Language Spoken At Home in Brownsville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 159,033 | 100% |
English only | 20,334 | 12.8% |
Language other than English | 138,699 | 87.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 56,615 | 35.6% |
Spanish | 137,009 | 86.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 56,101 | 35.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 821 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 256 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 824 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 258 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 45 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Brownsville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 175,210 | 100% |
American | 2,368 | 1.4% |
Arab | 67 | 0.0% |
Czech | 98 | 0.1% |
Danish | 84 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 135 | 0.1% |
English | 1,310 | 0.7% |
French (except Basque) | 795 | 0.5% |
French Canadian | 83 | 0.0% |
German | 2,522 | 1.4% |
Greek | 63 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 68 | 0.0% |
Irish | 1,567 | 0.9% |
Italian | 412 | 0.2% |
Lithuanian | 14 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 67 | 0.0% |
Polish | 318 | 0.2% |
Portuguese | 79 | 0.0% |
Russian | 80 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 219 | 0.1% |
Scottish | 265 | 0.2% |
Slovak | 11 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 5 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 180 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 84 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 42 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 178 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 22 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Brownsville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 48,844 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 39,606 | 81.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 22,710 | 46.5% |
Married-couple family | 25,331 | 51.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 14,689 | 30.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,477 | 5.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,081 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 11,798 | 24.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,940 | 14.2% |
Nonfamily households | 9,238 | 18.9% |
Householder living alone | 8,047 | 16.5% |
65 years and over | 3,482 | 7.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 26,483 | 54.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 11,796 | 24.2% |
Average household size | 4 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Brownsville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 173,630 | 100% |
Householder | 48,844 | 28.1% |
Spouse | 25,253 | 14.5% |
Child | 72,208 | 41.6% |
Other relatives | 23,289 | 13.4% |
Nonrelatives | 4,036 | 2.3% |
Unmarried partner | 1,819 | 1.0% |
Marital Status in Brownsville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 57,465 | 100% |
Never married | 20,168 | 35.1% |
Now married, except separated | 30,685 | 53.4% |
Separated | 1,931 | 3.4% |
Widowed | 1,273 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 3,408 | 5.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 67,619 | 100% |
Never married | 20,654 | 30.5% |
Now married, except separated | 30,477 | 45.1% |
Separated | 3,851 | 5.7% |
Widowed | 6,411 | 9.5% |
Divorced | 6,226 | 9.2% |
Fertility in Brownsville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,277 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,079 | 32.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 72 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 49 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 130 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 24 | 0% |
Grandparents in Brownsville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 7,959 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,565 | 32.2% |
Less than 1 year | 641 | 8.1% |
1 or 2 years | 755 | 9.5% |
3 or 4 years | 402 | 5.1% |
5 or more years | 767 | 9.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,565 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,598 | 62.3% |
Who are married | 2,063 | 80.4% |
School Enrollment in Brownsville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 58,657 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 3,954 | 6.7% |
Kindergarten | 3,557 | 6.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 27,123 | 46.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 13,520 | 23.0% |
College or graduate school | 10,503 | 17.9% |
Educational Attainment in Brownsville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 96,775 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 22,784 | 23.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 14,188 | 14.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 21,457 | 22.2% |
Some college, no degree | 17,430 | 18.0% |
Associate's degree | 5,739 | 5.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 10,890 | 11.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 4,287 | 4.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 61.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 15.7% |
Veteran Status in Brownsville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 114,610 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,898 | 4.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Brownsville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 173,731 | 100% |
With a disability | 21,893 | 12.6% |
Under 18 years | 60,322 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,834 | 4.7% |
18 to 64 years | 97,339 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,813 | 11.1% |
65 years and over | 16,070 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,246 | 51.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Brownsville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 172,322 | 100% |
Same house | 151,110 | 87.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 19,692 | 11.4% |
Same county | 16,973 | 9.8% |
Different county | 2,719 | 1.6% |
Same state | 1,734 | 1.0% |
Different state | 985 | 0.6% |
Abroad | 1,520 | 0.9% |
Place Of Birth in Brownsville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 175,210 | 100% |
Native | 123,216 | 70.3% |
Born in United States | 121,209 | 69.2% |
State of residence | 109,142 | 62.3% |
Different state | 12,067 | 6.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,007 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 51,994 | 29.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Brownsville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 51,994 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 16,817 | 32.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 35,177 | 67.7% |
Year of Entry in Brownsville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 54,001 | 100% |
Native | 2,007 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 168 | 8.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,839 | 91.6% |
Foreign born | 51,994 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,091 | 2.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 50,903 | 97.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Brownsville City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 51,994 | 100% |
Europe | 359 | 0.7% |
Asia | 1,188 | 2.3% |
Africa | 10 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 10 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 50,268 | 96.7% |
Northern America | 159 | 0.3% |