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Brownsville, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Brownsville is a Census borough of 2,412 people across 0.98 square miles of land, in Fayette County. Median household income is $31,810, 47.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brownsville
What Brownsville is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.98 sq mi
- Water area0.11 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,468
- County holding the largest share of its areaFayette County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brownsville
How many people live in Brownsville
- Population2,412
- Median age45.7
- Population under 18397 plus or minus 118
- Share under 1816.5 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Population 65 and over413 plus or minus 125
- Share 65 and over17.1 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Households1,276
- Family households544 plus or minus 136
- Share of households that are families42.6 percent plus or minus 9.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brownsville
Income and work in Brownsville
- Median household income$31,810 plus or minus $7,804
- Per capita income$23,798
- Civilian labor force1,037
- Employed940
- Unemployed97 plus or minus 66
- Unemployment rate9.4 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Adults 25 and over1,818
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.0 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.8 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brownsville
Housing in Brownsville
- Housing units1,406
- Occupied units1,276
- Vacant units130 plus or minus 61
- Vacancy rate9.2 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Owner occupied608 plus or minus 144
- Renter occupied668 plus or minus 142
- Ownership rate47.6 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Median owner-occupied home value$69,400 plus or minus $27,806
- Median gross rent, monthly$670
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.3 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Single family units1,000
- Share single family71.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more399 plus or minus 125
- Share in buildings of two or more28.4 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brownsville
How Brownsville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute816
- Commuting under 15 minutes261 plus or minus 139
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.0 percent plus or minus 16.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more248 plus or minus 89
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.4 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Drove alone86.2 percent
- Carpooled3.4 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Public transport2.5 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home7.5 percent plus or minus 5.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brownsville
SBA loans in Brownsville (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$2,516,000
- Average approval$629,000
- Median approval$289,500
- Largest approval$1,917,000
- Jobs supported23
- Jobs per approval5.8
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term156 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises25.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brownsville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Brownsville
SBA loans in Brownsville (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$188,000
- Average approval$188,000
- Median approval$188,000
- Largest approval$188,000
- Jobs supported3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brownsville, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Brownsville
Flood risk in Brownsville
- NFIP communityBorough of Brownsville
- NFIP community number420458
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/18/17
The Borough of Brownsville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420458 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Fayette County, not Brownsville
Fayette County context, not Brownsville figures
- Establishments in Fayette County2,485
- Covered employment, Fayette County37,892
- Average annual pay, Fayette County$51,069
- Housing units permitted, Fayette County189
Every figure in this section is published for Fayette County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brownsville.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Brownsville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brownsville, Pennsylvania?
2,412, in 1,276 households. Brownsville borough covers 0.98 square miles of land, which is 2,468 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Brownsville in?
Fayette County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Brownsville?
$31,810. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $69,400. Median gross rent is $670 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Brownsville businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $2.5 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $289,500, plus 1 504 approvals worth $188,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brownsville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Brownsville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Brownsville. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Brownsville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Brownsville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Brownsville, borough of, community 420458, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Brownsville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Fayette County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Brownsville.
Is zoning published for Brownsville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.