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Brookshire, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Brookshire is a Census city of 5,495 people across 4.33 square miles of land, in Waller County. Median household income is $65,934, 51.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 27 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $30.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brookshire
What Brookshire is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.33 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,269
- County holding the largest share of its areaWaller 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.
Brookshire
How many people live in Brookshire
- Population5,495
- Median age29.0 plus or minus 8.4
- Population under 181,875 plus or minus 463
- Share under 1834.1 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Population 65 and over336 plus or minus 152
- Share 65 and over6.1 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Households1,722
- Family households1,098
- Share of households that are families63.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookshire
Income and work in Brookshire
- Median household income$65,934 plus or minus $17,722
- Per capita income$23,027
- Civilian labor force2,311
- Employed2,135
- Unemployed176 plus or minus 210
- Unemployment rate7.6 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Adults 25 and over3,138
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher75.2 percent plus or minus 18.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.8 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.5 percent plus or minus 0.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookshire
Housing in Brookshire
- Housing units1,934
- Occupied units1,722
- Vacant units212 plus or minus 105
- Vacancy rate11.0 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Owner occupied882 plus or minus 270
- Renter occupied840 plus or minus 398
- Ownership rate51.2 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Median owner-occupied home value$159,300 plus or minus $81,391
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,264
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.0 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Single family units924
- Share single family47.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more617 plus or minus 350
- Share in buildings of two or more31.9 percent plus or minus 17.4
- Mobile homes393 plus or minus 238
- Median year structure built1988
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookshire
How Brookshire gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,027
- Commuting under 15 minutes808 plus or minus 348
- Share commuting under 15 minutes39.9 percent plus or minus 16.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more518 plus or minus 240
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.6 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Drove alone81.9 percent
- Carpooled14.9 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home3.2 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookshire
SBA loans in Brookshire (7(a))
- Approvals27
- Gross approval$30,712,900
- Average approval$1,137,515
- Median approval$500,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$3,180,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported391
- Jobs per approval14.5
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full1
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises14.8 percent
- Distinct lenders20
- Distinct industries by NAICS24
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brookshire, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
Brookshire
SBA loans in Brookshire (504)
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$16,025,000
- Average approval$2,003,125
- Median approval$1,066,000
- Largest approval$4,817,000
- Jobs supported127
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brookshire, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
Brookshire
Flood risk in Brookshire
- NFIP communityCity of Brookshire
- NFIP community number481097
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/18/09
The City of Brookshire participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 481097 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.
Waller County, not Brookshire
Waller County context, not Brookshire figures
- Establishments in Waller County1,082
- Covered employment, Waller County26,681
- Average annual pay, Waller County$61,149
- Housing units permitted, Waller County480
Every figure in this section is published for Waller County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brookshire.
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
Brookshire questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brookshire, Texas?
5,495, in 1,722 households. Brookshire city covers 4.33 square miles of land, which is 1,269 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Brookshire in?
Waller 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 Brookshire?
$65,934. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $159,300. Median gross rent is $1,264 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Brookshire businesses?
27 7(a) approvals totaling $30.7 m since FY2020, across 20 lenders, median approval $500,000, plus 8 504 approvals worth $16.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brookshire, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Brookshire borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Brookshire. Only 2 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 Brookshire in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Brookshire appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Brookshire, city of, community 481097, 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 Brookshire figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Waller 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 Brookshire.
Is zoning published for Brookshire?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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