
  • Other - 45.2

Household type by relationship:

Households: 39,184
  • Male householders: 7,641 (2,300 living alone), Female householders: 8,193 (2,416 living alone)
  • 7,577 spouses (7,547 opposite-sex spouses), 872 unmarried partners, (818 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 9,800 children (8,647 natural, 610 adopted, 548 stepchildren), 1,114 grandchildren, 102 brothers or sisters, 543 parents, 13 foster children, 511 other relatives, 1,087 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,809

Size of family households: 5,209 2-persons, 2,188 3-persons, 1,505 4-persons, 794 5-persons, 293 6-persons, 238 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,717 1-person, 803 2-persons, 95 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 13 5-persons.

4,191 married couples with children.
2,644 single-parent households (477 men, 2,167 women).

83.2% of residents of Brown speak English at home.
16.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (48% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 20% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (32% speak English very well, 55% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $237,512,000 ($6,220 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $14,066,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $106,410,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $67,574,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,645,000
Federal grants: $45,817,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,964,000 ($5,456,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,103,000 ($2,606,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,821,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,036,000
Federal Government insurance: $56,079,000

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

Births: 2,595
Here:

67 per 1000 residents
State:

85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,521
Here:

65 per 1000 residents
State:

35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +151
Here:

+4 per 1000 residents
State:

+29 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +816
Here:

+21 per 1000 residents
State:

+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Brown County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.03 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.9
State:

6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.2
State:

4.0

Year house built in Brown County, Texas
  • Year house built in Brown County, Texas
  • 652020 or later
  • 1,5942010 to 2019
  • 1,7832000 to 2009
  • 1,8401990 to 1999
  • 3,2941980 to 1989
  • 3,3611970 to 1979
  • 1,8451960 to 1969
  • 1,8391950 to 1959
  • 1,8181940 to 1949
  • 1,2101939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Brown County, Texas
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Brown County, Texas
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Brown County, Texas
  • 461 room
  • 1182 rooms
  • 4323 rooms
  • 9874 rooms
  • 2,5665 rooms
  • 2,8996 rooms
  • 1,7647 rooms
  • 1,0908 rooms
  • 9359+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brown County, Texas
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brown County, Texas
  • 1701 room
  • 2732 rooms
  • 1,0333 rooms
  • 1,2534 rooms
  • 1,3055 rooms
  • 5266 rooms
  • 1697 rooms
  • 558 rooms
  • 1369+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Brown County, Texas
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Brown County, Texas
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Brown County, Texas
  • 51no bedroom
  • 3781 bedroom
  • 2,1002 bedrooms
  • 6,3153 bedrooms
  • 1,6524 bedrooms
  • 2755+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brown County, Texas
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brown County, Texas
  • 205no bedroom
  • 1,2341 bedroom
  • 2,2862 bedrooms
  • 1,0483 bedrooms
  • 1774 bedrooms
  • 155+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Brown County, Texas in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Brown County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Brown County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 221no vehicle
  • 2,7971 vehicle
  • 4,7252 vehicles
  • 2,1543 vehicles
  • 7074 vehicles
  • 2285+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Brown County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Brown County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 708no vehicle
  • 2,8861 vehicle
  • 1,0772 vehicles
  • 3013 vehicles
  • 164 vehicles
  • 455+ vehicles

83.8% of Brown County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Texas.

Brown County:

83.8%
State average:

85.7%

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

  • This state: 29,982
  • Other state: 7,364
  • Northeast: 459
  • Midwest: 1,683
  • South: 2,148
  • West: 3,131
Year householders moved into unit in Brown County, TX
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Brown County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 61.5%Electricity
  • 28.7%Utility gas
  • 8.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%Wood
  • 0.2%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 72.6%Electricity
  • 23.4%Utility gas
  • 3.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.1%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 167
Here:

4.6%
Texas:

8.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 265
Here:

12.1%
Texas:

8.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 444
Here:

29.5%
Texas:

16.2%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Brown County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $1,081,000
  • Current Operations - Judicial and Legal Services: $3,697,000
    Regular Highways: $3,254,000
    Police Protection: $2,881,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,616,000
    General - Other: $1,616,000
    Financial Administration: $1,061,000
    Central Staff Services: $835,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $755,000
    Health - Other: $413,000
    General Public Buildings: $302,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $206,000
    Corrections - Other: $197,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $47,000
    Libraries: $36,000
    Parks and Recreation: $9,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $293,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Solid Waste Management: $83,000
    Other - Local Fire Protection: $64,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,855,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,325,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $530,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $615,000
    General Revenue - Other: $91,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $67,000
    Interest Earnings: $44,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $100,000
    General - Other: $28,000
    Police Protection: $18,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,904,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $644,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,121,000
    General Local Government Support: $96,000
    Highways: $42,000
    Health and Hospitals: $33,000
  • Tax - Property: $13,622,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $991,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $6,294,000

