Demographics of Brenham city, Texas

Brenham city, Texas had 19,957 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,602 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Brenham city, in four figures

19,957
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 18,641 ±20.; +15.0%
Change since July 2020: +2,602 people.; 33.8 ±1.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $65,112 ±$9,188
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Brenham city, Texas's population grew 15.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Brenham city, 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 — incorporated places and New England towns

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Brenham city, Texas's population grew 15.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Brenham city, 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	17,355	100.0	100.0
2021	18,040	103.9	100.2
2022	18,669	107.6	100.7
2023	19,319	111.3	101.6
2024	19,570	112.8	102.5
2025	19,957	115.0	103.1

Population of Brenham city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	17,355	—
2021	18,040	+685
2022	18,669	+629
2023	19,319	+650
2024	19,570	+251
2025	19,957	+387

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.8 ±1.8: for men 30.8 ±3.8 and for women 35.4 ±3.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Brenham city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	892 ±276	4.8% ±1.5	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,202 ±444	17.2% ±2.4	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,425 ±493	18.4% ±2.6	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,021 ±491	21.6% ±2.6	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,331 ±468	17.9% ±2.5	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,770 ±465	20.2% ±2.5	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $65,112 ±$9,188, and income per person $31,724 ±$2,993, 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 Brenham city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	1,725 ±377	22.5% ±4.8	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,285 ±307	16.8% ±4.0	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,486 ±347	19.4% ±4.5	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,286 ±341	16.8% ±4.4	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,051 ±269	13.7% ±3.5	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	417 ±147	5.4% ±1.9	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	409 ±156	5.3% ±2.0	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 Brenham city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	3,093 ±612	18.9% ±3.7	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	966 ±329	23.6% ±7.4	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,247 ±461	15.9% ±5.7	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	880 ±253	19.8% ±5.2	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Brenham city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Brenham city	Texas	United States
Housing units	8,306 ±323	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.2% ±1.2	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.8% ±2.8	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	51.1% ±4.2	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	48.9% ±4.7	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$241,100 ±$12,066	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,157 ±$67	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±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 Brenham city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,471 ±501	24.0% ±2.7	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,156 ±607	49.1% ±3.3	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,684 ±489	19.8% ±2.6	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	399 ±152	2.1% ±0.8	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 111	0% to 0.6%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 164	0% to 0.9%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	805 ±295	4.3% ±1.6	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 Brenham city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	13,860 ±621	74.4% ±3.3	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,978 ±421	16.0% ±2.3	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	35 to 179	0.2% to 1.0%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,696 ±528	9.1% ±2.8	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	740 ±305	4.0% ±1.6	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	956 ±379	5.1% ±2.0	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%.

Brenham city among the places of Texas

173rd of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Brenham city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Lakeway city	19,307 ±67
La Marque city	19,268 ±47
Orange city	19,177 ±43
Palestine city	19,136 ±41
Brownwood city	18,777 ±52
Brenham city	18,641 ±20
Steiner Ranch CDP	18,619 ±1,885
Cinco Ranch CDP	18,611 ±2,494
Manor city	18,603 ±23
Nederland city	18,381 ±33
White Settlement city	18,150 ±25

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026