Brazoria County, Texas (TX)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 26,396
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 60,682
Renter-occupied apartments: 27,112 (it was 21,272 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 26% |
State: | 36% |
Land area: 1386 sq. mi.
Water area: 211.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 270 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.6%), Manufacturing (13.5%), Construction (11.8%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (10.3%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 79%
- Government: 16%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 169,36945.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 118,15231.6%Hispanic or Latino
- 54,55214.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 26,3567.0%Asian alone
- 3,8651.0%Two or more races
- 1,6930.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 2770.07%Some other race alone
Median resident age: | 36.6 years |
Texas median age: | 35.1 years |
Males: 188,319 | ![]() |
Females: 185,945 | ![]() |

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Brazoria County: | 2.0 people |
Texas: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $84,904 ($48,632 in 1999)
This county: | $84,904 |
Texas: | $64,034 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $1,052 (lower quartile is $806, upper quartile is $1,334)
This county: | $1052 |
State: | $929 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $226,600 (it was $81,000 in 2000)
Brazoria: | $226,600 |
Texas: | $200,400 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,972Detached houses: $238,714
Here: $238,714 State: $268,991 Townhouses or other attached units: $248,371
Here: $248,371 State: $268,635 In 2-unit structures: $138,721
Here: $138,721 State: $309,107 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $160,365
Here: $160,365 State: $205,835 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $246,666
Here: $246,666 State: $312,503 Mobile homes: $67,380
Here: $67,380 State: $94,014 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $77,761
Here: $77,761 State: $52,538
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $553
Institutionalized population: 10,293
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 5
- Rapes: 5
- Robberies: 20
- Assaults: 38
- Burglaries: 773
- Thefts: 940
- Auto thefts: 84
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 4
- Robberies: 24
- Assaults: 54
- Burglaries: 788
- Thefts: 748
- Auto thefts: 82
Health of residents in Brazoria County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is about average.67.7% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
37.8% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
50.6% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
66.0% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 198 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 163 pounds. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 1778 buildings, average cost: $100,600
- 1998: 1960 buildings, average cost: $106,300
- 1999: 1717 buildings, average cost: $108,700
- 2000: 1903 buildings, average cost: $148,300
- 2001: 2405 buildings, average cost: $142,900
- 2002: 2738 buildings, average cost: $160,800
- 2003: 3025 buildings, average cost: $167,500
- 2004: 3288 buildings, average cost: $169,300
- 2005: 3989 buildings, average cost: $166,400
- 2006: 3287 buildings, average cost: $175,100
- 2007: 2703 buildings, average cost: $183,700
- 2008: 1977 buildings, average cost: $190,300
- 2009: 1496 buildings, average cost: $178,100
- 2010: 1647 buildings, average cost: $181,900
- 2011: 1562 buildings, average cost: $175,000
- 2012: 1920 buildings, average cost: $188,700
- 2013: 1964 buildings, average cost: $203,700
- 2014: 2462 buildings, average cost: $211,700
- 2015: 2975 buildings, average cost: $215,400
- 2016: 2909 buildings, average cost: $228,800
- 2017: 3132 buildings, average cost: $218,900
- 2018: 3365 buildings, average cost: $231,100
- 2019: 3207 buildings, average cost: $240,000
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $5,589 (2.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,288 (1.5%)
Brazoria County: | 7.4% |
Texas: | 13.6% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 36.6 years old
(Males: 36.4 years old, Females: 36.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41.2 years old, Black residents: 37.2 years old, American Indian residents: 39.9 years old, Asian residents: 39.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 29.3 years old, Other race residents: 32.6 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Brazoria County is $559 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $642 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $885 a month.
Cities in this county include: Brazosport, Angleton-Rosharon, Pearland, Lake Jackson, Alvin, Angleton, Freeport, Clute, West Columbia, Sweeny.
