Browndell vs Sam Rayburn

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

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

Sam Rayburn has the higher population (1,163 vs 131 in Browndell). Since 2019, Sam Rayburn's population has grown faster (+22.4% vs -52.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Browndell	Sam Rayburn
Population	131	1,163
Median age	61.4 yrs	53.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$80,500
Median home value	—	$232,000
Median gross rent	—	$876
Housing units	87	824
Homeownership rate	96.6%	82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.4%	32.3%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Browndell	Sam Rayburn
Population	275 → 131 (-52.4%)	950 → 1,163 (+22.4%)
Median household income	$26,198 → $30,750 (+17.4%)	$75,130 → $80,500 (+7.1%)
Median home value	$69,100 → $57,500 (-16.8%)	$209,300 → $232,000 (+10.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,179 → $876 (-25.7%)

Browndell

Population

275131

Median household income

$26,198$30,750

Median home value

$69,100$57,500

Sam Rayburn

Population

9501,163

Median household income

$75,130$80,500

Median home value

$209,300$232,000

Median gross rent

$1,179$876

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Browndell	Sam Rayburn
Under 5	0.8%	7.3%
5 to 17	7.6%	13.5%
18 to 24	6.9%	5.9%
25 to 34	9.2%	6.6%
35 to 44	3.1%	6.2%
45 to 54	2.3%	11.8%
55 to 64	52.7%	17.4%
65 to 74	6.1%	16.3%
75 and over	11.5%	15.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Browndell	Sam Rayburn
White (non-Hispanic)	76.3%	90.6%
Black or African American	22.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.8%
Two or more races	0.8%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Browndell	Sam Rayburn
No high school diploma	18.0%	4.5%
High school graduate	49.5%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Browndell	Sam Rayburn
Drove alone	47.7%	72.9%
Carpooled	31.8%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.5%	10.3%
Other means	0.0%	6.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Browndell	Sam Rayburn
1-unit, detached	65.5%	76.1%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.8%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27.6%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Browndell	Sam Rayburn
Poverty rate	42.0%	4.2%
Average household size	2.26	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	33	27
Median year structure built	1997	1988