Bryan vs College Station

A side-by-side comparison of Bryan and College Station: population, income, housing, and more.

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

College Station has the higher population (122,280 vs 86,169 in Bryan). Bryan has the higher median household income ($56,861 vs $51,776 in College Station). College Station has the higher median home value ($326,500 vs $210,600 in Bryan).

Population, income & housing

	Bryan	College Station
Population	86,169	122,280
Median age	31.4 yrs	22.9 yrs
Median household income	$56,861	$51,776
Median home value	$210,600	$326,500
Median gross rent	$1,150	$1,168
Housing units	36,245	50,730
Homeownership rate	49.4%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.8%	57.1%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bryan	College Station
Population	84,096 → 86,169 (+2.5%)	113,686 → 122,280 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$45,771 → $56,861 (+24.2%)	$45,820 → $51,776 (+13.0%)
Median home value	$147,600 → $210,600 (+42.7%)	$241,600 → $326,500 (+35.1%)
Median gross rent	$915 → $1,150 (+25.7%)	$983 → $1,168 (+18.8%)

Bryan

Population

84,09686,169

Median household income

$45,771$56,861

Median home value

$147,600$210,600

Median gross rent

$915$1,150

College Station

Population

113,686122,280

Median household income

$45,820$51,776

Median home value

$241,600$326,500

Median gross rent

$983$1,168

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bryan	College Station
Under 5	6.7%	4.8%
5 to 17	17.3%	12.4%
18 to 24	13.7%	39.9%
25 to 34	17.9%	13.0%
35 to 44	13.0%	10.3%
45 to 54	10.2%	6.8%
55 to 64	9.5%	6.2%
65 to 74	6.8%	4.2%
75 and over	4.8%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bryan	College Station
White (non-Hispanic)	38.0%	60.5%
Black or African American	16.0%	8.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.6%	9.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	41.3%	18.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bryan	College Station
No high school diploma	16.6%	5.4%
High school graduate	28.8%	14.4%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	29.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.3%	27.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bryan	College Station
Drove alone	79.0%	70.8%
Carpooled	11.2%	8.0%
Public transit	0.8%	2.3%
Walked	1.0%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.6%	1.9%
Worked from home	6.0%	12.1%
Other means	1.4%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bryan	College Station
1-unit, detached	54.6%	42.1%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	12.1%	16.5%
5 to 19 units	11.8%	17.8%
20 or more units	11.4%	15.0%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Bryan	College Station
Poverty rate	23.2%	28.6%
Average household size	2.54	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	19	17
Median year structure built	1989	1998