The population of Brownwood dropped by 2.20% in 2020, compared to ten years earlier in 2010.  Last week the U.S. Census Bureau released the data from the 2020 census.  The population of Brownwood is 18,862, down 2.20% from the 2010 count of 19,288.  The population of Brown County remained constant at 38,095, down only eleven persons from 38,106 in 2010.  Meanwhile the state of Texas saw large growth of 15.90%, growing to 29,145,505 persons from the 2010 count of 25,145,561.

Other interesting information from the 2020 Census:

Median value of owner-occupied housing units – $95,400 in Brownwood, $102,500 in Brown County

Median gross rent – $785 in Brownwood, $765 in Brown County

Households With a Computer – 87.6% in Brownwood, 86.3% in Brown County

High School Graduate or Higher 25 years + – 85.5% in Brownwood, 87.2% in Brown County

Bachelor’s Degree or higher 25 years + – 18.5% in Brownwood, 19.1% in Brown County

Median Household Income – $41,404 in Brownwood, $48,365 in Brown County

Persons in Poverty – 15.6% in Brownwood, 13.7 % in Brown County.

Mean Travel Time to Work (in minutes) – 12.3 minutes in Brownwood, 16.3 minutes in Brown County