Brazoria vs Sweeny

A side-by-side comparison of Brazoria and Sweeny: population, income, housing, and more.

Brazoria and Sweeny are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sweeny has the higher population (3,592 vs 2,859 in Brazoria). Sweeny has the higher median household income ($64,557 vs $51,354 in Brazoria). Sweeny has the higher median home value ($180,700 vs $168,800 in Brazoria).

Population, income & housing

	Brazoria	Sweeny
Population	2,859	3,592
Median age	34.6 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$51,354	$64,557
Median home value	$168,800	$180,700
Median gross rent	$961	$1,238
Housing units	1,289	1,763
Homeownership rate	60.1%	67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brazoria	Sweeny
Population	3,078 → 2,859 (-7.1%)	3,739 → 3,592 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$53,516 → $51,354 (-4.0%)	$62,763 → $64,557 (+2.9%)
Median home value	$110,800 → $168,800 (+52.3%)	$106,400 → $180,700 (+69.8%)
Median gross rent	$798 → $961 (+20.4%)	$955 → $1,238 (+29.6%)

Brazoria

Population

3,0782,859

Median household income

$53,516$51,354

Median home value

$110,800$168,800

Median gross rent

$798$961

Sweeny

Population

3,7393,592

Median household income

$62,763$64,557

Median home value

$106,400$180,700

Median gross rent

$955$1,238

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brazoria	Sweeny
Under 5	7.0%	3.2%
5 to 17	20.5%	23.4%
18 to 24	1.9%	9.0%
25 to 34	21.8%	23.8%
35 to 44	10.6%	6.0%
45 to 54	10.4%	4.9%
55 to 64	11.3%	9.4%
65 to 74	12.6%	13.8%
75 and over	4.1%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brazoria	Sweeny
White (non-Hispanic)	66.8%	82.1%
Black or African American	10.7%	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.1%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	14.9%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brazoria	Sweeny
No high school diploma	17.0%	2.9%
High school graduate	34.5%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	43.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brazoria	Sweeny
Drove alone	88.4%	80.6%
Carpooled	5.1%	0.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	17.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brazoria	Sweeny
1-unit, detached	68.2%	67.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	10.5%
20 or more units	4.1%	12.6%
Mobile home & other	19.7%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Brazoria	Sweeny
Poverty rate	15.1%	7.2%
Average household size	2.38	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	27	37
Median year structure built	1975	1970