Brownsville

Population: 3,996
Median household income: $26,971
Median home value: $73,100

Brownsville is a community in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, home to 3,996 residents. Its median household income of $26,971 runs below the Ouachita Parish figure of $51,241.

Between 2019 and 2023, Brownsville's population grew 6.4% from 3,756 to 3,996, while its median home value rose 10.4% from $66,200 to $73,100.

The typical home was built around 1985. 31.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,996
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $26,971
Median home value: $73,100
Median gross rent: $809
Housing units: 2,166
Homeownership rate: 56.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
Unemployment rate: 16.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,7563,996

Median household income

$25,333$26,971

Median home value

$66,200$73,100

Median gross rent

$665$809

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,756	$25,333	$66,200	$665
2020	3,718	$23,824	$73,000	$632
2021	4,272	$25,878	$73,700	$686
2022	4,198	$33,819	$71,400	$759
2023	3,996	$26,971	$73,100	$809

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1719.6%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 347.6%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6416.7%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	282	7.1%
5 to 17	782	19.6%
18 to 24	328	8.2%
25 to 34	304	7.6%
35 to 44	513	12.8%
45 to 54	430	10.8%
55 to 64	666	16.7%
65 to 74	549	13.7%
75 and over	142	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,168	54.3%
Black or African American	1,467	36.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	13	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	160	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	186	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.7%

High school graduate43.9%

Some college or associate's24.5%

Bachelor's degree10.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	486	18.7%
High school graduate	1,142	43.9%
Some college or associate's	639	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	260	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	77	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone86.3%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.7%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,257	86.3%
Carpooled	83	5.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	26	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	54	3.7%
Other means	36	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	671	47.9%
15 to 29 min	589	42.0%
30 to 44 min	58	4.1%
45 to 59 min	31	2.2%
60+ min	53	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 31.7% (1,227 of 3,876)

	Count	Share
Family households	934	52.6%
Nonfamily households	840	47.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,774	81.9%
Vacant	392	18.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,003	56.5%
Renter-occupied	771	43.5%

1-unit, detached50.6%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other43.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,096	50.6%
1-unit, attached	15	0.7%
2 to 4 units	107	4.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	948	43.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2210225
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.47 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.4883, -92.1618