Brookshire

Population: 5,330
Median household income: $62,987
Median home value: $117,000

Brookshire is a community in Waller County, Texas, home to 5,330 residents. At $62,987, its median household income sits below Waller County's $76,135.

Between 2019 and 2023, Brookshire's population held roughly steady from 5,376 to 5,330, while its median home value rose 39.0% from $84,200 to $117,000.

The typical home was built around 1989. 17.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,330
Median age: 26.5 yrs
Median household income: $62,987
Median home value: $117,000
Median gross rent: $1,300
Housing units: 1,766
Homeownership rate: 58.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
Unemployment rate: 8.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,3765,330

Median household income

$42,986$62,987

Median home value

$84,200$117,000

Median gross rent

$960$1,300

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,376	$42,986	$84,200	$960
2020	5,601	$42,276	$75,000	$1,035
2021	5,188	$52,037	$68,000	$1,080
2022	5,187	$58,712	$106,100	$1,216
2023	5,330	$62,987	$117,000	$1,300

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

Age distribution

Under 58.5%

5 to 1726.5%

18 to 2413.2%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4418.5%

45 to 544.6%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 742.6%

75 and over2.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	455	8.5%
5 to 17	1,414	26.5%
18 to 24	701	13.2%
25 to 34	791	14.8%
35 to 44	984	18.5%
45 to 54	245	4.6%
55 to 64	482	9.0%
65 to 74	138	2.6%
75 and over	120	2.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	732	13.7%
Black or African American	1,066	20.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.2%
Asian	32	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	108	2.0%
Two or more races	3	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,380	63.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.1%

High school graduate24.2%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree14.6%

Graduate or professional degree0.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	802	29.1%
High school graduate	669	24.2%
Some college or associate's	868	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	404	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	17	0.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone89.4%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,022	89.4%
Carpooled	205	9.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	36	1.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	766	34.4%
15 to 29 min	751	33.7%
30 to 44 min	317	14.2%
45 to 59 min	202	9.1%
60+ min	191	8.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.26
Poverty rate: 17.2% (897 of 5,209)

	Count	Share
Family households	960	59.6%
Nonfamily households	651	40.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,611	91.2%
Vacant	155	8.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	942	58.5%
Renter-occupied	669	41.5%

1-unit, detached43.3%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units24.8%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other25.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	765	43.3%
1-unit, attached	32	1.8%
2 to 4 units	438	24.8%
5 to 19 units	84	4.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	447	25.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4810636
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.33 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 29.7824, -95.9514