Brackettville

Population: 1,471
Median household income: $31,341
Median home value: $57,100

Located in Kinney County, Texas, Brackettville is a community with a population of 1,471. At $31,341, its median household income sits below Kinney County's $66,341.

From 2019 to 2023, Brackettville's population declined 12.1% from 1,674 to 1,471, while its median home value was little changed from $57,400 to $57,100.

The typical home was built around 1972. 22.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,471
Median age: 31.8 yrs
Median household income: $31,341
Median home value: $57,100
Median gross rent: $746
Housing units: 689
Homeownership rate: 71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6741,471

Median household income

$20,833$31,341

Median home value

$57,400$57,100

Median gross rent

$371$746

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,674	$20,833	$57,400	$371
2020	1,642	$21,107	$62,500	$519
2021	1,492	$24,145	$56,600	$593
2022	1,408	$24,539	$59,200	$663
2023	1,471	$31,341	$57,100	$746

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 178.2%

18 to 2417.9%

25 to 3422.8%

35 to 448.8%

45 to 5414.8%

55 to 644.8%

65 to 7415.6%

75 and over0.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	99	6.7%
5 to 17	120	8.2%
18 to 24	263	17.9%
25 to 34	336	22.8%
35 to 44	129	8.8%
45 to 54	217	14.8%
55 to 64	70	4.8%
65 to 74	229	15.6%
75 and over	8	0.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	428	29.1%
Black or African American	3	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	41	2.8%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	17	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	982	66.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.4%

High school graduate39.5%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree10.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	142	14.4%
High school graduate	391	39.5%
Some college or associate's	329	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	104	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	23	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone79.0%

Carpooled4.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked10.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	562	79.0%
Carpooled	33	4.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	77	10.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	39	5.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	519	77.2%
15 to 29 min	5	0.7%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	46	6.8%
60+ min	102	15.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.95
Poverty rate: 22.0% (320 of 1,452)

	Count	Share
Family households	269	54.9%
Nonfamily households	221	45.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	490	71.1%
Vacant	199	28.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	349	71.2%
Renter-occupied	141	28.8%

1-unit, detached79.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units10.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	546	79.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	72	10.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	71	10.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4809868
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.17 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 29.3182, -100.4105