Brownsville vs Gratiot

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

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

Brownsville has the higher population (333 vs 267 in Gratiot). Gratiot has the higher median home value ($123,100 vs $66,800 in Brownsville). Since 2019, Brownsville's population has grown faster (+187.1% vs +18.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Brownsville	Gratiot
Population	333	267
Median age	44.8 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$68,125
Median home value	$66,800	$123,100
Median gross rent	—	$819
Housing units	132	113
Homeownership rate	100.0%	64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	9.9%
Unemployment rate	100.0%	11.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brownsville	Gratiot
Population	116 → 333 (+187.1%)	226 → 267 (+18.1%)
Median household income	—	$56,250 → $68,125 (+21.1%)
Median home value	$64,400 → $66,800 (+3.7%)	$109,000 → $123,100 (+12.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$961 → $819 (-14.8%)

Brownsville

Population

116333

Median home value

$64,400$66,800

Gratiot

Population

226267

Median household income

$56,250$68,125

Median home value

$109,000$123,100

Median gross rent

$961$819

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brownsville	Gratiot
Under 5	0.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	18.6%	10.5%
18 to 24	17.7%	16.1%
25 to 34	0.0%	9.7%
35 to 44	14.7%	15.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	7.5%
55 to 64	0.0%	10.1%
65 to 74	22.8%	15.7%
75 and over	26.1%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brownsville	Gratiot
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	99.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	5.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brownsville	Gratiot
No high school diploma	0.0%	8.8%
High school graduate	100.0%	49.2%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brownsville	Gratiot
Drove alone	—	66.4%
Carpooled	—	21.4%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	0.0%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	2.3%
Other means	—	9.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brownsville	Gratiot
1-unit, detached	100.0%	90.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
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	0.0%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Brownsville	Gratiot
Poverty rate	20.4%	14.2%
Average household size	2.52	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	—	31
Median year structure built	1938	1950