2018 air pollution in Brazoria County:
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.023 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Lake: Elmgrove Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: East Bay Bayou (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Neighboring counties: Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana .
Here: | 9.4% |
Texas: | 8.0% |
Current college students: 11,894
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 29.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 45,539 (51.1% naturalized citizens)
Brazoria County: | 12.2% |
Whole state: | 17.1% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 9,3352010 or later
- 13,6722000 to 2009
- 11,1581990 to 1999
- 5,5251980 to 1989
- 4,3621970 to 1979
- 2,240Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 59.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 103,390
- One, attached: 1,514
- Two: 489
- 3 or 4: 901
- 5 to 9: 3,375
- 10 to 19: 12,247
- 20 to 49: 2,438
- 50 or more: 4,193
- Mobile homes: 13,487
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 588
Housing units in Brazoria County with a mortgage: 59,513 (1,476 second mortgage, 1,143 home equity loan, 112 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 38,461
Here: | 60.8% with mortgage |
State: | 56.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Brazoria County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 98,539 | 226 |
Catholic | 50,863 | 12 |
Mainline Protestant | 17,854 | 45 |
Other | 9,752 | 19 |
Black Protestant | 1,454 | 13 |
Orthodox | - | - |
None | 134,704 | - |
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:
Brazoria County: | 0.99 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Brazoria County: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 4.50 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Brazoria County: | 9.6% |
Texas: | 8.9% |
Brazoria County: | 29.1% |
State: | 26.6% |
Here: | 15.7% |
State: | 15.7% |
Agriculture in Brazoria County:
Average size of farms: 250 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $19,317
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $294.30
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 17.51%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 47.65%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $21,543
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.74%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 19.14%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $27,555
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.83%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.97
Corn for grain: 8101 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 4346 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 8697 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1602 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1,537 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 1,238 acres
Tornado activity:
Brazoria County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 17578374.6 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/26/1989, a tornado injured one person
Earthquake activity:
Brazoria County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 43% smaller than the overall U.S. average.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 163.8 miles away from Brazoria County center
On 5/17/2012 at 08:12:00, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 197.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/9/1993 at 12:29:19, a magnitude 4.3 (4.1 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 167.1 miles away from the county center
On 9/2/2013 at 23:51:15, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MW, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 195.7 miles away from the county center
On 5/1/2018 at 16:28:56, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 158.4 miles away from Brazoria County center
On 9/2/2013 at 21:52:38, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 197.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
- Texas Hurricane Harvey, Incident Period: August 23, 2017 - September 15, 2017, FEMA Id: 4332, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- 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: October 22, 2015 to October 31, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4245: November 25, 2015, FEMA Id: 4245, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- 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 Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to October 02, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1791: September 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 1791, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to September 26, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3294: September 10, 2008, FEMA Id: 3294, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 27, 2008 to September 07, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3290: August 29, 2008, FEMA Id: 3290, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Hurricane Dean, Incident Period: August 17, 2007 to September 05, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3277: August 18, 2007, FEMA Id: 3277, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- 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
- 16 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Brazoria County (26) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 18
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 12, Floods: 10, Hurricanes: 10, Tornadoes: 5, Tropical Storms: 2, Winds: 2, Fire: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 101,966 (81.7%)
- Carpooled: 10,542 (8.5%)
- Bus: 492 (0.4%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 943 (0.8%)
- Bicycle: 108 (0.1%)
- Walked: 2,178 (1.7%)
- Worked at home: 8,525 (6.8%)
- Health care and social assistance (19%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Manufacturing (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (23%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Management occupations (15%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (14%)
- Production occupations (11%)
- Architecture and engineering occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
- Material moving occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (15%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (13%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (12%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Mexico (43%)
- India (9%)
- Philippines (9%)
- Vietnam (6%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
- El Salvador (2%)
- Nigeria (2%)
- American (7%)
- German (5%)
- Irish (3%)
- English (3%)
- European (1%)
- Italian (1%)
- French (except Basque) (1%)
People in group quarters in Brazoria County, Texas in 2000:
- 8,598 people in state prisons
- 944 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 884 people in nursing homes
- 358 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 71 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 71 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 35 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 29 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 16 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 7 people in crews of maritime vessels
- 5 people in halfway houses
- 5 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 3 people in military barracks, etc.
