Falfurrias

Population: 4,443
Median household income: $38,696
Median home value: $78,500

Falfurrias, a community in Brooks County, Texas, has 4,443 residents. At $38,696, its median household income sits above Brooks County's $31,310.

Between 2019 and 2023, Falfurrias's population grew 1.8% from 4,365 to 4,443, while its median home value rose 29.8% from $60,500 to $78,500.

The median gross rent is $491. 16.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,443
Median age: 35.3 yrs
Median household income: $38,696
Median home value: $78,500
Median gross rent: $491
Housing units: 2,553
Homeownership rate: 42.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,3654,443

Median household income

$25,854$38,696

Median home value

$60,500$78,500

Median gross rent

$607$491

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,365	$25,854	$60,500	$607
2020	4,435	$24,598	$57,900	$378
2021	4,532	$27,419	$61,800	$400
2022	4,348	$31,275	$67,300	$377
2023	4,443	$38,696	$78,500	$491

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3420.1%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	217	4.9%
5 to 17	689	15.5%
18 to 24	394	8.9%
25 to 34	893	20.1%
35 to 44	592	13.3%
45 to 54	528	11.9%
55 to 64	468	10.5%
65 to 74	441	9.9%
75 and over	221	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	267	6.0%
Black or African American	2	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	35	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,139	93.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma31.0%

High school graduate30.2%

Some college or associate's22.3%

Bachelor's degree13.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	975	31.0%
High school graduate	949	30.2%
Some college or associate's	702	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	438	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	79	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone87.5%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,144	87.5%
Carpooled	244	10.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	62	2.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,849	77.4%
15 to 29 min	250	10.5%
30 to 44 min	96	4.0%
45 to 59 min	59	2.5%
60+ min	134	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 33.8% (1,491 of 4,415)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,186	60.2%
Nonfamily households	784	39.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,970	77.2%
Vacant	583	22.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	838	42.5%
Renter-occupied	1,132	57.5%

1-unit, detached75.1%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units11.6%

5 to 19 units4.3%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other5.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,917	75.1%
1-unit, attached	42	1.6%
2 to 4 units	297	11.6%
5 to 19 units	111	4.3%
20 or more units	59	2.3%
Mobile home & other	127	5.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4825368
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.86 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 27.2244, -98.1452