Challenge-Brownsville vs Smartsville

A side-by-side comparison of Challenge-Brownsville and Smartsville: population, income, housing, and more.

Challenge-Brownsville and Smartsville are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Challenge-Brownsville has the higher population (792 vs 198 in Smartsville). Challenge-Brownsville has the higher median household income ($99,511 vs $78,664 in Smartsville). Smartsville has the higher median home value ($425,500 vs $338,900 in Challenge-Brownsville).

Population, income & housing

	Challenge-Brownsville	Smartsville
Population	792	198
Median age	37.9 yrs	31.0 yrs
Median household income	$99,511	$78,664
Median home value	$338,900	$425,500
Housing units	612	73
Homeownership rate	88.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.8%	8.3%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Challenge-Brownsville	Smartsville
Population	719 → 792 (+10.2%)	267 → 198 (-25.8%)
Median household income	$59,802 → $99,511 (+66.4%)	$44,231 → $78,664 (+77.8%)
Median home value	$270,500 → $338,900 (+25.3%)	$380,800 → $425,500 (+11.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,063 → $1,106 (+4.0%)

Challenge-Brownsville

Population

719792

Median household income

$59,802$99,511

Median home value

$270,500$338,900

Smartsville

Population

267198

Median household income

$44,231$78,664

Median home value

$380,800$425,500

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,106

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Challenge-Brownsville	Smartsville
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	22.9%	26.3%
18 to 24	0.8%	0.5%
25 to 34	12.9%	37.4%
35 to 44	14.9%	0.0%
45 to 54	4.4%	1.0%
55 to 64	31.9%	9.6%
65 to 74	2.1%	10.1%
75 and over	10.1%	15.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Challenge-Brownsville	Smartsville
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	83.8%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	15.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Challenge-Brownsville	Smartsville
No high school diploma	34.7%	18.6%
High school graduate	9.6%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	52.9%	42.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Challenge-Brownsville	Smartsville
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Challenge-Brownsville	Smartsville
1-unit, detached	79.6%	87.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	12.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Challenge-Brownsville	Smartsville
Poverty rate	22.2%	2.0%
Average household size	2.06	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	—	21
Median year structure built	1976	1961