- 3 people in military ships
- 3 people in other nonhousehold living situations
People in group quarters in Brazoria County, Texas in 2010:
- 8,461 people in state prisons
- 842 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 820 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 102 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 88 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 49 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 46 people in group homes intended for adults
- 41 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 37 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 35 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 27 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 6 people in in-patient hospice facilities
- 5 people in college/university student housing
8.72% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($65,164 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 8.72% |
Texas average: | 7.43% |
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($630 average AGI)
Brazoria County: 0.05% Texas average: 0.08%
6.71% relocated from other counties in Texas ($49,368 average AGI)
1.96% relocated from other states ($15,167 average AGI)
Brazoria County: 1.96% Texas average: 2.52%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Harris County, TX | ![]() |
from Fort Bend County, TX | ![]() |
from Galveston County, TX | ![]() |
from Bexar County, TX | ![]() |
from Montgomery County, TX | ![]() |
from Travis County, TX | ![]() |
from Matagorda County, TX | ![]() |
7.10% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($71,147 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 7.10% |
Texas average: | 7.26% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($537 average AGI)
Brazoria County: 0.05% Texas average: 0.08%
5.66% relocated to other counties in Texas ($56,213 average AGI)
1.39% relocated to other states ($14,398 average AGI)
Brazoria County: 1.39% Texas average: 2.32%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Harris County, TX | ![]() |
to Galveston County, TX | ![]() |
to Fort Bend County, TX | ![]() |
to Montgomery County, TX | ![]() |
to Travis County, TX | ![]() |
to Matagorda County, TX | ![]() |
to Bexar County, TX | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 16.4
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 14.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 6.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 6.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2007 to 2018: 1.9
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 10.7%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 29,733 (25,294 aged, 4,439 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 16,883 (19%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Brazoria County, Texas in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (2,692)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (2,535)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (2,002)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,843)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (1,474)
- Unspecified dementia (1,180)
- Congestive heart failure (1,158)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,040)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (919)
- Septicaemia, unspecified (779)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3,274
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 79
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 19,070
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,563
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 640
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 4
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 26
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 61
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 5
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 33.8. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 19.6
- Other - 14.2
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 129.3. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 78.6
- Suffocation - 26.2
- Poisoning - 22.4
- Other - 2.2
Household type by relationship:
Households: 374,264- Male householders: 69,400 (15,568 living alone), Female householders: 59,861 (15,270 living alone)
71,571 spouses (71,192 opposite-sex spouses), 7,585 unmarried partners, (7,308 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 121,568 children (112,926 natural, 2,560 adopted, 6,082 stepchildren), 12,122 grandchildren, 3,373 brothers or sisters, 5,295 parents, 0 foster children, 6,933 other relatives, 4,448 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 12,108
Size of family households: 34,449 2-persons, 21,097 3-persons, 20,205 4-persons, 12,441 5-persons, 3,656 6-persons, 1,758 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 30,838 1-person, 4,592 2-persons, 225 3-persons.
64,891 married couples with children.
20,277 single-parent households (4,999 men, 15,278 women).
73.3% of residents of Brazoria speak English at home.
