Browndell vs Kirbyville

A side-by-side comparison of Browndell and Kirbyville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kirbyville has the higher population (2,027 vs 131 in Browndell). Since 2019, Kirbyville's population has grown faster (-23.0% vs -52.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Browndell	Kirbyville
Population	131	2,027
Median age	61.4 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$34,688
Median home value	—	$88,800
Median gross rent	—	$585
Housing units	87	938
Homeownership rate	96.6%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.4%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	19.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Browndell	Kirbyville
Population	275 → 131 (-52.4%)	2,631 → 2,027 (-23.0%)
Median household income	$26,198 → $30,750 (+17.4%)	$24,503 → $34,688 (+41.6%)
Median home value	$69,100 → $57,500 (-16.8%)	$73,600 → $88,800 (+20.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$605 → $585 (-3.3%)

Browndell

Population

275131

Median household income

$26,198$30,750

Median home value

$69,100$57,500

Kirbyville

Population

2,6312,027

Median household income

$24,503$34,688

Median home value

$73,600$88,800

Median gross rent

$605$585

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Browndell	Kirbyville
Under 5	0.8%	6.9%
5 to 17	7.6%	19.8%
18 to 24	6.9%	8.9%
25 to 34	9.2%	10.6%
35 to 44	3.1%	14.7%
45 to 54	2.3%	10.6%
55 to 64	52.7%	10.4%
65 to 74	6.1%	12.1%
75 and over	11.5%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Browndell	Kirbyville
White (non-Hispanic)	76.3%	69.8%
Black or African American	22.9%	14.5%
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	0.8%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Browndell	Kirbyville
No high school diploma	18.0%	10.6%
High school graduate	49.5%	49.5%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Browndell	Kirbyville
Drove alone	47.7%	73.7%
Carpooled	31.8%	18.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.5%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Browndell	Kirbyville
1-unit, detached	65.5%	51.1%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	10.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.5%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	3.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	27.6%	18.1%

Poverty & households

	Browndell	Kirbyville
Poverty rate	42.0%	34.3%
Average household size	2.26	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	33	37
Median year structure built	1997	1981