Brown County government finances - Revenue in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $1,081,000
  • Current Operations - Judicial and Legal Services: $3,697,000
    Regular Highways: $3,254,000
    Police Protection: $2,881,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,616,000
    General - Other: $1,616,000
    Financial Administration: $1,061,000
    Central Staff Services: $835,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $755,000
    Health - Other: $413,000
    General Public Buildings: $302,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $206,000
    Corrections - Other: $197,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $47,000
    Libraries: $36,000
    Parks and Recreation: $9,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $293,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Solid Waste Management: $83,000
    Other - Local Fire Protection: $64,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,855,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,325,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $530,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $615,000
    General Revenue - Other: $91,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $67,000
    Interest Earnings: $44,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $100,000
    General - Other: $28,000
    Police Protection: $18,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,904,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $644,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,121,000
    General Local Government Support: $96,000
    Highways: $42,000
    Health and Hospitals: $33,000
  • Tax - Property: $13,622,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $991,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $6,294,000

Brown County government finances - Debt in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $1,081,000
  • Current Operations - Judicial and Legal Services: $3,697,000
    Regular Highways: $3,254,000
    Police Protection: $2,881,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,616,000
    General - Other: $1,616,000
    Financial Administration: $1,061,000
    Central Staff Services: $835,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $755,000
    Health - Other: $413,000
    General Public Buildings: $302,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $206,000
    Corrections - Other: $197,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $47,000
    Libraries: $36,000
    Parks and Recreation: $9,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $293,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Solid Waste Management: $83,000
    Other - Local Fire Protection: $64,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,855,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,325,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $530,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $615,000
    General Revenue - Other: $91,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $67,000
    Interest Earnings: $44,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $100,000
    General - Other: $28,000
    Police Protection: $18,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,904,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $644,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,121,000
    General Local Government Support: $96,000
    Highways: $42,000
    Health and Hospitals: $33,000
  • Tax - Property: $13,622,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $991,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $6,294,000

Brown County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $1,081,000
  • Current Operations - Judicial and Legal Services: $3,697,000
    Regular Highways: $3,254,000
    Police Protection: $2,881,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,616,000
    General - Other: $1,616,000
    Financial Administration: $1,061,000
    Central Staff Services: $835,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $755,000
    Health - Other: $413,000
    General Public Buildings: $302,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $206,000
    Corrections - Other: $197,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $47,000
    Libraries: $36,000
    Parks and Recreation: $9,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $293,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Solid Waste Management: $83,000
    Other - Local Fire Protection: $64,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,855,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,325,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $530,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $615,000
    General Revenue - Other: $91,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $67,000
    Interest Earnings: $44,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $100,000
    General - Other: $28,000
    Police Protection: $18,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,904,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $644,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,121,000
    General Local Government Support: $96,000
    Highways: $42,000
    Health and Hospitals: $33,000
  • Tax - Property: $13,622,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $991,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $6,294,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 1,117
  • Number of aged recipients: 162
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 955
  • Number of recipients under 18: 129
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 690
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 298
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 521
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 423
Most common first names in Brown County, TX among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
William29875.3 years
James29373.6 years
John27674.6 years
Mary25480.9 years
Robert17372.0 years
Charles13273.6 years
Thomas12775.2 years
George11376.7 years
Willie10881.4 years
Ruby9181.0 years
Most common last names in Brown County, TX among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith20676.6 years
Williams10078.6 years
Jones9876.1 years
Johnson9376.2 years
Davis8676.9 years
Moore8575.9 years
Taylor8177.4 years
Brown7775.1 years
Martin7080.0 years
Cox6977.5 years
Businesses in Brown County, TX
NameCountNameCount
7-Eleven5KFC1
AT&T1Kroger1
Ace Hardware1La Quinta1
Advance Auto Parts1Little Caesars Pizza1
AutoZone1Long John Silver's1
Bath & Body Works1Maurices1
CVS2McDonald's2
Chevrolet1Payless1
Chick-Fil-A1Pizza Hut1
ColorTyme1RadioShack1
Comfort Inn1Rue211
Curves1SONIC Drive-In3
FedEx5Sears1
Firestone Complete Auto Care1Subway3
Ford1Taco Bell1
GNC1Toyota1
Goodwill3True Value1
H&R Block2U-Haul4
Holiday Inn1UPS6
Home Depot1Walmart1
JCPenney1Wendy's1

Brown County on our top lists:

  • #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election"