20.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
4.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $820,038,000 ($3,025 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $27,358,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $441,458,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $194,404,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,188,000
Federal grants: $119,404,000
Federal procurement contracts: $16,368,000 ($4,347,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $33,217,000 ($736,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,218,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $157,669,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,249,007,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 22,012Here: | 79 per 1000 residents |
State: | 85 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 9,098
Here: | 33 per 1000 residents |
State: | 35 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +4,001
Here: | +14 per 1000 residents |
State: | +29 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +20,196
Here: | +73 per 1000 residents |
State: | +10 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 28.29 millions of gallons per day (68% from ground, 32% from surface)
Here: | 6.6 |
State: | 6.3 |
Here: | 3.8 |
State: | 4.1 |
- Year house built in Brazoria County, Texas
- 15,4872014 or later
- 7,2102010 to 2013
- 33,0782000 to 2009
- 24,7351990 to 1999
- 21,6991980 to 1989
- 19,2761970 to 1979
- 10,8791960 to 1969
- 7,7501950 to 1959
- 1,5031940 to 1949
- 1,0051939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Brazoria County, Texas
- 2911 room
- 2382 rooms
- 9963 rooms
- 6,3914 rooms
- 18,7325 rooms
- 19,7336 rooms
- 20,0937 rooms
- 13,4998 rooms
- 18,0019+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brazoria County, Texas
- 1,0311 room
- 5,0772 rooms
- 7,4423 rooms
- 7,9204 rooms
- 4,5165 rooms
- 3,1806 rooms
- 1,1037 rooms
- 4328 rooms
- 5869+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Brazoria County, Texas
- 291no bedroom
- 1,5281 bedroom
- 8,4322 bedrooms
- 45,4233 bedrooms
- 33,7574 bedrooms
- 8,5435+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brazoria County, Texas
- 1,064no bedroom
- 9,5311 bedroom
- 11,7012 bedrooms
- 7,3093 bedrooms
- 1,5134 bedrooms
- 1695+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Brazoria County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 825no vehicle
- 19,1861 vehicle
- 42,3012 vehicles
- 23,7353 vehicles
- 8,3424 vehicles
- 3,5855+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Brazoria County in renter-occupied apartments
- 2,434no vehicle
- 18,1651 vehicle
- 8,9322 vehicles
- 1,1653 vehicles
- 2314 vehicles
- 3605+ vehicles
88.0% of Brazoria 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, 72% lived in Texas.
Brazoria County: | 88.0% |
State average: | 84.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 257,486
- Other state: 64,751
- Northeast: 9,528
- Midwest: 18,042
- South: 23,759
- West: 13,422
- 53.6%Utility gas
- 40.4%Electricity
- 5.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.3%No fuel used
- 0.2%Wood
- 0.2%Other fuel
- 77.8%Electricity
- 19.9%Utility gas
- 1.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 0.1%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 3.8% |
Texas: | 7.0% |
Here: | 8.1% |
Texas: | 6.6% |
Here: | 7.7% |
Texas: | 14.3% |
Brazoria County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,083,000
- Charges - Other: $12,580,000
Air Transportation: $2,433,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $33,555,000
General - Other: $1,465,000
Air Transportation: $1,057,000
Parks and Recreation: $837,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $29,977,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,729,000
Police Protection: $21,625,000
Correctional Institutions: $17,963,000
Financial Administration: $13,530,000
General - Other: $11,052,000
Corrections - Other: $10,952,000
Libraries: $7,079,000
Health - Other: $6,283,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,173,000
Central Staff Services: $4,729,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,675,000
General Public Buildings: $3,629,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $3,080,000
Air Transportation: $2,587,000
Natural Resources - Other: $890,000
Public Welfare - Other: $336,000
Local Fire Protection: $277,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $6,231,000
Highways: $3,286,000
Other: $404,000
Air Transportation: $311,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $5,557,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $42,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $78,930,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $75,150,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $50,440,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $48,275,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,780,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,165,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $9,186,000
