Demographics of Brewster County, Texas

Brewster County, Texas had 9,458 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −103 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.

Brewster County, in four figures

9,458
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.1%
Change since July 2020: −103 people.; 40.9 ±3.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $56,212 ±$9,462
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.

Brewster County, Texas's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Brewster 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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Brewster County, Texas's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Brewster 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	9,561	100.0	100.0
2021	9,488	99.2	100.2
2022	9,363	97.9	100.7
2023	9,550	99.9	101.6
2024	9,521	99.6	102.5
2025	9,458	98.9	103.1

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Population of Brewster 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	9,561	+17	−7	0	+26
2021	9,488	−73	−33	+20	−65
2022	9,363	−125	−13	+41	−156
2023	9,550	+187	−11	+30	+163
2024	9,521	−29	−15	+103	−120
2025	9,458	−63	−15	+77	−126

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.9 ±3.9: for men 39.9 ±4.5 and for women 42.2 ±4.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Brewster County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	387 ±157	4.1% ±1.7	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,201 ±269	12.6% ±2.8	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	701 ±251	7.4% ±2.6	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,847 ±445	30.0% ±4.7	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,852 ±336	19.5% ±3.5	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,515 ±331	26.5% ±3.5	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $56,212 ±$9,462, and income per person $38,712 ±$5,153, 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 Brewster County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	933 ±263	18.8% ±5.3	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,281 ±291	25.9% ±5.8	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	759 ±273	15.3% ±5.5	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	557 ±213	11.3% ±4.3	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,085 ±284	21.9% ±5.7	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	73 to 267	1.5% to 5.4%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	69 to 263	1.4% to 5.3%	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Brewster County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	808 ±240	8.9% ±2.7	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 99	0% to 6.2%	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	357 ±170	8.1% ±3.8	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	403 ±162	13.3% ±5.1	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Brewster County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Brewster County	Texas	United States
Housing units	5,917 ±213	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.7% ±4.2	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.3% ±4.1	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.5% ±5.3	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.5% ±5.7	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$227,000 ±$14,339	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$839 ±$51	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±4	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 Brewster County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,998 ±0	42.1% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,876 ±327	51.3% ±3.4	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	18 to 94	0.2% to 1.0%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3 to 351	< 0.1% to 3.7%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 47	0% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	95 to 661	1.0% to 7.0%	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 Brewster County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	5,726 ±491	60.3% ±5.2	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,602 ±377	27.4% ±4.0	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 187	0% to 2.0%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,084 ±480	11.4% ±5.1	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	208 to 630	2.2% to 6.6%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	188 to 1,142	2.0% to 12.0%	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Brewster County among the counties of Texas

168th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Brewster County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Sabine County	10,012	+1.2%
Marion County	9,896	+0.3%
Runnels County	9,693	−2.2%
Parmer County	9,678	−1.8%
Jack County	9,563	+12.7%
Brewster County	9,458	−1.1%
Duval County	9,402	−4.2%
Stephens County	9,380	+3.1%
Ochiltree County	9,284	−6.7%
Archer County	9,129	+6.7%
Zavala County	9,037	−6.5%

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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