Brownsville Population

Brownsville is a city in Texas State of United States, lies on the western Gulf Coast in South Texas. Brownsville population in 2023 is estimated to be 190,006, covers city area of 145.19 sq mi (376.03 sq km), ranks eighteenth largest in Texas State and one-hundred-thirty-ninth city in the United States. Brownsville was founded by American entrepreneur Charles Stillman in 1848. Brownsville is in Cameron County and part of the Brownsville-Harlingen and is the Metropolitan Statistical Area with population of 421,017 in 2020.

• Contents
• Population by Age
• Population by Race
• Nativity by Place of Birth
• Housing

Below is the Brownsville population by year:

Year	Population	Change %
2010	175,400
2011	178,241	1.62
2012	179,828	0.89
2013	180,913	0.60
2014	182,009	0.61
2015	181,984	-0.01
2016	182,888	0.50
2017	183,066	0.10
2018	183,392	0.18
2019	182,781	-0.33
2020	186,738	2.16
2021 *	187,840	0.590
2022 *	189,390	0.83
2023 *	190,006	0.33

Source : Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019, 2020 US Census & 2021 estimates updated

Brownsville Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, Total Brownsville population is 182,781, out of these 86,674 are male, 96,107 are female, The sex ratio of Brownsville is 90. The median age of the Brownsville population is 31.1, Brownsville population by age are, under 18 years is 53,610, 16 years and over is 135,383, 18 years and over is 129,171, 21 years and over is 120,711, 65 years and over is 28,364. 47.4% are male, 52.6% are female, Population of Brownsville by age percent-wise is, 29.3% are under 18 years old, 74.1% are 16 years and over, 70.7% are 18 years and over, 66.0% are 21 years and over, 12.7% are 65 years and over. There are total 59,943 housing units, The voting population of Brownsville are 99,624, out of these 45,752 are male voters, 53,872 are female voters, 45.9% are male, 54.1% are female. Brownsville population in 2022 is estimated to be 189,390, and in 2021 is estimated to be 187,840.

Age Group	Population	Percent
0 -5	15,738	8.6%
5 - 9	12,986	7.1%
10 - 14	15,478	8.5%
15 - 19	15,771	8.6%
20 - 24	13,430	7.3%
25 - 34	25,319	13.9%
35 - 44	24,408	13.4%
45 - 54	18,498	10.1%
55 - 59	9,563	5.2%
60 - 64	8,424	4.6%
65 - 74	13,796	7.5%
75 - 84	6,921	3.8%
85 and over	2,449	1.3%

Source: 2019 US population by age estimates

Brownsville Population by Race

White Population

White population in Brownsville, Texas are 171,537, percentage wise 93.8 percent are whites.

Black Population

Black population in Brownsville, Texas are 780, percentage wise 0.4 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in Brownsville, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Caribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in Brownsville are 1,876, percentage wise 1.0 percent are asians, out of these are Asian Indians, are Chinese, are Filipinos, are Japanese, are Korean, are Vietnamese and are other Asian nationals.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in Brownsville, Texas are 170,570. Percentage wise 93.3 percent are hispanics, out of these 163,123 are Mexican people, 36 are Puerto Ricans, 754 are Cubans, and 6,657 are other Hispanic or Latinos.

Population by Race	182,781	Percent
White	171,537	93.8%
Black or African American	780	0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native	113	0.1%
Asian Population	1,876	1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	63	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	170,570	93.3%
Mexican	163,123	89.2%
Puerto Rican	36	0.0%
Cuban	754	0.4%
Other Hispanic or Latino	6,657

Source: US Census population estimates(2019)

Nativity by Place of Birth

According to 2019 estimates, Brownsville native population is 132,379, out of these 120,004 born in the Texas state and 9,454 born in other state in the United States. Foreign born or Population born outside the US are 50,402, out of these 19,648 are Naturalized US citizen, 41 are in Europe, 1,084 in Asia, 0 in Africa, 18,523 in Latin America and 0 in Northern America. Non-US Citizens, Total Foreigners living in Brownsville are 30,754, out of these 252 are from Europe, 779 are from Asia, 57 from Africa, 29,666 are from Latin America and 0 are from Northern America.

