Brooks County, Texas

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Brooks County, Texas is among the lowest in the country for median home value, and among the highest in the country for unemployment rate (9th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Brooks County, Texas	Texas	United States	Rank
Total Population	6,943	30,188,424	334,922,499	2741st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$47,764	$78,476	$80,734	2881st of 3,221
Median Age	38.5	35.6	38.9	2490th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	17.0%	33.8%	35.7%	2498th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$81,000	$283,800	$332,700	3165th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$719	$1,403	$1,413	2649th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	19.4%	13.8%	12.5%	611th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	19.9%	5.3%	5.2%	9th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	7.4	115.5	n/a	2751st of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.0%	17.6%	14.1%	667th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.9	n/a	n/a	2863rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	52.8%	62.6%	65.2%	3143rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	17.5	26.7	26.4	2891st of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.1%	14.4%	15.1%	2652nd of 3,222
Uninsured	21.1%	n/a	n/a	184th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	30.7%	48.9%	46.9%	3163rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	75.2%	n/a	n/a	2688th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Brooks County, Texas

Statistic	Brooks County, Texas	Texas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	7.2%	39.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	90.1%	39.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	11.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	5.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	3.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	18.3	67.1	61.4

Age in Brooks County, Texas

Statistic	Brooks County, Texas	Texas	United States
Median Age	38.5	35.6	38.9
Under 18 %	20.9%	25.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.6%	9.7%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.0%	14.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.9%	14.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.0%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.6%	13.4%	17.2%

Households and families in Brooks County, Texas

Statistic	Brooks County, Texas	Texas	United States
Households	2,977	10,992,816	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.7	2.5
Family Households	66.5%	67.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.3%	34.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	35.9%	18.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.7%	26.2%	28.7%
Never Married	42.9%	34.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Brooks County, Texas

Statistic	Brooks County, Texas	Texas	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,217	$40,752	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	26.5%	14.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	10.8%	16.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	22.8%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.6%	12.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	19.4%	13.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	40.5%	31.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	35.7%	11.4%	n/a

Housing in Brooks County, Texas

Statistic	Brooks County, Texas	Texas	United States
Housing Units	3,884	12,128,515	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	78.6%	64.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.4%	20.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	23.4%	9.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,970.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	47.2%	37.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	19.2%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,060	$4,232	n/a

Education in Brooks County, Texas

Statistic	Brooks County, Texas	Texas	United States
Less than High School	20.4%	14.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	45.1%	24.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	17.5%	27.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.1%	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.9%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Brooks County, Texas

Statistic	Brooks County, Texas	Texas	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.8%	65.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	84.3%	71.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.0%	1.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	61.8%	24.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.7%	8.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	24.8%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Brooks County, Texas

Statistic	Brooks County, Texas	Texas	United States
Born in State of Residence	84.2%	58.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.2%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.8%	10.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	41.2%	64.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	58.2%	28.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	45.1%	24.6%	16.7%

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