Brownsville, TX Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	139,722	100.0

Male	65,783	47.1
Female	73,939	52.9

Under 5 years	13,801	9.9
5 to 9 years	13,770	9.9
10 to 14 years	12,986	9.3
15 to 19 years	12,853	9.2
20 to 24 years	10,591	7.6
25 to 34 years	20,358	14.6
35 to 44 years	18,051	12.9
45 to 54 years	14,812	10.6
55 to 59 years	4,943	3.5
60 to 64 years	4,275	3.1
65 to 74 years	7,530	5.4
75 to 84 years	4,323	3.1
85 years and over	1,429	1.0

Median age (years)	27.7	(X)

18 years and over	91,323	65.4
Male	41,286	29.5
Female	50,037	35.8
21 years and over	84,099	60.2
62 years and over	15,853	11.3
65 years and over	13,282	9.5
Male	5,448	3.9
Female	7,834	5.6

RACE
One race	136,522	97.7
White	114,083	81.6
Black or African American	575	0.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	580	0.4
Asian	752	0.5
Asian Indian	128	0.1
Chinese	61	0.0
Filipino	384	0.3
Japanese	29	0.0
Korean	68	0.0
Vietnamese	35	0.0
Other Asian ¹	47	0.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	46	0.0
Native Hawaiian	16	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	3	0.0
Samoan	8	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	19	0.0
Some other race	20,486	14.7
Two or more races	3,200	2.3

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	117,048	83.8
Black or African American	731	0.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	811	0.6
Asian	928	0.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	79	0.1
Some other race	23,379	16.7

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	139,722	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	127,535	91.3
Mexican	103,297	73.9
Puerto Rican	215	0.2
Cuban	159	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	23,864	17.1
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,187	8.7
White alone	10,826	7.7

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	139,722	100.0
In households	138,031	98.8
Householder	38,174	27.3
Spouse	22,645	16.2
Child	55,680	39.9
Own child under 18 years	39,396	28.2
Other relatives	17,919	12.8
Under 18 years	8,258	5.9
Nonrelatives	3,613	2.6
Unmarried partner	1,175	0.8
In group quarters	1,691	1.2
Institutionalized population	1,454	1.0
Noninstitutionalized population	237	0.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	38,174	100.0
Family households (families)	32,188	84.3
With own children under 18 years	19,110	50.1
Married-couple family	22,645	59.3
With own children under 18 years	13,903	36.4
Female householder, no husband present	7,983	20.9
With own children under 18 years	4,495	11.8
Nonfamily households	5,986	15.7
Householder living alone	5,225	13.7
Householder 65 years and over	2,539	6.7

Households with individuals under 18 years	22,158	58.0
Households with individuals 65 years and over	9,700	25.4

Average household size	3.62	(X)
Average family size	3.99	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	42,323	100.0
Occupied housing units	38,174	90.2
Vacant housing units	4,149	9.8
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	1,266	3.0

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.1	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.0	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	38,174	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	23,361	61.2
Renter-occupied housing units	14,813	38.8

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	3.74	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	3.42	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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