Brownwood, TX Population

Overview

18,865

Total Population

35.4

Median age

50.99%

Female population %

96.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

51.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5,748

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Brownwood is 35.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Brownwood's population under 18 was 23.64%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Brownwood's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.54% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Brownwood, 18.23% were under the age of 15, 25.31% aged 15 to 29, 40.92% aged 30 to 64, 12.90% aged 65 to 84, and 2.64% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 373 more females than males in Brownwood:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.99% females and 49.01% males in Brownwood, TX.
The Brownwood, TX gender ratio is 96.1:100 i.e. 96.1 men to 100 women (0.961).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 840.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 994.

Brownwood's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Brownwood population: 79.70% are White, 5.18% are Black or African American, 0.36% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.41% are Asian, 2.45% are some other race and 11.90% are multiracial.
Brownwood's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 5,748 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 13,117 (69.53% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Brownwood is White with a population of 15,036 (79.70% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 19,828 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Brownwood's population decreased by 257 (1.32%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Brownwood's population decreased by 446 (2.31%), 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, Brownwood's population was lowest in year 2019 at 18,443.