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Brownsville, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Brownsville is a Census city of 189,177 people across 133.39 square miles of land, in Cameron County. Median household income is $52,130, 61.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 78 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $22.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brownsville
What Brownsville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area133.39 sq mi
- Water area13.74 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,418
- County holding the largest share of its areaCameron 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
- Population189,177
- Median age31.2
- Population under 1853,718
- Share under 1828.4 percent
- Population 65 and over24,519
- Share 65 and over13.0 percent
- Households59,839
- Family households46,108
- Share of households that are families77.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brownsville
Income and work in Brownsville
- Median household income$52,130
- Per capita income$22,512
- Civilian labor force84,428
- Employed79,222
- Unemployed5,206
- Unemployment rate6.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over112,093
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher72.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brownsville
Housing in Brownsville
- Housing units64,878
- Occupied units59,839
- Vacant units5,039
- Vacancy rate7.8 percent
- Owner occupied36,909
- Renter occupied22,930
- Ownership rate61.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$139,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$923
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.2 percent
- Single family units46,045
- Share single family71.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more15,568
- Share in buildings of two or more24.0 percent
- Mobile homes3,118
- Median year structure built1995
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 commute71,928
- Commuting under 15 minutes18,453
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more16,083
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more22.4 percent
- Drove alone74.9 percent
- Carpooled13.4 percent
- Public transport0.7 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked1.3 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home8.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brownsville
SBA loans in Brownsville (7(a))
- Approvals78
- Gross approval$22,210,100
- Average approval$284,745
- Median approval$100,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$743,020
- Largest approval$4,718,200
- Jobs supported904
- Jobs per approval11.6
- Loans with a final outcome11
- Paid in full8
- Charged off3
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more10.3 percent
- Share to franchises17.9 percent
- Distinct lenders27
- Distinct industries by NAICS50
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brownsville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 11 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)
- Approvals17
- Gross approval$8,798,000
- Average approval$517,529
- Median approval$320,000
- Largest approval$3,193,000
- Jobs supported160
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brownsville, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 7 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 communityCity of Brownsville
- NFIP community number480103
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/16/18
The City of Brownsville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480103 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.
Cameron County, not Brownsville
Cameron County context, not Brownsville figures
- Establishments in Cameron County6,732
- Covered employment, Cameron County156,619
- Average annual pay, Cameron County$44,590
- Housing units permitted, Cameron County2,347
Every figure in this section is published for Cameron 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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What this page does not hold.
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, Texas?
189,177, in 59,839 households. Brownsville city covers 133.39 square miles of land, which is 1,418 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?
Cameron 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?
$52,130. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $139,900. Median gross rent is $923 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?
78 7(a) approvals totaling $22.2 m since FY2020, across 27 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 17 504 approvals worth $8.8 m 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 11 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, city of, community 480103, 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 Cameron 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.