Brownsville

Population: 1,949
Median household income: $82,750
Median home value: $361,300

Brownsville is a community in Linn County, Oregon, home to 1,949 residents. At $82,750, its median household income sits above Linn County's $73,396.

From 2019 to 2023, Brownsville's population grew 4.2% from 1,871 to 1,949, while its median home value rose 73.7% from $208,000 to $361,300.

The median resident is 42.1 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 15.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,949
Median age: 42.1 yrs
Median household income: $82,750
Median home value: $361,300
Median gross rent: $1,616
Housing units: 844
Homeownership rate: 84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8711,949

Median household income

$53,558$82,750

Median home value

$208,000$361,300

Median gross rent

$959$1,616

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,871	$53,558	$208,000	$959
2020	2,139	$65,833	$243,000	$1,361
2021	1,906	$73,147	$263,800	$1,555
2022	1,832	$78,348	$289,300	$1,521
2023	1,949	$82,750	$361,300	$1,616

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	130	6.7%
5 to 17	298	15.3%
18 to 24	94	4.8%
25 to 34	305	15.6%
35 to 44	241	12.4%
45 to 54	240	12.3%
55 to 64	263	13.5%
65 to 74	250	12.8%
75 and over	128	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,690	86.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.4%
Asian	13	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.5%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	114	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	114	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate26.8%

Some college or associate's36.4%

Bachelor's degree20.1%

Graduate or professional degree11.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	70	4.9%
High school graduate	383	26.8%
Some college or associate's	519	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	287	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	168	11.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone88.9%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle1.5%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	854	88.9%
Carpooled	42	4.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	0.3%
Bicycle	14	1.5%
Worked from home	46	4.8%
Other means	2	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	140	15.3%
15 to 29 min	217	23.7%
30 to 44 min	381	41.6%
45 to 59 min	120	13.1%
60+ min	57	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 5.9% (114 of 1,923)

	Count	Share
Family households	541	69.0%
Nonfamily households	243	31.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	784	92.9%
Vacant	60	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	665	84.8%
Renter-occupied	119	15.2%

1-unit, detached84.0%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	709	84.0%
1-unit, attached	3	0.4%
2 to 4 units	26	3.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	106	12.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4109050
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.34 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.3922, -122.9833