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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Brownsville is $17,584, which is lower than the state average of $24,775 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Brownsville median household income is $32,131. On average Brownsville residents spend 21.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #318

Brownsville, LA	17,584 USD
Louisiana	24,775 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Brownsville, LA	22,224 USD
Louisiana	28,948 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Brownsville, LA	25,051 USD
Louisiana	37,322 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Brownsville, LA	21,627 USD
Louisiana	22,260 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #308

Brownsville, LA	32,131 USD
Louisiana	44,991 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Brownsville, LA	43,792 USD
Louisiana	63,565 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Brownsville, LA	7.10%
Louisiana	38.15%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Brownsville, LA median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. The Louisiana and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Brownsville, LA		Louisiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	9.03%	$2,944, see rank	15.85%	$16,812	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	25.13%	$15,877, see rank	28.88%	$15,674	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.88%	$1,673, see rank	1.52%	$3,026	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	11.62%	$21,216, see rank	16.02%	$21,306	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Brownsville, LA	37,250 USD
Louisiana	56,755 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Brownsville, LA	51,027 USD
Louisiana	75,064 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Brownsville, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
White	$34,025, see rank	$54,727	$56,900
Black	$18,611, see rank	$28,116	$35,600
Hispanic	$30,781, see rank	$44,481	$42,396

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Brownsville, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
less than 25	$31,016, see rank	$22,089	$25,788
25 to 44	$34,286, see rank	$51,117	$58,398
45 to 64	$30,476, see rank	$53,475	$65,027
65 or over	$33,403, see rank	$31,890	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Brownsville, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,358, see rank	3,610,029	248,775,628
Male¹	1,619, 48.21%, see rank	48.33%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,154, 71.28%, see rank	66.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.75%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,154, 71.28%, see rank	65.37%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,056, 91.51%, see rank	91.24%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	98, 8.49%, see rank	8.76%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	465, 28.72%, see rank	33.89%	30.72%
Female¹	1,739, 51.79%, see rank	51.67%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,094, 62.91%, see rank	56.47%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,094, 62.91%, see rank	56.38%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,006, 91.96%, see rank	91.46%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	88, 8.04%, see rank	8.54%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	645, 37.09%, see rank	43.53%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Brownsville, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,966, 100%	1,970,623	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,706, 86.78%, see rank	82.15%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	182, 9.26%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	7, 0.36%, see rank	1.34%	5.06%
Walked	23, 1.17%, see rank	1.91%	2.78%
Other Means	20, 1.02%, see rank	2.12%	1.79%
Worked at Home	28, 1.42%, see rank	2.33%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Brownsville, LA	21.1 minutes
Louisiana	24.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Brownsville, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,062	2,002,410	143,435,233
Male¹	1,056, 51.21%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	44, 4.17%, see rank	27.14%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	254, 24.05%, see rank	14.86%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	109, 10.32%, see rank	14.95%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	28, 2.65%, see rank	1.09%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	300, 28.41%, see rank	14.25%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	238, 22.54%, see rank	20.37%	17.94%
Female¹	1,006, 48.79%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	279, 27.73%, see rank	37.06%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	231, 22.96%, see rank	23.87%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	435, 43.24%, see rank	34.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.41%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	61, 6.06%, see rank	3.93%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Brownsville, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,062, 100%	2,002,410	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	50, 2.42%, see rank	4.76%	1.96%
Construction	308, 14.94%, see rank	8.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	337, 16.34%, see rank	8.01%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	293, 14.21%, see rank	11.68%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	89, 4.32%, see rank	5.26%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.55%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	23, 1.12%, see rank	5.18%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	125, 6.06%, see rank	8.60%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	477, 23.13%, see rank	23.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	317, 15.37%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	37, 1.79%, see rank	5.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	6, 0.29%, see rank	5.17%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Brownsville, LA	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,043	24.16%, see rank	19.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	178	16.12%, see rank	15.12%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.