Brownfield, TX Population

Overview

9,065

Total Population

34.9

Median age

43.09%

Female population %

132.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

59.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5,487

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Brownfield is 34.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Brownfield's population under 18 was 26.69%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Brownfield's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.88% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Brownfield, 22.26% were under the age of 15, 20.68% aged 15 to 29, 42.17% aged 30 to 64, 12.72% aged 65 to 84, and 2.16% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,253 less females than males in Brownfield:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 43.09% females and 56.91% males in Brownfield, TX.
The Brownfield, TX gender ratio is 132.1:100 i.e. 132.1 men to 100 women (1.321).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 529.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 523.

Brownfield's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Brownfield population: 75.51% are White, 2.70% are Black or African American, 4.96% are some other race and 16.82% are multiracial.
Brownfield's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 5,487 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,578 (39.47% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Brownfield is White with a population of 6,845 (75.51% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,770 in the year 2014
From 2000 to 2010, Brownfield's population increased by 265 (2.82%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Brownfield's population decreased by 769 (7.95%), 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, Brownfield's population was lowest in year 2022 at 8,717.