Brownsville

Population: 2,539
Median household income: $28,656
Median home value: $63,900

Brownsville is a community in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, home to 2,539 residents. At $28,656, its median household income sits below Fayette County's $56,093.

Between 2019 and 2023, Brownsville's population grew 14.5% from 2,217 to 2,539, while its median home value rose 10.4% from $57,900 to $63,900.

Households average 1.94 people. The median gross rent is $672.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,539
Median age: 46.1 yrs
Median household income: $28,656
Median home value: $63,900
Median gross rent: $672
Housing units: 1,428
Homeownership rate: 44.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
Unemployment rate: 8.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2172,539

Median household income

$31,202$28,656

Median home value

$57,900$63,900

Median gross rent

$634$672

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,217	$31,202	$57,900	$634
2020	2,313	$25,583	$49,400	$625
2021	2,462	$27,271	$51,300	$669
2022	2,422	$28,657	$58,500	$734
2023	2,539	$28,656	$63,900	$672

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 447.5%

45 to 5416.4%

55 to 6418.1%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	105	4.1%
5 to 17	373	14.7%
18 to 24	188	7.4%
25 to 34	359	14.1%
35 to 44	191	7.5%
45 to 54	417	16.4%
55 to 64	459	18.1%
65 to 74	238	9.4%
75 and over	209	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,942	76.5%
Black or African American	362	14.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.1%
Asian	3	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	61	2.4%
Two or more races	158	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.0%

High school graduate48.2%

Some college or associate's23.8%

Bachelor's degree8.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	318	17.0%
High school graduate	902	48.2%
Some college or associate's	445	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	166	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	42	2.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone70.8%

Carpooled18.7%

Public transit3.1%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	629	70.8%
Carpooled	166	18.7%
Public transit	28	3.1%
Walked	19	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	47	5.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	319	37.9%
15 to 29 min	274	32.5%
30 to 44 min	150	17.8%
45 to 59 min	28	3.3%
60+ min	71	8.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.94
Poverty rate: 36.7% (927 of 2,529)

	Count	Share
Family households	590	45.2%
Nonfamily households	715	54.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,305	91.4%
Vacant	123	8.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	584	44.8%
Renter-occupied	721	55.2%

1-unit, detached64.4%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units8.5%

5 to 19 units8.0%

20 or more units13.7%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	920	64.4%
1-unit, attached	65	4.6%
2 to 4 units	121	8.5%
5 to 19 units	114	8.0%
20 or more units	195	13.7%
Mobile home & other	13	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4209432
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.98 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 40.0189, -79.8900