Brownfield

Population: 8,803
Median household income: $43,189
Median home value: $109,900

Brownfield, a community in Terry County, Texas, has 8,803 residents. At $43,189, its median household income sits below Terry County's $45,905.

Between 2019 and 2023, Brownfield's population declined 7.6% from 9,525 to 8,803, while its median home value rose 46.5% from $75,000 to $109,900.

Households average 2.34 people. The median gross rent is $815.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,803
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $43,189
Median home value: $109,900
Median gross rent: $815
Housing units: 3,701
Homeownership rate: 64.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,5258,803

Median household income

$39,912$43,189

Median home value

$75,000$109,900

Median gross rent

$699$815

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,525	$39,912	$75,000	$699
2020	9,431	$39,407	$78,400	$699
2021	9,065	$45,557	$79,800	$732
2022	8,912	$41,228	$102,600	$759
2023	8,803	$43,189	$109,900	$815

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1719.6%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	540	6.1%
5 to 17	1,728	19.6%
18 to 24	725	8.2%
25 to 34	1,152	13.1%
35 to 44	1,317	15.0%
45 to 54	930	10.6%
55 to 64	1,008	11.5%
65 to 74	760	8.6%
75 and over	643	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,861	32.5%
Black or African American	461	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	29	0.3%
Asian	6	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	80	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,366	61.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.4%

High school graduate38.1%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree6.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,303	22.4%
High school graduate	2,214	38.1%
Some college or associate's	1,766	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	369	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	158	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled13.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,883	80.4%
Carpooled	488	13.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	214	6.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,957	58.1%
15 to 29 min	412	12.2%
30 to 44 min	576	17.1%
45 to 59 min	326	9.7%
60+ min	100	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 27.2% (2,176 of 8,014)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,207	64.3%
Nonfamily households	1,226	35.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,433	92.8%
Vacant	268	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,213	64.5%
Renter-occupied	1,220	35.5%

1-unit, detached86.5%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units0.4%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units2.6%

Mobile home & other5.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,203	86.5%
1-unit, attached	68	1.8%
2 to 4 units	15	0.4%
5 to 19 units	101	2.7%
20 or more units	97	2.6%
Mobile home & other	217	5.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4810720
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.51 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 33.1755, -102.2734