Brownsville

Population: 9,634
Median household income: $39,488
Median home value: $119,700

Located in Haywood County, Tennessee, Brownsville is a community with a population of 9,634. At $39,488, its median household income sits below Haywood County's $43,513.

Between 2019 and 2023, Brownsville's population held roughly steady from 9,647 to 9,634, while its median home value rose 35.9% from $88,100 to $119,700.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 69.3% of the population. 81.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,634
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $39,488
Median home value: $119,700
Median gross rent: $737
Housing units: 4,345
Homeownership rate: 43.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
Unemployment rate: 8.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,6479,634

Median household income

$33,789$39,488

Median home value

$88,100$119,700

Median gross rent

$640$737

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,647	$33,789	$88,100	$640
2020	9,497	$35,160	$91,100	$635
2021	9,807	$35,395	$94,300	$663
2022	9,739	$38,662	$108,300	$706
2023	9,634	$39,488	$119,700	$737

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1718.7%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	559	5.8%
5 to 17	1,802	18.7%
18 to 24	696	7.2%
25 to 34	1,334	13.8%
35 to 44	1,138	11.8%
45 to 54	1,173	12.2%
55 to 64	1,210	12.6%
65 to 74	1,024	10.6%
75 and over	698	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,253	23.4%
Black or African American	6,673	69.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	81	0.8%
Two or more races	118	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	509	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.9%

High school graduate48.0%

Some college or associate's22.3%

Bachelor's degree7.6%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,178	17.9%
High school graduate	3,156	48.0%
Some college or associate's	1,465	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	500	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	278	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone81.0%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means4.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,110	81.0%
Carpooled	361	9.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	69	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	137	3.6%
Other means	161	4.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,583	42.8%
15 to 29 min	540	14.6%
30 to 44 min	967	26.1%
45 to 59 min	338	9.1%
60+ min	273	7.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 27.5% (2,612 of 9,507)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,225	57.3%
Nonfamily households	1,660	42.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,885	89.4%
Vacant	460	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,677	43.2%
Renter-occupied	2,208	56.8%

1-unit, detached70.3%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units14.8%

5 to 19 units8.3%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,055	70.3%
1-unit, attached	172	4.0%
2 to 4 units	643	14.8%
5 to 19 units	361	8.3%
20 or more units	39	0.9%
Mobile home & other	75	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4708920
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.86 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.5890, -89.2579