Biscayne Gardens vs Brownsville

A side-by-side comparison of Biscayne Gardens and Brownsville: population, income, housing, and more.

Biscayne Gardens and Brownsville are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Population, income & housing

	Biscayne Gardens	Brownsville
Population	—	16,391
Median age	—	40.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$38,460
Median home value	—	$285,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,157
Housing units	—	7,233
Homeownership rate	—	34.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	13.5%
Unemployment rate	—	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Biscayne Gardens	Brownsville
Population	—	17,051 → 16,391 (-3.9%)
Median household income	—	$25,440 → $38,460 (+51.2%)
Median home value	—	$160,700 → $285,100 (+77.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$809 → $1,157 (+43.0%)

Biscayne Gardens

Brownsville

Population

17,05116,391

Median household income

$25,440$38,460

Median home value

$160,700$285,100

Median gross rent

$809$1,157

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Biscayne Gardens	Brownsville
Under 5	—	4.2%
5 to 17	—	15.7%
18 to 24	—	9.7%
25 to 34	—	11.9%
35 to 44	—	13.6%
45 to 54	—	13.2%
55 to 64	—	14.7%
65 to 74	—	9.8%
75 and over	—	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Biscayne Gardens	Brownsville
White (non-Hispanic)	—	1.4%
Black or African American	—	46.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	—	0.1%
Asian	—	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	—	0.0%
Some other race	—	0.2%
Two or more races	—	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	—	50.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Biscayne Gardens	Brownsville
No high school diploma	—	29.6%
High school graduate	—	39.2%
Some college or associate's	—	17.7%
Bachelor's degree	—	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	—	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Biscayne Gardens	Brownsville
Drove alone	—	74.9%
Carpooled	—	6.6%
Public transit	—	10.1%
Walked	—	0.0%
Bicycle	—	0.6%
Worked from home	—	6.4%
Other means	—	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Biscayne Gardens	Brownsville
1-unit, detached	—	47.9%
1-unit, attached	—	4.4%
2 to 4 units	—	12.9%
5 to 19 units	—	7.8%
20 or more units	—	20.8%
Mobile home & other	—	6.2%

Poverty & households

	Biscayne Gardens	Brownsville
Poverty rate	—	25.8%
Average household size	—	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	—	31
Median year structure built	—	1964