Cities / Texas / Brownsville

Brownsville, TX

189,177 people

Right Now

Weather

91.4°F

Mostly Clear

Today: Sunny, high 99°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Brownsville-McAllen)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 23.2 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

SAT

258 mi — San Antonio International Airport

Population & People

Population

189,177

Median age

31.2

Median household income

$52,130

Poverty rate

23.7%

Unemployment rate

6.2%

Bachelor's degree+

24.5%

Avg. commute

20 min

Hispanic or Latino

94.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$139,900

Median gross rent

$923/mo

Homeownership rate

61.68%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,047

HUD Fair Market Rent (Cameron County, 17 mi from Brownsville), 2026. Efficiency $773, 1BR $866, 2BR $1047, 3BR $1414, 4BR $1479. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Texas gasoline midgrade

$4.13

Texas commercial electricity

8.64¢/kWh

Texas industrial electricity

6.55¢/kWh

Texas residential electricity

15.47¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2904427.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2277203.3

All-Transactions House Price Index for Texas

529.31

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Source: FRED, Texas-specific series.

Nearby Airports

SAT

San Antonio International Airport

258 mi away

HOU

William P. Hobby Airport

292 mi away

AUS

Austin Bergstrom International Airport

297 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Texas energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Texas economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).