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Brownsville Independent School District Overview

Texas Southmost College located in Brownsville Independent School District area. A total of 54,504 households are located in Brownsville Independent School District area. Among them, 27,005 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.99 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 78,174 and 59,249 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

19.72% (37,833) of residents are non-citizens and 80.06% (153,564) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Brownsville Independent School District, Texas
Household	54,504
Population	191,806
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	27,005 (49.55%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	78,174
Total Students	59,249
Pre-Kindergarten	4,075
Kindergarten	3,623
Grade 1-8	26,366
Grade 9-12	14,352
College/Graduate School	10,833
Veterans	133,029
Non-citizen	37,833
Non-English Home Language	153,564
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

140,683 residents are over the age of 16 and 78,795 people are in labor force. Among them, 78,664 people are in civilian labor force and 131 are in armed labor force. 73,661 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.40%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Brownsville Independent School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	72,791	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	60,233	82.75%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	7,249	9.96%
Public transportation	831	1.14%
Walked	942	1.29%
Other method	1,069	1.47%
Worked from home	2,467	3.39%
Average Commute Time	20 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	73,661	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	18,522	25.14%
Service	20,239	27.48%
Sales and office	16,860	22.89%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	8,467	11.49%
Production, transportation, and material moving	9,573	13.00%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	73,661	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,101	1.49%
Construction	5,571	7.56%
Manufacturing	5,211	7.07%
Wholesale trade	1,451	1.97%
Retail trade	9,497	12.89%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	3,856	5.23%
Information	471	0.64%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	3,024	4.11%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	5,742	7.80%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	23,835	32.36%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	6,568	8.92%
Other services, except public administration	4,282	5.81%
Public administration	3,052	4.14%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	73,661	-
Private wage and salary workers	55,178	74.91%
Government workers	11,923	16.19%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	6,393	8.68%
Unpaid family workers	167	0.23%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $51,382 for the 54,504 households in Brownsville Independent School District area, Texas. The average income of a single worker is $21,452. 131,136 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 68.25%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	54,504	-
Less than $10,000	6,686	12.27%
$10,000 - $14,999	4,531	8.31%
$15,000 - $24,999	8,043	14.76%
$25,000 - $34,999	7,378	13.54%
$35,000 - $49,999	7,196	13.20%
$50,000 - $74,999	8,821	16.18%
$75,000 - $99,999	5,312	9.75%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,462	8.19%
$150,000 - $199,999	995	1.83%
More than $200,000	1,080	1.98%
Median Household Income	$36,217	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$51,382	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	44,459	-
Less than $10,000	4,079	9.17%
$10,000 - $14,999	3,078	6.92%
$15,000 - $24,999	6,200	13.95%
$25,000 - $34,999	6,370	14.33%
$35,000 - $49,999	6,237	14.03%
$50,000 - $74,999	7,518	16.91%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,890	11.00%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,194	9.43%
$150,000 - $199,999	904	2.03%
More than $200,000	989	2.22%

Median Family Income	$39,981	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$55,434	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$21,452	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$31,093	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$31,093	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	192,141	-
With health insurance coverage	131,136	68.25%
Public coverage	74,232	38.63%
Private health insurance	63,946	33.28%
Without health insurance coverage	61,005	31.75%

Housing

There are 60,834 housing units in Brownsville Independent School District area, Texas with 54,504 units (89.59%) occupied. 33,428 houses (61.33%) are occupied by owner and 21,076 houses (38.67%) are rented. The average housing value is $84,900 and the average rental cost is $725. 2,674 houses (4.40%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,129 houses (5.14%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	60,834	-
Occupied	54,504	89.59%
Owner Occupied	33,428	61.33%
Renter Occupied	21,076	38.67%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	40,805	67.08%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	2,002	3.29%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	13,854	22.77%
Mobile Homes	4,117	6.77%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	56	0.09%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	60,834	-
Built 2014 or later	2,674	4.40%
Built 2010 - 2013	2,921	4.80%
Built 2000 - 2009	13,420	22.06%
Built 1990 - 1999	11,508	18.92%
Built 1980 - 1989	10,480	17.23%
Built 1970 - 1979	9,864	16.21%
Built 1960 - 1969	4,140	6.81%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,698	4.44%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,129	5.14%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	60,834	-
1 room	1,883	3.10%
2 rooms	2,224	3.66%
3 rooms	7,167	11.78%
4 rooms	13,582	22.33%
5 rooms	16,028	26.35%
6 rooms	10,787	17.73%
7 rooms	4,855	7.98%
8 rooms	2,044	3.36%
9 rooms or more	2,264	3.72%
Median Number of Rooms	4.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	60,834	-
no bedroom	1,932	3.18%
1 bedroom	5,341	8.78%
2 bedrooms	15,217	25.01%
3 bedrooms	28,579	46.98%
4 bedrooms	8,555	14.06%
5 bedrooms or more	1,210	1.99%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	33,428	-
Less than $50,000	6,949	20.79%
$50,000 - $99,999	13,827	41.36%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,430	19.24%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,287	9.83%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,912	5.72%
$300,000 - $499,999	660	1.97%
$500,000 - $999,999	326	0.98%
$1,000,000 or more	37	0.11%
Median House Value	$84,900	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	19,660	-
Less than $500	4,596	23.38%
$500 - $999	11,755	59.79%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,912	14.81%
$1,500 - $1,999	345	1.75%
$2,000 - $2,499	52	0.26%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$725	-

Demographic

A total of 193,218 people lives in Brownsville Independent School District area, Texas with 93,073 male and 100,145 female. The males to female ratio is 48.17 to 51.83. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	193,218	-
Male	93,073	48.17%
Female	100,145	51.83%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	193,218	-
Under 5 years	16,485	8.53%
5 - 9 years	15,580	8.06%
10 - 14 years	16,622	8.60%
15 - 19 years	18,289	9.47%
20 - 24 years	16,792	8.69%
25 - 34 years	23,321	12.07%
35 - 44 years	23,895	12.37%
45 - 54 years	21,227	10.99%
55 - 59 years	9,742	5.04%
60 - 64 years	8,495	4.40%
65 - 74 years	13,161	6.81%
75 - 84 years	7,088	3.67%
85 years and older	2,521	1.30%
Median Age	30.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	193,218	-
One Race	192,132	99.44%
White	184,968	95.73%
Black or African American	896	0.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native	379	0.20%
Asian	1,065	0.55%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	39	0.02%
Other	4,785	2.48%

Two or more races	1,086	0.56%
White and Black or African American	27	0.01%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	151	0.08%
White and Asian	187	0.10%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%