Study Butte

Population: 172
Median household income: $82,885

Study Butte, a community in Brewster County, Texas, has 172 residents. The median household income of $82,885 is above the Brewster County median ($52,612).

From 2019 to 2023, Study Butte's population declined 8.5% from 188 to 172, while its median household income rose 130.9% from $35,893 to $82,885.

Owners occupy 32.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 29.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 172
Median age: 29.4 yrs
Median household income: $82,885
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $1,332
Housing units: 112
Homeownership rate: 32.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

188172

Median household income

$35,893$82,885

Median gross rent

$525$1,332

Year	Population	Median household income	Median gross rent
2019	188	$35,893	$525
2020	149	$36,250	$578
2021	172	$66,071	$680
2022	178	$71,875	—
2023	172	$82,885	$1,332

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1723.3%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3445.3%

35 to 445.2%

45 to 544.7%

55 to 643.5%

65 to 7418.0%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	40	23.3%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	78	45.3%
35 to 44	9	5.2%
45 to 54	8	4.7%
55 to 64	6	3.5%
65 to 74	31	18.0%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	45	26.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	127	73.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma46.2%

High school graduate22.7%

Some college or associate's17.4%

Bachelor's degree13.6%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	61	46.2%
High school graduate	30	22.7%
Some college or associate's	23	17.4%
Bachelor's degree	18	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone42.5%

Carpooled57.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	45	42.5%
Carpooled	61	57.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	66	62.3%
15 to 29 min	14	13.2%
30 to 44 min	26	24.5%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.31
Poverty rate: 0.6% (1 of 172)

	Count	Share
Family households	47	90.4%
Nonfamily households	5	9.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	52	46.4%
Vacant	60	53.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	17	32.7%
Renter-occupied	35	67.3%

1-unit, detached24.1%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units53.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other18.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	27	24.1%
1-unit, attached	4	3.6%
2 to 4 units	60	53.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21	18.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4870688
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.76 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 29.3356, -103.5426