Texas · Census place 10780
Brownwood city, TX
Quick answer
Brownwood city has 18,805 residents, ranking #171 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $47,821, the median home is worth $123,700 and median gross rent runs $829 a month.
- Population
- 18,805Brownwood city residents
- Median household income
- $47,821Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $123,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $829Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 55.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Brownwood city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Brownwood city median would spend about 20.8% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.9% of residents and 55.8% 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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