Brazoria County, Texas (TX)

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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

Mean price in 2019:

Detached 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

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:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $5,589 (2.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,288 (1.5%)

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.

Neighboring counties: Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana .

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)

• 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

Religion statistics for Brazoria County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Brazoria County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

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.

8.72% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($65,164 average adjusted gross income)

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%

from Harris County, TX	3.71% ($69,346 average AGI)
from Fort Bend County, TX	0.73% ($63,166)
from Galveston County, TX	0.59% ($57,582)
from Bexar County, TX	0.12% ($48,552)
from Montgomery County, TX	0.10% ($94,016)
from Travis County, TX	0.09% ($44,087)
from Matagorda County, TX	0.09% ($54,825)

7.10% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($71,147 average adjusted gross income)

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%

to Harris County, TX	2.73% ($69,955 average AGI)
to Galveston County, TX	0.69% ($68,846)
to Fort Bend County, TX	0.63% ($79,407)
to Montgomery County, TX	0.12% ($103,734)
to Travis County, TX	0.11% ($75,641)
to Matagorda County, TX	0.08% ($51,750)
to Bexar County, TX	0.07% ($70,131)

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

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Brazoria County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship:

• 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:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 28.29 millions of gallons per day (68% from ground, 32% from surface)

• 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 houses/apartments in Brazoria County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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 houses/apartments in Brazoria County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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, Texas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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.

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

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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+)"