Thunderbird Bay

Population: 820
Median household income: $48,179
Median home value: $73,900

Thunderbird Bay is a community in Brown County, Texas, home to 820 residents. The median household income of $48,179 is below the Brown County median ($55,305).

Between 2019 and 2023, Thunderbird Bay's population grew 24.1% from 661 to 820, while its median home value fell 8.5% from $80,800 to $73,900.

The median resident is 53.2 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 21.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 820
Median age: 53.2 yrs
Median household income: $48,179
Median home value: $73,900
Median gross rent: $1,158
Housing units: 925
Homeownership rate: 59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.4%
Unemployment rate: 11.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

661820

Median household income

$36,806$48,179

Median home value

$80,800$73,900

Median gross rent

$1,625$1,158

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	661	$36,806	$80,800	—
2020	613	$35,375	$80,000	$1,625
2021	760	$42,708	$70,300	$1,606
2022	766	$43,750	$76,700	—
2023	820	$48,179	$73,900	$1,158

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 178.4%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 3416.3%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6421.8%

65 to 7415.5%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	69	8.4%
18 to 24	43	5.2%
25 to 34	134	16.3%
35 to 44	100	12.2%
45 to 54	102	12.4%
55 to 64	179	21.8%
65 to 74	127	15.5%
75 and over	66	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	692	84.4%
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	11	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	117	14.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.4%

High school graduate39.4%

Some college or associate's53.8%

Bachelor's degree5.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3	0.4%
High school graduate	279	39.4%
Some college or associate's	381	53.8%
Bachelor's degree	36	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9	1.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone46.4%

Carpooled27.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.7%

Other means5.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	173	46.4%
Carpooled	102	27.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	3.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	66	17.7%
Other means	19	5.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	139	45.3%
15 to 29 min	97	31.6%
30 to 44 min	63	20.5%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	8	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.57
Poverty rate: 12.9% (106 of 820)

	Count	Share
Family households	217	41.6%
Nonfamily households	305	58.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	522	56.4%
Vacant	403	43.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	312	59.8%
Renter-occupied	210	40.2%

1-unit, detached21.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units3.2%

Mobile home & other75.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	197	21.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	30	3.2%
Mobile home & other	698	75.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4872902
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.54 sq mi
Water area: 0.39 sq mi
Center point: 31.9096, -99.0208