Brookshire, TX Population

Overview

5,188

Total Population

26.1

Median age

42.91%

Female population %

133.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

50.4

Total dependency ratio

some other race

Largest racial group

3,153

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Brookshire's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Brookshire is 26.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Brookshire's population under 18 was 32.59%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Brookshire's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 6.90% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Brookshire, 26.60% were under the age of 15, 28.68% aged 15 to 29, 37.82% aged 30 to 64, 5.07% aged 65 to 84, and 1.83% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 736 less females than males in Brookshire:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 42.91% females and 57.09% males in Brookshire, TX.
The Brookshire, TX gender ratio is 133.1:100 i.e. 133.1 men to 100 women (1.331).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 441.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 301.

Brookshire's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Brookshire population: 26.08% are White, 23.96% are Black or African American, 3.16% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.48% are Asian, 29.63% are some other race and 16.69% are multiracial.
Brookshire's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 3,153 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,035 (39.23% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Brookshire is some other race with a population of 1,537 (29.63% of the total population).

Brookshire's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 5,882 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Brookshire's population increased by 988 (26.15%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Brookshire's population increased by 348 (7.30%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Brookshire's population was lowest in year 2001 at 3,749.