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Brownsville, Tennessee

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StatisticBrownsvilleTennesseeUnited States
Total Population9,6227,066,383334,922,499
Median Household Income$43,494$69,595$80,734
Median Age40.438.938.9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher14.7%31.1%35.7%
Median Home Value$158,100$286,700$332,700
Median Gross Rent$767$1,189$1,413
Poverty Rate25.7%13.8%12.5%
Unemployment Rate8.6%4.7%5.2%
Foreign Born1.2%6.1%14.1%
Homeownership Rate47.6%66.9%65.2%
Average Commute Time23.525.726.4
Worked from Home3.6%12.9%15.1%
Married-Couple Households23.1%46.8%46.9%

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Race and ethnicity in Brownsville, Tennessee

Age in Brownsville, Tennessee

StatisticBrownsvilleTennesseeUnited States
Median Age40.438.938.9
Under 18 %24.2%22.2%22.0%
Age 18-24 %8.1%8.9%9.1%
Age 25-34 %13.4%13.8%13.7%
Age 35-44 %12.0%12.8%13.2%
Age 45-64 %21.7%25.2%24.8%
Age 65 and Over %20.5%17.1%17.2%

Households and families in Brownsville, Tennessee

StatisticBrownsvilleTennesseeUnited States
Households3,8562,824,277129,227,496
Average Household Size2.52.52.5
Family Households57.1%64.2%64.2%
Households with Children32.1%29.3%29.5%
Single-Parent Families34.1%17.4%17.3%
People Living Alone35.8%29.5%28.7%
Never Married44.5%31.2%34.4%

Income and poverty in Brownsville, Tennessee

StatisticBrownsvilleTennesseeUnited States
Per Capita Income$24,360$39,437$44,673
Households Under $25,00030.6%16.6%14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,99915.7%17.3%15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,9999.3%16.8%17.5%
Households $200,000 or More3.6%9.0%13.4%
Poverty Rate25.7%13.8%12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty55.1%31.8%28.2%
SNAP Households31.6%10.8%n/a

Housing in Brownsville, Tennessee

StatisticBrownsvilleTennesseeUnited States
Housing Units4,3223,143,670143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes73.1%68.3%61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units7.7%14.1%19.1%
Vacancy Rate10.8%10.2%10.1%
Median Year Structure Built1,975.01,987.01,980.0
Renter-Occupied52.4%33.1%34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income31.7%29.5%30.6%
Median Property Tax$1,187$1,442n/a

Education in Brownsville, Tennessee

StatisticBrownsvilleTennesseeUnited States
Less than High School16.2%10.0%10.4%
High School Graduate44.1%31.2%26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree25.0%27.8%27.9%
Bachelor's Degree10.7%19.4%21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree3.9%11.7%14.1%

Work and commuting in Brownsville, Tennessee

StatisticBrownsvilleTennesseeUnited States
Labour Force Participation55.9%62.4%63.5%
Drove Alone to Work82.2%75.8%68.8%
Public Transit0.0%0.4%3.2%
Walked to Work2.2%1.2%2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes42.7%24.9%26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour7.2%7.1%8.6%
Households Without a Car16.4%5.2%n/a

Origins and language in Brownsville, Tennessee

StatisticBrownsvilleTennesseeUnited States
Born in State of Residence84.8%57.2%57.3%
Naturalised Citizens0.7%2.4%7.4%
Non-Citizens0.5%3.7%6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home97.9%91.4%77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home2.1%5.2%13.6%
Limited English Proficiency1.1%6.1%16.7%

Cities near Brownsville

Figures are American Community Survey five-year estimates for the place itself, not for the county around it. Small places carry wide margins of error.