Brazoria County, TX Demographic Data
Brazoria County, TX Summary
Brazoria County is located in Texas
- Population: 324,769
- Area: 1,608.59 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1,357.70 sq. miles
- Water Area: 250.89 sq. miles
- Population Density: 201.89 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 29.53 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Brazoria County, TX Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
175,742
50%
50.8
Male
178,453
50%
49.2
Total Population
354,195
323,128,000
Brazoria County, TX Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
25,165
7.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
27,021
7.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
26,925
7.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
25,157
7.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
19,689
5.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
48,479
13.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
52,048
14.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
47,853
13.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
21,738
6.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
20,508
5.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
24,717
7.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
10,066
2.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
4,829
1.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
259,784
73.3%
77.2
Female
129,292
49.8%
51.3
Male
130,492
50.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
245,709
69.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
51,527
14.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
39,612
11.2%
15.2
Female
21,504
54.3%
55.8
Male
18,108
45.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Brazoria County, TX Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
346,795
97.9%
96.8
White
264,794
74.8%
72.6
Black or African American
45,897
13.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
3,592
1.0%
0.8
Asian
23,012
6.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
2,627
0.7%
1.2
Chinese
3,608
1.0%
1.3
Filipino
7,957
2.2%
0.9
Japanese
402
0.1%
0.2
Korean
855
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
2,969
0.8%
0.6
Other Asian
4,594
1.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
13
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
9,487
2.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
7,400
2.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
106,243
30.0%
17.8
Mexican
97,115
27.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
1,925
0.5%
1.7
Cuban
1,197
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
6,006
1.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
247,952
70.0%
82.2
Brazoria County, TX Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
12,312
5.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
15,921
6.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
64,475
28.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
53,622
23.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
20,601
8.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
39,366
17.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
23,941
10.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
28,233
12.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
202,005
87.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
63,307
27.5%
31.2
Brazoria County, TX Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
72,429
26.3%
33.7%
Now Married
154,079
56.0%
47.5
Divorced
27,901
10.1%
11.0%
Separated
5,170
1.9%
2.0
Widowed
15,505
5.6
5.8%
Brazoria County, TX Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
244,527
74.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
84,503
25.7%
21.6%
Spanish
63,617
19.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
5,263
1.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
14,429
4.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
1,194
0.4%
1.1%
Brazoria County, TX Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
4,520
3.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
5,422
4.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
6,772
5.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
7,799
6.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
12,452
10.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
21,751
18.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
17,810
15.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
22,567
19.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
8,538
7.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
9,537
8.1%
6.4
Median household income
74,799
57,617
Per capita income
30,722
31,128
Brazoria County, TX Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
2,201
1.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
12,010
7.4%
9.8
Construction
21,406
13.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
40,972
25.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
9,550
5.9%
6.6
Information
2,481
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
19,663
12.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
8,705
5.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
15,296
9.5%
11.4
Public administration
6,245
3.9%
4.6
Retail trade
9,343
5.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
10,749
6.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
3,124
1.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
19,857
12.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
66,537
41.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
18,711
11.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
31,738
19.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
24,902
15.4%
18.1%
Brazoria County, TX Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
159,779
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
139,098
87.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
14,623
9.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
202
0.1%
5.1
Walked
1,374
0.9%
2.7
Other means
1,178
0.7%
1.8
Worked at home
3,304
2.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
30.7
26.6
Brazoria County, TX Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
3,622
3.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
28,766
24.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
52,964
45.2%
37.1
3 or more
31,816
27.2%
21.0
Brazoria County, TX Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
117,168
88.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
83,719
71.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
33,449
28.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
15,492
11.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Brazoria County, TX Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
132,660
1 room
1,875
1.4%
2.4
2 rooms
3,328
2.5%
2.7
3 rooms
7,765
5.9%
9.1
4 rooms
19,820
14.9%
16.5
5 rooms
30,190
22.8%
19.8
6 rooms
23,900
18.0%
17.8
7 rooms
17,840
13.4%
12.0
8 rooms
10,796
8.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
17,146
12.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Brazoria County, TX Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
132,660
1-unit, detached
92,553
69.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,192
0.9%
5.9
2-units
876
0.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,891
1.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
6,281
4.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
5,929
4.5%
4.4
20 or more units
6,227
4.7%
9.0
Mobile home
16,745
12.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
966
0.7%
0.1
Brazoria County, TX Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,027
1.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
4,157
3.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
9,699
7.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
11,196
8.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
19,380
14.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
18,615
14.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
21,887
16.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
30,635
23.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
10,583
8.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
4,481
3.4%
1.4%
Brazoria County, TX Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
50,427
43.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4,964
4.2%
4.7
Electricity
61,304
52.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
172
0.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
121
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
180
0.2%
1.1
Brazoria County, TX Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
48,075
47295100.0
Less than $500
154
0.3%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
2,492
5.2%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
4,881
10.2%
7.0%
$500 to $999
6,869
14.3%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
10,276
21.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
11,405
23.7%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
11,998
25.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
25,083
52.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
8,421
17.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
4,681
9.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,218
4.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
7,261
15.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
411
0.0%
0.0%
Brazoria County, TX Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
31,179
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
77
0.2%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
959
3.1%
4.4%
Less than $500
3,048
9.8%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
4,033
12.9%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
10,182
32.7%
28.3%
$500 to $999
12,880
41.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
2,270
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
989
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
6,264
20.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
5,055
16.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,229
13.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
4,340
14.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,408
7.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
8,621
27.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
2,532
0.0%
0.0%
Brazoria County, TX Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
83,719
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
8,387
10.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
10,872
13.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
11,976
14.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
14,976
17.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
24,471
29.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
11,593
13.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,444
1.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
174,800
205,000