Fines and Forfeits: $3,951,000
Interest Earnings: $3,841,000
Sale of Property: $214,000
Special Assessments: $59,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $5,036,000
Police Protection: $1,198,000
Financial Administration: $739,000
Parks and Recreation: $646,000
General Public Building: $274,000
Corrections - Other: $214,000
Correctional Institutions: $161,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $118,000
Health - Other: $94,000
Natural Resources - Other: $36,000
Central Staff Services: $18,000
Libraries: $15,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $101,566,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $53,138,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $17,950,000
Highways: $3,185,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,745,000
Public Welfare: $61,000
- Tax - Property: $118,510,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $33,312,000
Motor Vehicle License: $3,822,000
Other License: $2,076,000
Brazoria County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,083,000
- Charges - Other: $12,580,000
Air Transportation: $2,433,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $33,555,000
General - Other: $1,465,000
Air Transportation: $1,057,000
Parks and Recreation: $837,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $29,977,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,729,000
Police Protection: $21,625,000
Correctional Institutions: $17,963,000
Financial Administration: $13,530,000
General - Other: $11,052,000
Corrections - Other: $10,952,000
Libraries: $7,079,000
Health - Other: $6,283,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,173,000
Central Staff Services: $4,729,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,675,000
General Public Buildings: $3,629,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $3,080,000
Air Transportation: $2,587,000
Natural Resources - Other: $890,000
Public Welfare - Other: $336,000
Local Fire Protection: $277,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $6,231,000
Highways: $3,286,000
Other: $404,000
Air Transportation: $311,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $5,557,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $42,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $78,930,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $75,150,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $50,440,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $48,275,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,780,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,165,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $9,186,000
Fines and Forfeits: $3,951,000
Interest Earnings: $3,841,000
Sale of Property: $214,000
Special Assessments: $59,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $5,036,000
Police Protection: $1,198,000
Financial Administration: $739,000
Parks and Recreation: $646,000
General Public Building: $274,000
Corrections - Other: $214,000
Correctional Institutions: $161,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $118,000
Health - Other: $94,000
Natural Resources - Other: $36,000
Central Staff Services: $18,000
Libraries: $15,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $101,566,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $53,138,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $17,950,000
Highways: $3,185,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,745,000
Public Welfare: $61,000
- Tax - Property: $118,510,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $33,312,000
Motor Vehicle License: $3,822,000
Other License: $2,076,000
Brazoria County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,083,000
- Charges - Other: $12,580,000
Air Transportation: $2,433,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $33,555,000
General - Other: $1,465,000
Air Transportation: $1,057,000
Parks and Recreation: $837,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $29,977,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,729,000
Police Protection: $21,625,000
Correctional Institutions: $17,963,000
Financial Administration: $13,530,000
General - Other: $11,052,000
Corrections - Other: $10,952,000
Libraries: $7,079,000
Health - Other: $6,283,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,173,000
Central Staff Services: $4,729,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,675,000
General Public Buildings: $3,629,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $3,080,000
Air Transportation: $2,587,000
Natural Resources - Other: $890,000
Public Welfare - Other: $336,000
Local Fire Protection: $277,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $6,231,000
Highways: $3,286,000
Other: $404,000
Air Transportation: $311,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $5,557,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $42,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $78,930,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $75,150,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $50,440,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $48,275,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,780,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,165,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $9,186,000
