Tennessee · Census place 08920
Brownsville city, TN
Quick answer
Brownsville city has 9,634 residents, ranking #67 of 504 places in Tennessee. Median household income is $39,488, the median home is worth $119,700 and median gross rent runs $737 a month.
- Population
- 9,634Brownsville city residents
- Median household income
- $39,488Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $119,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $737Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 43.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Brownsville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Brownsville city median would spend about 22.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 27.5% of residents and 43.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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