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Brazoria County, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Brazoria County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Brazoria County is a petrochemical and industrial corridor south of Houston, with a workforce of roughly 260,000 labor-force participants drawn from a population of 413,224 that grew 7.8% over five years. About 32.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, median worker earnings stand at $54,678, and the 4.5% unemployment rate sits alongside a notably low poverty rate of 7.3%. Median home values of $276,800 and median gross rent of $1,410/month reflect relative affordability, while a 74.1% homeownership rate and median household income of $97,993 point to a largely owner-occupied, middle-income population.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

413,224

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$97,993

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+7.8% since 2018

Brazoria County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone186,775 (47.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race70,292 (18.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone63,338 (16.2%)
  • Asian Alone29,076 (7.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone27,564 (7.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races12,256 (3.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish69,008
  2. 2.Vietnamese5,021
  3. 3.Other Indo-European4,057
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)4,008
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island3,805

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

12.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

14.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

18,204

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$41,855

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$41,681

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance48,237
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)23,535
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services19,468
  4. 4.Construction (Group)17,604
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)15,860

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations82,329
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations34,385
  3. 3.Service Occupations25,575
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations22,211
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations19,237

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.50×)18,448
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.26×)22,360
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.19×)3,392
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.09×)45,410
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 0.98×)8,262

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$276,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,410/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99924,333 (24.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99914,532 (14.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99912,423 (12.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99912,254 (12.3%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9998,326 (8.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9994,734 (4.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

32.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$54,678

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone143,693 (79.7%)
  • Worked At Home19,529 (10.8%)
  • Carpooled13,887 (7.7%)
  • Other1,242 (0.7%)
  • Walked987 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit331 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.