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Population (year 2000): 13,507. Estimated
population in July 2005: 14,161 (+4.8% change)
Males: 6,366 (47.1%), Females: 7,141 (52.9%)
Washington County
Zip codes:
77833.
Median resident age: 34.7 years
Median household income: $32,198 (year 2000)
Median house value: $77,000 (year 2000)
Races in Brenham:
- White Non-Hispanic (65.5%)
- Black (21.9%)
- Hispanic (10.2%)
- Other race (4.8%)
- Vietnamese (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (25.5%), Irish (7.2%),
English (7.0%), Polish (4.1%), United States (3.7%), Czech
(3.3%).
Land area: 8.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Brenham
- High school or higher: 68.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
- Unemployed: 5.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Brenham city
- Never married: 30.2%
- Now married: 50.3%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 9.0%
- Divorced: 8.4%
5.1% Foreign born (2.4% Latin America, 1.5%
Asia, 0.7% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,352 (+11.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Brenham:
- TRINITY COMMUNITY MED CENTER OF BREHAM (700
MEDICAL PARKWAY)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Brenham:
- BELLVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles;
BELLVILLE, TX)
- GRIMES ST JOSEPH HEALTH CENTER (about 27 miles;
NAVASOTA, TX)
- BURLESON ST JOSEPH HEALTH CENTER (about 31 miles;
CALDWELL, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Brenham:
- EASTERWOOD FIELD (about 30 miles; COLLEGE STATION,
TX; ID: CLL)
- GEORGE BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL ARPT/HOUSTON (about 75
miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID: IAH)
- WILLIAM P HOBBY (about 87 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID:
HOU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brenham:
- BRENHAM MUNI (about 5 miles; BRENHAM, TX; ID: 11R)
- GRAWUNDER FIELD (about 20 miles; BELLVILLE, TX; ID:
06R)
- NAVASOTA MUNI (about 25 miles; NAVASOTA, TX; ID:
60R)
College/University in Brenham:
- BLINN COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 8,448;
Location: 902 COLLEGE AVE; Public; Website:
www.blinncol.edu)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Brenham:
- PRAIRIE VIEW A & M UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles;
PRAIRIE VIEW, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,823)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; COLLEGE
STATION, TX; FT enrollment: 41,117)
- WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 63 miles;
WHARTON, TX; FT enrollment: 3,124)
- HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; HOUSTON,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,273)
- SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 10,429)
- HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM (about 71 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 21,140)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about
71 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,595)
Public high school in Brenham:
- BRENHAM HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,570;
Location: 711 MANSFIELD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Brenham:
- BRENHAM CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 76;
Location: 504 E 6TH ST PO BOX 696; Grades: 6 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Brenham:
- BRENHAM J H (Students: 730; Location: 711
MANSFIELD; Grades: 07 - 08)
- BRENHAM MIDDLE (Students: 668; Location: 1600
S HORTON; Grades: 05 - 06)
- BRENHAM EL (Students: 614; Location: 201 E
SIXTH; Grades: PK - 04)
- KRAUSE ELEMENTARY (Students: 605; Location:
2201 E STONE; Grades: PK - 04)
- ALTON EL (Students: 587; Location: 304 KERR;
Grades: PK - 04)
- SUCCESS BOUND 7TH & 8TH GRADES (Students: 25;
Location: 1301 S MAKET ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
- FIVE OAKS (Students: 15; Location: P O BOX
1147; Grades: 04 - 12)
- BRENHAM ALTERNATIVE (Students: 12; Location:
1301 S MARKET ST; Grades: 05 - 12)
- SUCCESS BOUND MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 11;
Location: 1301 S MARKET ST; Grades: 05 - 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Brenham:
- FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH SCHOOL (Students: 374;
Location: 302 PAHL ST; Grades: PK - 6)
- GRACE LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 158;
Location: 1212 JEFFERSON STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST PAULS CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL (Students: 155;
Location: 305 WEST THIRD STREET; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Brenham:
- NANCY CAROL ROBERTS MEMORIAL LIBRARY
(Operating income: $290,247; Location: 100 W ACADEMY ST;
42,194 books; 665 audio materials; 5 video materials; 68
serial subscriptions)
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