Nativity by Place of Birth	Population
Native	132,379
Born in state of residence	120,004
Born in other state in the United States	9,454
Northeast	788
Midwest	2,453
South	3,680
West	2,533
Born outside the United States	2,921
Puerto Rico	947
U.S. Island Areas	63
Born abroad of American parent(s)	1,911
Foreign born
Born outside of United States	50,402
Naturalized U.S. citizen	19,648
Europe	41
Asia	1,084
Africa	0
Oceania	0
Latin America	18,523
Northern America	0
Foreigner
Not a U.S. citizen	30,754
Europe	252
Asia	779
Africa	57
Oceania	0
Latin America	29,666
Northern America	0

Source: US Census 2019 estimates

Brownsville Housing

According to 2019 census estimates, Total number of houses in Brownsville, Texas are 59,943, Occupied housing units are 55,052, Rental vacancy rate is 3. Percentage of occupancy is 92, 53.83% of houses are owner occupied and 38.01% of houses are renter occupied in Brownsville. There are 71.29 percent of one-unit detached, 3.11 percent of one-units attached, 3.33 percent of two-unit houses, 4.32 percent of three or four unit homes. 3.61 percent are residing in mobile homes. Average household size of owner occupied is 3 and average household size of renter occupied is 3. 31.75 percent are available with one vehicle, 32.21 percent are available with two vehicles, 20.30 percent are available with three or more vehicles and 7.59 percent are no vehicles available.

Housing	Units
Total housing units	59,943
Occupied housing units	55,052
Occupied housing units percent	92
Rental vacancy rate	3
Structure Type	Units
1-unit, detached	42,732
1-unit attached	1,862
2 units	1,996
3 or 4 units	2,587
Mobile home	2,165
Boat, RV, van, etc.	60
Owner-occupied	32,269
Renter-occupied	22,783
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	3
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	3

Source: US Census 2019 housing estimates

Brownsville Housing Market

The median value of housing unit in Brownsville, Texas is $95,600, According to 2019 estimated US census of housing market, 9.07 percent of houses are less than $50,000, 19.71 percent are between $50,000 to $100,000, 14.21 percent are between $100,000 to $150,000, 4.43 percent are between $150,000 to $200,000, 4.84 percent are between $200,000 to $300,000, 1.38 percent are between $300,000 to $500,000, 0.20 percent are between $500,000 to one million, 0.00 percent are over one million and above.

Housing unit value	Units
Less than $50,000	5,437
$50,000 to $99,999	11,814
$100,000 to $149,999	8,515
$150,000 to $199,999	2,656
$200,000 to $299,999	2,902
$300,000 to $499,999	825
$500,000 to $999,999	120
$1,000,000 or more	0
Median (dollars)	95,600

Source: US Census 2019 housing market estimates

Brownsville Housing Mortgage

According to 2019 estimates of mortgage, The median monthly owner costs with mortgage is $1,103, 0.56 percent of homes pays less than $500 per month, 9.77 percent pay between $500 to $999, 8.04 percent pay between $1,000 to $1,499, 3.57 percent pay between $1,500 to $1,999, 1.26 percent pay between $2,000 to $2,499, 0.53 percent pay between $2,500 to $2,999, 0.11 percent pay between $3,000 or more.

The median monthly owner costs with out mortgage is $413, 5.13 percent of homes pay less than $250, 8.95 percent pays between $250 to $399, 10.76 percent pay between $400 to $599, 3.99 percent pays between $600 to $799, 0.56 percent pays between $800 to $999, and 0.45 percent pays between $1000 or more.

Monthly Owner costs with mortgage	Units
Less than $500	333
$500 to $999	5,854
$1,000 to $1,499	4,817
$1,500 to $1,999	2,139
$2,000 to $2,499	758
$2,500 to $2,999	315
$3,000 or more	68
Median (dollars)	1,103
Monthly Owner costs with out mortgage	Units
Less than $250	3,076
$250 to $399	5,363
$400 to $599	6,447
$600 to $799	2,391
$800 to $999	337
$1,000 or more	271
Median (dollars)	413

Source: US Census 2019 housing mortgage estimates

Brownsville Rental

Total number of Brownsville rental homes or apartments are 22,783, occupied by Renter, The median value of Brownsville average rental rate is $794. 18.92 percent of homes are under $500, 47.15 percent of rental rates between $500 to $1000, 21.49 percent housing units are from $1000 to $2000, 2.56 percent are between $2000 to $3000.

        

Rental	Units
Less than $500	4,311
$500 to $999	10,743
$1,000 to $1,499	4,059
$1,500 to $1,999	837
$2,000 to $2,499	583
$2,500 to $2,999	0
$3,000 or more	0
Median (dollars)	794

Source: US Census 2019 housing rental estimates