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Population (year 2000): 139,722. Estimated
population in July 2005: 167,493 (+19.9% change)
Males: 65,783 (47.1%), Females: 73,939 (52.9%)
Cameron County
Zip codes:
78520,
78521,
78526.
Median resident age: 27.7 years
Median household income: $24,468 (year 2000)
Median house value: $53,000 (year 2000)
Races in Brownsville:
- Hispanic (91.3%)
- Other race (14.7%)
- White Non-Hispanic (7.7%)
- Two or more races (2.3%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (2.7%), German (1.4%).
Land area: 80.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Brownsville
- High school or higher: 51.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
- Unemployed: 13.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Brownsville city
- Never married: 27.3%
- Now married: 55.7%
- Separated: 3.9%
- Widowed: 6.5%
- Divorced: 6.6%
31.6% Foreign born (30.8% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +23,880
(+20.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Brownsville:
- BROWNSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER (1040 W JEFFERSON
ST)
- BROWNSVILLE SURGICAL HOSPITAL (4750 NORTH
EXPRESSWAY)
- VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (100 A ALTON
GLOOR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Brownsville:
- BROWNSVILLE/SOUTH PADRE ISLAND INT'L (about 6 miles;
BROWNSVILLE, TX; ID: BRO)
- VALLEY INTL (about 23 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; ID: HRL)
- MC ALLEN MILLER INTL (about 55 miles; MC ALLEN, TX;
ID: MFE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brownsville:
- PORT ISABEL-CAMERON COUNTY (about 19 miles; PORT
ISABEL, TX; ID: PIL)
- MID VALLEY (about 38 miles; WESLACO, TX; ID: T65)
- CHARLES R JOHNSON (about 43 miles; PORT MANSFIELD,
TX; ID: T05)
Amtrak station:
BROWNSVILLE (1134 E. ST. CHARLES) - Bus Station. Services:
enclosed waiting area, intercity bus service.
Colleges/Universities in Brownsville:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE
(Full-time enrollment: 6,044; Location: 80 FT BROWN;
Public; Website: WWW.UTB.EDU; Offers Master's degree)
- TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE (FT enrollment:
4,556; Location: 80 FT BROWN; Public; Website:
www.utb.edu)
- SOUTH TEXAS VO-TECH BROWNSVILLE (FT
enrollment: 279; Location: 2255 N CORIA; Private,
for-profit)
- CLINICAL DENTAL CAREERS (Location: 127 E
PRICE; Private, for-profit)
- VOGUE COLLEGE OF COSMETOLOGY (Location: 2999
N CORIA; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Brownsville:
- TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN (about 24
miles; HARLINGEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,167)
- SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles;
MCALLEN, TX; FT enrollment: 7,142)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (about 56
miles; EDINBURG, TX; FT enrollment: 9,651)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE (about 111 miles;
KINGSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,860)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI (about 123
miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 5,282)
- DEL MAR COLLEGE (about 127 miles; CORPUS CHRISTI,
TX; FT enrollment: 5,454)
- COASTAL BEND COLLEGE (about 173 miles; BEEVILLE, TX;
FT enrollment: 2,150)
Public high schools in Brownsville:
- HANNA H S (Students: 2,506; Location: 2615
PRICE RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- RIVERA H S (Students: 2,359; Location: 6955
FM 802; Grades: 09 - 12)
- PACE H S (Students: 2,239; Location: 314 W
LOS EBANOS BLVD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- PORTER H S (Students: 2,064; Location: 3500
INTERNATIONAL BLVD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LOPEZ H S (Students: 1,830; Location: 3205 S
DAKOTA AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Brownsville:
- SUNNYSIDE DAY SCHOOL INC (Students: 97;
Location: 1914 N CORIA ST; Grades: PK - 12)
- VALLEY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 59;
Location: PO BOX 4220; Grades: 9 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Brownsville:
- DR OLIVEIRA MIDDLE (Students: 1,204;
Location: 444 LAND O' LAKES; Grades: 06 - 08)
- YTURRIA EL (Students: 1,198; Location: 2955 W
TANDY RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- BESTEIRO MIDDLE (Students: 1,184; Location:
6280 SOUTHMOST RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- VELA MIDDLE (Students: 1,157; Location: 4905
PAREDES LINE RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- STELL MIDDLE (Students: 1,135; Location: 1105
LOS EBANOS BLVD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BURNS EL (Students: 1,100; Location: 1974
ALTON GLOOR BLVD; Grades: PK - 05)
- GONZALEZ EL (Students: 1,093; Location: 4350
COFFEEPORT RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- VERMILLION ROAD EL (Students: 1,083;
Location: 6895 FM 802; Grades: PK - 05)
- EL JARDIN EL (Students: 1,054; Location: 6911
BOCA CHICA BLVD; Grades: PK - 05)
- EGLY EL (Students: 1,047; Location: 445 LAND
O'LAKES; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Brownsville:
- ST MARYS CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 612;
Location: 1300 LOS EBANOS BLVD; Grades: PK - 6)
- THE EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL (Students: 338;
Location: 34 NORTH CORIA STREET; Grades: PK - 6)
- FIRST BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 303;
Location: 1600 BOCA CHICA BLVD; Grades: PK - 8)
- KENMONT MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 267;
Location: 2734 N CORIA; Grades: PK - 6)
- ST LUKE CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 248;
Location: 2850 EAST PRICE ROAD; Grades: PK - 6)
- INCARNATE WORD ACADEMY (Students: 245;
Location: 244 RESACA BLVD; Grades: PK - 8)
- FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 59;
Location: 1944 ALTON GLOOR BLVD; Grades: 1 - 8)
- MARIA'S MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 47;
Location: 128 WEST JEFFERSON; Grades: PK - KG)
- BROWNSVILLE SDA SCHOOL (Students: 13;
Location: 243 OLD PORT ISABEL RD; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Brownsville:
- BROWNSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$3,130,355; Location: 2600 CENTRAL BLVD; 183,828 books;
645 video materials; 261 serial subscriptions)
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