Fines and Forfeits: $3,951,000
Interest Earnings: $3,841,000
Sale of Property: $214,000
Special Assessments: $59,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $5,036,000
Police Protection: $1,198,000
Financial Administration: $739,000
Parks and Recreation: $646,000
General Public Building: $274,000
Corrections - Other: $214,000
Correctional Institutions: $161,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $118,000
Health - Other: $94,000
Natural Resources - Other: $36,000
Central Staff Services: $18,000
Libraries: $15,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $101,566,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $53,138,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $17,950,000
Highways: $3,185,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,745,000
Public Welfare: $61,000
- Tax - Property: $118,510,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $33,312,000
Motor Vehicle License: $3,822,000
Other License: $2,076,000
Brazoria County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,083,000
- Charges - Other: $12,580,000
Air Transportation: $2,433,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $33,555,000
General - Other: $1,465,000
Air Transportation: $1,057,000
Parks and Recreation: $837,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $29,977,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,729,000
Police Protection: $21,625,000
Correctional Institutions: $17,963,000
Financial Administration: $13,530,000
General - Other: $11,052,000
Corrections - Other: $10,952,000
Libraries: $7,079,000
Health - Other: $6,283,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,173,000
Central Staff Services: $4,729,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,675,000
General Public Buildings: $3,629,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $3,080,000
Air Transportation: $2,587,000
Natural Resources - Other: $890,000
Public Welfare - Other: $336,000
Local Fire Protection: $277,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $6,231,000
Highways: $3,286,000
Other: $404,000
Air Transportation: $311,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $5,557,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $42,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $78,930,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $75,150,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $50,440,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $48,275,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,780,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,165,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $9,186,000
Fines and Forfeits: $3,951,000
Interest Earnings: $3,841,000
Sale of Property: $214,000
Special Assessments: $59,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $5,036,000
Police Protection: $1,198,000
Financial Administration: $739,000
Parks and Recreation: $646,000
General Public Building: $274,000
Corrections - Other: $214,000
Correctional Institutions: $161,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $118,000
Health - Other: $94,000
Natural Resources - Other: $36,000
Central Staff Services: $18,000
Libraries: $15,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $101,566,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $53,138,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $17,950,000
Highways: $3,185,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,745,000
Public Welfare: $61,000
- Tax - Property: $118,510,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $33,312,000
Motor Vehicle License: $3,822,000
Other License: $2,076,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 3,861
- Number of aged recipients: 607
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,254
- Number of recipients under 18: 750
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,191
- Number of recipients older than 64: 920
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,219
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,668
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 45 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 1,779 | $157,876 | 1,385 | $162,288 | 3,104 | $160,235 | 252 | $42,675 | 8 | $4,972,375 | 220 | $121,473 | 75 | $65,320 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 122 | $152,074 | 158 | $138,165 | 398 | $154,123 | 40 | $35,325 | 0 | $0 | 29 | $126,172 | 38 | $69,105 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 326 | $156,678 | 316 | $126,623 | 1,380 | $159,949 | 384 | $28,307 | 0 | $0 | 101 | $109,752 | 126 | $56,190 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 211 | $162,976 | 754 | $141,305 | 1,123 | $149,866 | 83 | $54,831 | 1 | $7,875,000 | 101 | $133,079 | 24 | $75,375 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 41 | $151,049 | 53 | $144,736 | 243 | $151,802 | 32 | $46,531 | 0 | $0 | 17 | $83,529 | 17 | $65,882 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 44 full tracts) | ||||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | D) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A & B) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 397 | $195,829 | 218 | $201,110 | 7 | $151,000 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 102 | $209,961 | 84 | $209,107 | 5 | $139,600 | 1 | $77,000 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 44 | $231,068 | 31 | $185,194 | 5 | $208,200 | 1 | $108,000 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 26 | $197,500 | 27 | $187,444 | 8 | $177,625 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 7 | $211,000 | 5 | $219,800 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Brazoria County, TX among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 838 | 71.6 years |
James | 832 | 70.0 years |
Mary | 805 | 77.5 years |
William | 764 | 73.5 years |
Robert | 621 | 69.8 years |
Charles | 419 | 69.9 years |
George | 388 | 73.8 years |
Dorothy | 284 | 74.3 years |
Thomas | 280 | 71.1 years |
Willie | 259 | 75.4 years |
Most common last names in Brazoria County, TX among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 447 | 73.8 years |
Williams | 385 | 74.2 years |
Johnson | 281 | 73.5 years |
Jones | 254 | 73.6 years |
Brown | 236 | 72.0 years |
Davis | 177 | 73.5 years |
Martin | 160 | 73.7 years |
Harris | 153 | 73.5 years |
Thomas | 149 | 71.8 years |
Moore | 147 | 74.3 years |
Businesses in Brazoria County, TX | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
24 Hour Fitness | 1 | Justice | 2 | |
AT&T | 6 | KFC | 5 | |
Academy Sports + Outdoors | 2 | Knights Inn | 1 | |
Ace Hardware | 2 | Kohl's | 2 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 2 | Kroger | 6 | |
Aeropostale | 2 | LA Fitness | 1 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 2 | La Quinta | 4 | |
Ann Taylor | 1 | La-Z-Boy | 2 | |
Arby's | 1 | Lane Bryant | 2 | |
Ashley Furniture | 1 | Lane Furniture | 5 | |
AutoZone | 7 | LensCrafters | 1 | |
Avenue | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 7 | |
Barnes & Noble | 1 | Long John Silver's | 2 | |
Baskin-Robbins | 2 | Lowe's | 2 | |
Bath & Body Works | 2 | Macy's | 1 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | MainStay | 1 | |
Best Western | 6 | Marriott | 2 | |
Blockbuster | 5 | Marshalls | 1 | |
Budget Car Rental | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 3 | |
Burger King | 6 | Maurices | 1 | |
CVS | 8 | McDonald's | 14 | |
Carl\s Jr. | 1 | Men's Wearhouse | 1 | |
Catherines | 1 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
Charlotte Russe | 1 | Motherhood Maternity | 2 | |
Chevrolet | 4 | New Balance | 1 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 2 | New York & Co | 1 | |
Chico's | 1 | Nike | 26 | |
Chipotle | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
Chuck E. Cheese's | 2 | Office Depot | 4 | |
Church's Chicken | 6 | OfficeMax | 1 | |
Cinnabon | 1 | Old Navy | 1 | |
Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
Coldwater Creek | 1 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
ColorTyme | 1 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
Comfort Suites | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 3 | |
Cracker Barrel | 1 | Payless | 6 | |
Cricket Wireless | 16 | Penske | 3 | |
Curves | 3 | PetSmart | 2 | |
DHL | 2 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 3 | Pizza Hut | 9 | |
Days Inn | 1 | Popeyes | 5 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 2 | Quiznos | 3 | |
Dennys | 1 | RadioShack | 4 | |
Discount Tire | 3 | Red Lobster | 2 | |
Domino's Pizza | 7 | Red Robin | 1 | |
DressBarn | 1 | Rue21 | 2 | |
Dressbarn | 1 | Ryan's Grill | 1 | |
Eddie Bauer | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 14 | |
Express | 1 | Safeway | 2 | |
Famous Footwear | 2 | Sears | 5 | |
FedEx | 32 | Shoe Carnival | 1 | |
Finish Line | 1 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 4 | Sprint Nextel | 3 | |
Foot Locker | 1 | Starbucks | 6 | |
Forever 21 | 1 | Subway | 7 | |
GNC | 4 | Super 8 | 1 | |
GameStop | 5 | T-Mobile | 13 | |
Gymboree | 1 | T.G.I. Driday's | 1 | |
H&R Block | 10 | Taco Bell | 6 | |
Hilton | 2 | Target | 2 | |
Hobby Lobby | 2 | The Limited | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 5 | Toyota | 2 | |
Hollister Co. | 1 | U-Haul | 22 | |
Home Depot | 4 | UPS | 29 | |
Honda | 1 | Vans | 4 | |
Hot Topic | 2 | Verizon Wireless | 4 | |
IHOP | 3 | Victoria's Secret | 2 | |
JCPenney | 2 | Vons | 3 | |
Jack In The Box | 9 | Walgreens | 7 | |
Jamba Juice | 1 | Walmart | 7 | |
JoS. A. Bank | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
Jones New York | 2 | Wet Seal | 1 | |
Journeys | 2 | YMCA | 2 |
Brazoria County on our top lists:
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents"
- #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
- #85 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
- #85 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"