Early

Population: 3,159
Median household income: $69,375
Median home value: $170,700

Early, a community in Brown County, Texas, has 3,159 residents. At $69,375, its median household income sits above Brown County's $55,305.

Between 2019 and 2023, Early's population grew 5.8% from 2,986 to 3,159, while its median home value rose 54.8% from $110,300 to $170,700.

28.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 71.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,159
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $69,375
Median home value: $170,700
Median gross rent: $1,137
Housing units: 1,312
Homeownership rate: 71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,9863,159

Median household income

$51,420$69,375

Median home value

$110,300$170,700

Median gross rent

$795$1,137

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,986	$51,420	$110,300	$795
2020	3,113	$54,089	$118,800	$797
2021	3,094	$56,554	$135,500	$929
2022	3,116	$60,313	$156,300	$1,076
2023	3,159	$69,375	$170,700	$1,137

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

Age distribution

Under 58.3%

5 to 1720.8%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 648.7%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	263	8.3%
5 to 17	657	20.8%
18 to 24	211	6.7%
25 to 34	429	13.6%
35 to 44	388	12.3%
45 to 54	394	12.5%
55 to 64	275	8.7%
65 to 74	237	7.5%
75 and over	305	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,305	73.0%
Black or African American	69	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	39	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	156	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	590	18.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.4%

High school graduate25.1%

Some college or associate's38.0%

Bachelor's degree21.4%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	170	8.4%
High school graduate	510	25.1%
Some college or associate's	770	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	433	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	145	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone79.7%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,128	79.7%
Carpooled	150	10.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	27	1.9%
Bicycle	4	0.3%
Worked from home	107	7.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	729	55.7%
15 to 29 min	349	26.7%
30 to 44 min	156	11.9%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	75	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 9.8% (303 of 3,100)

	Count	Share
Family households	773	65.3%
Nonfamily households	410	34.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,183	90.2%
Vacant	129	9.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	841	71.1%
Renter-occupied	342	28.9%

1-unit, detached69.4%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units5.2%

Mobile home & other13.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	911	69.4%
1-unit, attached	24	1.8%
2 to 4 units	32	2.4%
5 to 19 units	97	7.4%
20 or more units	68	5.2%
Mobile home & other	180	13.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4821904
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.73 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.7422, -98.9366