Brazoria County, Texas

28 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 381,650
Median household income: $95,155
Median home value: $276,800

Brazoria County is a county in Texas with a population of 381,650. 28 cities and places have their primary county here. At $95,155, its median household income sits above Texas's $76,292.

Between 2019 and 2023, Brazoria County's population grew 5.8% from 360,677 to 381,650, while its median household income rose 16.8% from $81,447 to $95,155.

32.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 74.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 381,650
Median age: 36.5 yrs
Median household income: $95,155
Median home value: $276,800
Median gross rent: $1,410
Housing units: 146,587
Homeownership rate: 74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

360,677381,650

Median household income

$81,447$95,155

Median home value

$197,700$276,800

Median gross rent

$1,141$1,410

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	360,677	$81,447	$197,700	$1,141
2020	368,062	$83,325	$213,100	$1,161
2021	368,575	$87,958	$225,200	$1,252
2022	374,600	$91,972	$256,900	$1,333
2023	381,650	$95,155	$276,800	$1,410

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	24,367	6.4%
5 to 17	74,375	19.5%
18 to 24	31,616	8.3%
25 to 34	51,453	13.5%
35 to 44	58,172	15.2%
45 to 54	50,285	13.2%
55 to 64	43,564	11.4%
65 to 74	30,196	7.9%
75 and over	17,622	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	163,852	42.9%
Black or African American	59,286	15.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	613	0.2%
Asian	27,626	7.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	66	0.0%
Some other race	899	0.2%
Two or more races	9,581	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	119,727	31.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate24.8%

Some college or associate's32.3%

Bachelor's degree20.1%

Graduate or professional degree12.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	27,187	10.8%
High school graduate	62,340	24.8%
Some college or associate's	81,122	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	50,517	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	30,126	12.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone81.1%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	142,086	81.1%
Carpooled	13,131	7.5%
Public transit	371	0.2%
Walked	1,102	0.6%
Bicycle	110	0.1%
Worked from home	16,846	9.6%
Other means	1,554	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	30,836	19.5%
15 to 29 min	44,608	28.2%
30 to 44 min	43,246	27.3%
45 to 59 min	21,223	13.4%
60+ min	18,441	11.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.81
Poverty rate: 7.3% (27,057 of 368,510)

	Count	Share
Family households	97,010	73.9%
Nonfamily households	34,174	26.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	131,184	89.5%
Vacant	15,403	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	97,080	74.0%
Renter-occupied	34,104	26.0%

1-unit, detached72.8%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units9.0%

20 or more units4.9%

Mobile home & other9.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	106,699	72.8%
1-unit, attached	3,468	2.4%
2 to 4 units	2,412	1.6%
5 to 19 units	13,169	9.0%
20 or more units	7,126	4.9%
Mobile home & other	13,713	9.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 48039
State: Texas
Land area: 1,363 sq mi
Water area: 245 sq mi
Center point: 29.1678, -95.4346

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