Brown County, Texas

Brown County has a population of 38,347 and has grown 1.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $158,900, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $57,470.

Home price
$158,900
Income
$57,470
Population
38,347
Unemployment
5.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$158,900county
Median gross rent$919county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198054.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile16.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant22.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented31.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use8.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,080county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$823county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,362county
Home insurance / yr$4,085(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.1(statewide)
Median household income$57,470county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate15.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home4.7%county
Unemployment rate5.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.9%county
Share of workers employed by government17.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.3%county
Economic output per resident$52,636county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.11%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.20%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time18.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service62 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport94579county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station95 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.5%county
Traffic deaths41.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.0(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher20.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.3%county
Public schools in the county22county
Public school enrollment6201county
Students per full-time teacher12.6county
Free lunch eligible57.7%county
Elementary schools8county
Middle schools3county
High schools8county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians52county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here1county
Fine particulate matter7.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance15.5%county
Frequent mental distress17.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population38,347county
Land area in square miles944county
People per square mile of land40.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store23.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract31.1%county
Population change since 2020+1.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age41.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.0%county
Share of households that are one person31.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.0%county
Second languages15.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls62.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents223county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in974county
Households that moved away862county
Average income of arriving households$71,966county
Average income of departing households$55,869county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes11county
Housing units authorised in the latest year205county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings24.9%county
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature67.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation25.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.00 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F113 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing33 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days243 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 18county
Average first fall frostNov 16county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$177county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh15.5¢county
Household electricity use1,140 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity65.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas25.2%county
Homes heated by propane7.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood0.6%county
Households with broadband87.3%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk73.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk71.7county
Landslide risk18.0county
Hail risk87.6county
Earthquake risk17.0county
Tornado risk70.5county
Tropical cyclone risk45.0county
Extreme heat risk61.5county
Winter weather risk78.2county
Strong wind risk72.0county
Wildfire risk86.2county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Brown County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Texas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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