Blanket

Population: 360
Median household income: $45,417
Median home value: $77,300

Blanket is a community in Brown County, Texas, home to 360 residents. Its median household income of $45,417 runs below the Brown County figure of $55,305.

Between 2019 and 2023, Blanket's population declined 3.2% from 372 to 360, while its median home value rose 12.4% from $68,800 to $77,300.

79.6% of workers drive to work alone. 84.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 360
Median age: 44.3 yrs
Median household income: $45,417
Median home value: $77,300
Median gross rent: $578
Housing units: 163
Homeownership rate: 85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

372360

Median household income

$41,094$45,417

Median home value

$68,800$77,300

Median gross rent

$967$578

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	372	$41,094	$68,800	$967
2020	353	$39,167	$80,800	—
2021	385	$44,000	$67,400	—
2022	388	$54,583	$89,500	—
2023	360	$45,417	$77,300	$578

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

Age distribution

Under 52.5%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 2416.7%

25 to 348.9%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6416.9%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9	2.5%
5 to 17	55	15.3%
18 to 24	60	16.7%
25 to 34	32	8.9%
35 to 44	32	8.9%
45 to 54	41	11.4%
55 to 64	61	16.9%
65 to 74	47	13.1%
75 and over	23	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	305	84.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	7	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	46	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.0%

High school graduate39.4%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree6.8%

Graduate or professional degree1.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	52	22.0%
High school graduate	93	39.4%
Some college or associate's	72	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	16	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3	1.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone79.6%

Carpooled14.5%

Public transit1.6%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	148	79.6%
Carpooled	27	14.5%
Public transit	3	1.6%
Walked	3	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	2.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	27	14.9%
15 to 29 min	129	71.3%
30 to 44 min	16	8.8%
45 to 59 min	5	2.8%
60+ min	4	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.81
Poverty rate: 12.5% (45 of 360)

	Count	Share
Family households	87	68.0%
Nonfamily households	41	32.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	128	78.5%
Vacant	35	21.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	110	85.9%
Renter-occupied	18	14.1%

1-unit, detached84.7%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	138	84.7%
1-unit, attached	1	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24	14.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4808596
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.65 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.8244, -98.7897