Brownsville, TX Profile

Brownsville, TX, population 176,859, is located in Texas's Cameron county, about 50.1 miles from McAllen and 131.5 miles from Corpus Christi.

Through the 90's Brownsville's population has grown by about 41%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Brownsville has grown by about 20%. Since 2005 Brownsville's population has grown by about 8%.

Brownsville's property crime levels tend to be higher than Texas's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Brownsville tend to be about the same as Texas's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	47%
	Females	53%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	82%
	African American	0%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	1%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	17%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.00%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	5.00%	Over 60:	7.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	142,506	N/A
2001	147,186	3.28%
2002	151,295	2.79%
2003	156,071	3.16%
2004	160,488	2.83%
2005	164,157	2.29%
2006	167,599	2.10%
2007	170,597	1.79%
2008	173,700	1.82%
2009	176,859	1.82%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$24,468

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	566
2002	552
2003	496
2004	536
2005	551
2006	503
2007	497
2008	358
2009	253
2010	313

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	7	27	180	595
2002	1	32	181	592
2003	8	42	164	543
2004	1	48	162	640
2005	4	53	128	718
2006	5	46	168	648
2007	5	21	207	647
2008	4	26	173	431
2009	4	26	152	272
2010	7	31	165	360

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	7,769
2002	8,190
2003	6,278
2004	5,218
2005	5,073
2006	4,868
2007	5,350
2008	5,732
2009	5,448
2010	5,174

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	1,066	9,574	461
2002	1,207	10,266	480
2003	1,024	8,121	445
2004	1,208	6,676	403
2005	1,236	6,647	430
2006	1377	6483	525
2007	1442	7574	458
2008	1590	8205	344
2009	1576	7865	337
2010	1286	7784	246