Brownsville

Population: 16,391
Median household income: $38,460
Median home value: $285,100

Located in Miami-Dade County, Florida, Brownsville is a community with a population of 16,391. At $38,460, its median household income sits below Miami-Dade County's $68,694.

Between 2019 and 2023, Brownsville's population declined 3.9% from 17,051 to 16,391, while its median home value rose 77.4% from $160,700 to $285,100.

Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 50.8% of the population. 74.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,391
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $38,460
Median home value: $285,100
Median gross rent: $1,157
Housing units: 7,233
Homeownership rate: 34.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
Unemployment rate: 8.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,05116,391

Median household income

$25,440$38,460

Median home value

$160,700$285,100

Median gross rent

$809$1,157

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,051	$25,440	$160,700	$809
2020	17,475	$26,215	$212,500	$846
2021	17,726	$30,394	$229,200	$963
2022	17,817	$34,779	$242,900	$1,036
2023	16,391	$38,460	$285,100	$1,157

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	682	4.2%
5 to 17	2,575	15.7%
18 to 24	1,593	9.7%
25 to 34	1,946	11.9%
35 to 44	2,222	13.6%
45 to 54	2,163	13.2%
55 to 64	2,410	14.7%
65 to 74	1,614	9.8%
75 and over	1,186	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	236	1.4%
Black or African American	7,630	46.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20	0.1%
Asian	21	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	33	0.2%
Two or more races	124	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,327	50.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.6%

High school graduate39.2%

Some college or associate's17.7%

Bachelor's degree9.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,414	29.6%
High school graduate	4,529	39.2%
Some college or associate's	2,038	17.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,057	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	503	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone74.9%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit10.1%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,141	74.9%
Carpooled	452	6.6%
Public transit	693	10.1%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	41	0.6%
Worked from home	437	6.4%
Other means	96	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	770	12.0%
15 to 29 min	1,752	27.3%
30 to 44 min	2,622	40.8%
45 to 59 min	649	10.1%
60+ min	630	9.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 25.8% (4,222 of 16,365)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,722	57.8%
Nonfamily households	2,721	42.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,443	89.1%
Vacant	790	10.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,248	34.9%
Renter-occupied	4,195	65.1%

1-unit, detached47.9%

1-unit, attached4.4%

2 to 4 units12.9%

5 to 19 units7.8%

20 or more units20.8%

Mobile home & other6.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,466	47.9%
1-unit, attached	320	4.4%
2 to 4 units	935	12.9%
5 to 19 units	564	7.8%
20 or more units	1,502	20.8%
Mobile home & other	446	6.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1209000
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.28 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 25.8216, -80.2418