Brooks County Profile

Compiled by
The County Information Project

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POPULATION (Census Bureau)
County Population     «History»   «Group Quarters»
Estimate 2009:7,377
Estimate 2008:7,413
Estimate 2007:7,472
Estimate 2006:7,524
Estimate 2005:7,589
Estimate 2004:7,617
Estimate 2003:7,643
Estimate 2002:7,675
Estimate 2001:7,670
Census 2000:7,976
Census 1990:8,204
Census 1950:9,195
Population of the County Seat (Falfurrias)
Census 2000:5,297
Census 1990:5,788
POPULATION ESTIMATES - 2009 (Census Bureau)
Note: City and town populations include only those parts of each place found within this county. Use our «Town & City Search» to find the total population of each place.
Brooks County:7,377
Falfurrias city:4,821
Balance of Brooks County:2,556
GENERAL INFORMATION
County Size in Square Miles (Census Bureau and EPA)
Land Area:943
Water Area:0
Total Area:943
Population Density Per Square Mile
2000:8.5
DEMOGRAPHICS
Ethnicity - 2008 (Census Bureau)
Percent Hispanic:90.9%
Race - 2008 (Census Bureau)
Percent White Alone:98.4%
Percent African American Alone:0.5%
Percent American Indian and Alaska Native Alone:0.7%
Percent Asian Alone:0.1%
Percent Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone:0.1%
Percent Multi-Racial:0.1%
Age - 2008 (Census Bureau)
17 and Under:2,151.0%
65 and Older:1,262.0%
85 and Older:164.0%
Median Age:35.6
Income
Per Capita Income - 2008 (BEA):$24,667
Total Personal Income - 2008 (BEA):$182,858,000
Median Household Income - 2008 (Census Bureau):$25,341
Poverty - 2008 (Census Bureau)
Percent of Population in Poverty:32.8%
Percent of Population under 18 in Poverty:45.2%
Wages (BEA)
Average Wage Per Job - 2008:$32,191
Average Wage Per Job - 2007:$30,271
Average Wage Per Job - 2006:$27,835
Average Wage Per Job - 2005:$24,680
Average Wage Per Job - 2004:$22,472
Average Wage Per Job - 2003:$21,616
Average Wage Per Job - 2002:$19,607
Average Wage Per Job - 2001:$19,299
Average Wage Per Job - 2000:$19,081
Average Wage Per Job - 1990:$14,265
Annual Unemployment Rate, Not Adjusted (Texas Workforce Commission)
Unemployment Rate - 2009:9.5
Unemployment Rate - 2008:5.4
Unemployment Rate - 2007:5.4
Unemployment Rate - 2006:6.2
Unemployment Rate - 2005:6.7
Unemployment Rate - 2004:7.5
Unemployment Rate - 2003:8.2
Unemployment Rate - 2002:7.6
Unemployment Rate - 2001:6.0
Unemployment Rate - 2000:6.8
County Business Patterns (Census Bureau):     «CBP 2008»
COUNTY FINANCES (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Property Taxes - 2008
Total County Tax Rate:     «Historic Tax Rate» «Detailed Tax Rates»$0.549515
Total Market Value:     «Values and Levies»$1,307,653,886
Total Appraised Value Available for County Taxation:$963,280,211
Total Actual Levy:$5,291,960
Sales Tax Allocation History
CY 2009:$N/A
CY 2008:$N/A
CY 2007:$N/A
CY 2006:$N/A
CY 2005:$N/A
CY 2004:$N/A
CY 2003:$N/A
CY 2002:$N/A
CY 2001:$N/A
INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURES (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Road and Bridge - 2008
County Roads, Construction:$0
County Roads, Maintenance:$640,962
County Roads, Rehabilitation:$256,540
County Bridges, Construction:$0
County Bridges, Maintenance:$0
County Bridges, Rehabilitation:$0
Right of Way Acquisition:$0
Utility Construction:$0
Other Road Expenditures:$0
Total Road and Bridge Expenditures:$897,502
COUNTY ROAD MILES (TXDOT)
Centerline Miles - ROAD_AND_BRIDGE_YEAR
Unpaved (Earth and All-weather):16
Paved (bituminous surface, treated, less than 1):93
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7):0
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7 or more):0
Asphalt:0
Concrete:0
Total Centerline Miles:110
Lane Miles - ROAD_AND_BRIDGE_YEAR
Unpaved (Earth and All-weather):33
Paved (bituminous surface, treated, less than 1):187
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7):0
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7 or more):0
Asphalt:0
Concrete:0
Total Lane Miles:220

Special Districts in Brooks County.
School Districts in Brooks County.
History of City Tax Rates in Brooks County.

Airports in Brooks County.
Hospitals in Brooks County.
Prisons in Brooks County.