Demographics of Brazos County, Texas

Brazos County, Texas had 249,088 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +14,561 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Brazos County, in four figures

249,088
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +6.2%
Change since July 2020: +14,561 people.; 26.8 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,553 ±$2,259
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Brazos County, Texas's population grew 6.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Brazos County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Brazos County, Texas's population grew 6.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Brazos County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	234,527	100.0	100.0
2021	237,636	101.3	100.2
2022	242,285	103.3	100.7
2023	246,477	105.1	101.6
2024	248,373	105.9	102.5
2025	249,088	106.2	103.1

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Population of Brazos County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	234,527	+687	+317	+20	+260
2021	237,636	+3,109	+1,214	+384	+1,337
2022	242,285	+4,649	+1,421	+1,167	+2,137
2023	246,477	+4,192	+1,477	+1,656	+1,060
2024	248,373	+1,896	+1,461	+2,340	−1,948
2025	249,088	+715	+1,475	+1,558	−2,322

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 26.8 ±0.2: for men 26.1 ±0.2 and for women 27.8 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Brazos County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	13,304 ±35	5.5% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	35,481 ±1,135	14.6% ±0.5	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	64,455 ±2,081	26.6% ±0.9	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	63,147 ±1,064	26.1% ±0.4	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	41,212 ±878	17.0% ±0.4	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	24,712 ±935	10.2% ±0.4	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,553 ±$2,259, and income per person $34,320 ±$813, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Brazos County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	21,123 ±1,366	23.2% ±1.5	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	19,213 ±1,233	21.1% ±1.3	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	13,035 ±944	14.3% ±1.0	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	10,283 ±929	11.3% ±1.0	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	13,106 ±1,020	14.4% ±1.1	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	6,094 ±626	6.7% ±0.7	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	8,233 ±662	9.0% ±0.7	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Brazos County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	54,295 ±2,850	24.3% ±1.3	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	9,948 ±1,103	20.6% ±2.2	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	41,107 ±1,816	29.0% ±1.2	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,240 ±383	9.6% ±1.1	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Brazos County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Brazos County	Texas	United States
Housing units	100,826 ±174	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.3% ±1.0	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.7% ±1.0	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	46.8% ±1.0	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	53.2% ±1.4	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$296,000 ±$7,097	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,193 ±$18	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1997 ±1	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Brazos County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	66,411 ±0	27.4% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	128,323 ±689	53.0% ±0.3	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	24,497 ±621	10.1% ±0.3	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	14,123 ±351	5.8% ±0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	179 ±68	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	173 ±67	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	540 to 1,606	0.2% to 0.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	7,532 ±881	3.1% ±0.4	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Brazos County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	157,421 ±2,670	65.0% ±1.1	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	50,119 ±2,094	20.7% ±0.9	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3,763 ±692	1.6% ±0.3	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	31,008 ±1,523	12.8% ±0.6	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	10,902 ±1,015	4.5% ±0.4	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	20,106 ±1,314	8.3% ±0.5	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Brazos County among the counties of Texas

24th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Brazos County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Hays County	304,390	+24.8%
Webb County	281,224	+5.2%
McLennan County	272,020	+4.1%
Jefferson County	254,321	−0.7%
Smith County	252,549	+7.8%
Brazos County	249,088	+6.2%
Ellis County	240,867	+24.0%
Johnson County	218,048	+20.5%
Kaufman County	209,235	+42.2%
Comal County	209,166	+27.8%
Guadalupe County	201,111	+15.8%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026