Overview
38,085
Total Population
41.3
Median age
50.19%
Female population %
99.3:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
15-19 years
Largest age group
58.7
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
8,784
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Brown County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Brown County is 41.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Brown County's population under 18 was 21.74%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Brown County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.78% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Brown County, 17.22% were under the age of 15, 18.81% aged 15 to 29, 44.19% aged 30 to 64, 16.68% aged 65 to 84, and 3.11% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 141 more females than males in Brown County:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.19% females and 49.81% males in Brown County, TX.
- The Brown County, TX gender ratio is 99.3:100 i.e. 99.3 men to 100 women (0.993).
- For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,475.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,533.
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Race / Ethnicity
Brown County's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Brown County population: 84.13% are White, 3.57% are Black or African American, 0.38% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.61% are Asian, 1.77% are some other race and 9.54% are multiracial.
- Brown County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
- By ethnicity, 8,784 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 29,301 (76.94% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Brown County is White with a population of 32,042 (84.13% of the total population).
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Year by year
Brown County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 38,748 in the year 2006
- From 2000 to 2010, Brown County's population increased by 368 (0.98%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Brown County's population decreased by 28 (0.07%), 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, Brown County's population was lowest in year 2014 at 37,544.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)