Brazos County vs Smith County

A side-by-side comparison of Brazos County and Smith County: population, income, housing, and more.

Brazos County and Smith County are counties in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Smith County has the higher population (238,014 vs 237,980 in Brazos County). Smith County has the higher median household income ($71,923 vs $58,388 in Brazos County). Brazos County has the higher median home value ($279,700 vs $220,800 in Smith County).

Population, income & housing

	Brazos County	Smith County
Population	237,980	238,014
Median age	26.8 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$58,388	$71,923
Median home value	$279,700	$220,800
Median gross rent	$1,160	$1,197
Housing units	99,118	98,672
Homeownership rate	46.8%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.5%	27.7%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brazos County	Smith County
Population	222,981 → 237,980 (+6.7%)	227,449 → 238,014 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$49,181 → $58,388 (+18.7%)	$56,810 → $71,923 (+26.6%)
Median home value	$201,800 → $279,700 (+38.6%)	$158,600 → $220,800 (+39.2%)
Median gross rent	$948 → $1,160 (+22.4%)	$941 → $1,197 (+27.2%)

Brazos County

Population

222,981237,980

Median household income

$49,181$58,388

Median home value

$201,800$279,700

Median gross rent

$948$1,160

Smith County

Population

227,449238,014

Median household income

$56,810$71,923

Median home value

$158,600$220,800

Median gross rent

$941$1,197

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brazos County	Smith County
Under 5	5.6%	6.3%
5 to 17	14.7%	18.0%
18 to 24	26.6%	9.5%
25 to 34	14.6%	13.4%
35 to 44	11.6%	12.4%
45 to 54	8.9%	11.3%
55 to 64	8.2%	11.9%
65 to 74	6.0%	10.0%
75 and over	3.8%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brazos County	Smith County
White (non-Hispanic)	53.5%	58.0%
Black or African American	10.3%	16.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	5.6%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	27.1%	20.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brazos County	Smith County
No high school diploma	11.0%	12.0%
High school graduate	21.4%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	23.6%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	18.9%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brazos County	Smith County
Drove alone	75.0%	79.2%
Carpooled	9.2%	8.3%
Public transit	1.5%	0.3%
Walked	2.4%	1.3%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	9.6%	8.9%
Other means	1.2%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brazos County	Smith County
1-unit, detached	50.5%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	13.5%	8.1%
20 or more units	11.9%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	11.1%

Poverty & households

	Brazos County	Smith County
Poverty rate	23.9%	12.2%
Average household size	2.49	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1996	1986