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Population (year 2000): 9,488. Estimated
population in July 2005: 9,173 (-3.3% change)
Males: 4,959 (52.3%), Females: 4,529 (47.7%)
Terry County
Zip code:
79316
Median resident age: 35.3 years
Median household income: $26,504 (year 2000)
Median house value: $43,000 (year 2000)
Races in Brownfield:
- White Non-Hispanic (46.2%)
- Hispanic (46.0%)
- Other race (14.5%)
- Black (6.6%)
- Two or more races (3.7%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (10.6%), English
(5.8%), German (4.3%), Irish (4.3%), Italian (1.2%),
Scotch-Irish (1.1%).
Elevation: 3308 feet
Land area: 6.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Brownfield
- High school or higher: 61.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 6.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Brownfield city
- Never married: 22.4%
- Now married: 54.8%
- Separated: 3.1%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 10.2%
5.0% Foreign born (4.8% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -140 (-1.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Brownfield:
- BROWNFIELD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (703 E
FELT ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Brownfield:
- COVENANT HOSPITAL LEVELLAND (about 32 miles;
LEVELLAND, TX)
- LYNN COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 32 miles;
TAHOKA, TX)
- SUNRISE CANYON HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; LUBBOCK,
TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Brownfield:
- LUBBOCK INTL (about 46 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; ID: LBB)
- LEA COUNTY RGNL (about 74 miles; HOBBS, NM; ID: HOB)
- MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL (about 86 miles; MIDLAND, TX;
ID: MAF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brownfield:
- TERRY COUNTY (about 7 miles; BROWNFIELD, TX; ID:
Q26)
- SEAGRAVES (about 25 miles; SEAGRAVES, TX; ID: F97)
- LEVELLAND MUNI (about 26 miles; LEVELLAND, TX; ID:
Q24)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Brownfield:
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 32 miles; LEVELLAND, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 3,851)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
FT enrollment: 22,439)
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 2,578)
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 81 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,800)
- ODESSA COLLEGE (about 92 miles; ODESSA, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,555)
- EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 101
miles; PORTALES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,955)
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 126 miles;
CANYON, TX; FT enrollment: 5,476)
Public high school in Brownfield:
- BROWNFIELD H S (Students: 595; Location: 701
CUB DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Brownfield:
- OAK GROVE EL (Students: 531; Location: 1000
CACTUS LN; Grades: 02 - 05)
- BROWNFIELD MIDDLE (Students: 412; Location:
1001 E BROADWAY ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- COLONIAL HEIGHTS EL (Students: 409; Location:
1100 E REPPTO ST; Grades: PK - 01)
Library in Brownfield:
- KENDRICK MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$137,996; Location: 301 W TATE ST; 37,104 books; 583
audio materials; 562 video materials; 73 serial
subscriptions)
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