Brushy Creek vs Sonterra

A side-by-side comparison of Brushy Creek and Sonterra: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Brushy Creek has the higher population (20,953 vs 8,576 in Sonterra). Brushy Creek has the higher median household income ($137,630 vs $94,728 in Sonterra). Brushy Creek has the higher median home value ($451,500 vs $260,100 in Sonterra).

Population, income & housing

	Brushy Creek	Sonterra
Population	20,953	8,576
Median age	38.2 yrs	29.7 yrs
Median household income	$137,630	$94,728
Median home value	$451,500	$260,100
Median gross rent	$2,024	$1,753
Housing units	7,421	3,030
Homeownership rate	72.9%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.0%	19.8%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brushy Creek	Sonterra
Population	18,399 → 20,953 (+13.9%)	3,276 → 8,576 (+161.8%)
Median household income	$110,179 → $137,630 (+24.9%)	$70,625 → $94,728 (+34.1%)
Median home value	$294,000 → $451,500 (+53.6%)	$171,300 → $260,100 (+51.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,517 → $2,024 (+33.4%)	$1,298 → $1,753 (+35.1%)

Brushy Creek

Population

18,39920,953

Median household income

$110,179$137,630

Median home value

$294,000$451,500

Median gross rent

$1,517$2,024

Sonterra

Population

3,2768,576

Median household income

$70,625$94,728

Median home value

$171,300$260,100

Median gross rent

$1,298$1,753

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brushy Creek	Sonterra
Under 5	4.8%	9.3%
5 to 17	22.7%	19.0%
18 to 24	6.2%	8.8%
25 to 34	11.7%	28.7%
35 to 44	16.8%	15.2%
45 to 54	16.4%	7.8%
55 to 64	11.6%	5.2%
65 to 74	6.1%	4.3%
75 and over	3.7%	1.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brushy Creek	Sonterra
White (non-Hispanic)	55.6%	45.9%
Black or African American	6.9%	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	11.7%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	19.4%	38.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brushy Creek	Sonterra
No high school diploma	3.3%	13.2%
High school graduate	10.9%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	36.5%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	20.5%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brushy Creek	Sonterra
Drove alone	62.0%	79.1%
Carpooled	7.3%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	28.3%	9.2%
Other means	1.5%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brushy Creek	Sonterra
1-unit, detached	82.4%	91.3%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	8.4%	2.8%
20 or more units	4.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Brushy Creek	Sonterra
Poverty rate	4.6%	10.5%
Average household size	2.86	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	24	34
Median year structure built	1995	2015