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  • Largest town: Alpine

Brewster County, Texas

Brewster County had 9,508 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 6,183.8 square miles of land. It is the largest by land of Texas's 254 county-equivalents.

Population
9,508
#169 of 254 in Texas · #2,449 in US
Area
6,183.8 sq mi
#1 of 254 in Texas · #57 in US
Density
1.5 / sq mi
#232 of 254 in Texas · #3,022 in US
Median household income
$57,871
#155 of 254 in Texas · #2,044 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Brewster County within Texas. Pin: Austin.

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Brewster County population, land area and income

Brewster County had 9,508 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 6,183.8 square miles of land. It is the largest by land of Texas's 254 county-equivalents. That works out to 1.5 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Texas has 19,267 residents, so Brewster County has 49% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $57,871 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

9,508

3144th1st

2449th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

6,184 sq mi

3144th1st

57th of 3,144 (US)

Density

1.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

3022nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$57,871

3143rd1st

2044th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Texas (254)

Population

9,508

254th1st

169th of 254 (TX)

Land area

6,184 sq mi

254th1st

1st of 254 (TX)

Density

1.5 / sq mi

254th1st

232nd of 254 (TX)

Median household income

$57,871

254th1st

155th of 254 (TX)

How Brewster County's population changed since 2020

Brewster County lost 56 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.6%. That ranks 183rd of 254 in Texas for growth. The median Texas county changed by +2.1%, and the state as a whole by +7.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Brewster County recorded 300 births and 407 deaths, a natural change of -107. Net international migration added +191 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -135. The largest single component was international migration, which added 191 people.

9,56420209,48120219,38120229,57920239,5082024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
300
Deaths
407
Net international migration
+191
Net domestic migration
-135
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-71

Where Brewster County is

The Census internal point of Brewster County is at 29.809000, -103.252500. It sits in UTM zone 13N. The map shades Texas's 254 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Brewster County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Cass County: +0.6%Jackson County: +1.9%Lipscomb County: -5.2%Hall County: +1.0%Hemphill County: -6.9%Kent County: -7.4%Dallam County: +5.4%Bandera County: +8.7%Culberson County: +3.1%Howard County: -11.4%Lavaca County: +1.2%Zavala County: -4.7%Taylor County: +3.7%Ellis County: +19.6%McLennan County: +3.5%Parker County: +20.2%Kinney County: +2.1%Uvalde County: +2.3%Haskell County: -0.0%Coke County: +2.3%Dickens County: -2.0%Colorado County: +4.0%Hansford County: -4.7%Collingsworth County: -1.2%Comanche County: +5.4%Crosby County: -1.3%Andrews County: +1.6%Atascosa County: +7.1%Brooks County: -5.0%Burnet County: +12.6%La Salle County: +0.4%Terry County: -1.6%Throckmorton County: +5.6%Yoakum County: -1.2%Hockley County: +0.0%Rockwall County: +25.5%Schleicher County: -5.8%Swisher County: -1.0%Motley County: -4.6%Hale County: -1.6%King County: -19.5%Hays County: +19.7%Irion County: +0.9%Bastrop County: +17.2%Blanco County: +16.6%Kimble County: +2.5%Dawson County: -5.7%Loving County: -28.4%Scurry County: -4.2%Sterling County: +0.2%Garza County: -20.1%Shackelford County: +1.9%Stonewall County: -0.8%Titus County: +0.8%Hopkins County: +5.3%Callahan County: +6.3%Childress County: +0.3%Lubbock County: +5.1%Dimmit County: -4.7%Donley County: -2.7%Baylor County: +2.1%Johnson County: +16.4%Glasscock County: +3.2%Sutton County: -2.6%Runnels County: -1.7%Ector County: +2.7%Kaufman County: +34.4%Jack County: +10.7%Mitchell County: -0.5%Falls County: +4.7%Castro County: +0.6%Palo Pinto County: +6.3%Limestone County: +1.9%Kerr County: +2.3%Franklin County: +5.2%Roberts County: +1.7%Young County: +2.2%Erath County: +4.2%Cochran County: +0.7%Hutchinson County: -4.2%Floyd County: -6.2%Mason County: +0.5%Parmer County: -1.9%Eastland County: +2.8%McMullen County: -5.4%Randall County: +6.5%Armstrong County: -2.3%Hamilton County: +4.8%Hartley County: -6.4%Nolan County: -3.7%Lynn County: +6.2%Menard County: -2.5%Karnes County: +2.2%Cottle County: -7.4%Winkler County: -4.8%Jeff Davis County: -10.4%Stephens County: +4.2%Bell County: +7.3%Borden County: -13.2%Madison County: +3.1%Fisher County: -0.3%Camp County: +5.9%Gillespie County: +5.2%Liberty County: +24.4%Upton County: -5.3%Waller County: +13.7%Fort Bend County: +15.6%Montgomery County: +19.9%Crockett County: -9.5%Sherman County: -0.7%Rusk County: +2.2%Wichita County: +0.3%Moore County: +2.8%Pecos County: -3.1%Webb County: +2.0%Kleberg County: -1.8%Fayette County: +4.0%Aransas County: +6.9%Presidio County: -6.9%Archer County: +7.0%Cherokee County: +5.2%Galveston County: +4.5%Comal County: +23.2%Concho County: +0.3%Jim Hogg County: -5.4%DeWitt County: +2.1%Brewster County: -0.6%Tarrant County: +5.4%Caldwell County: +14.1%Hardin County: +4.1%Fannin County: +7.4%Guadalupe County: +12.4%Clay County: +4.6%Coryell County: +3.9%Medina County: +8.9%Potter County: -3.1%Brown County: +1.5%Marion County: -1.7%Denton County: +14.3%Bee County: +0.6%Wise County: +17.9%Leon County: +5.8%Zapata County: -0.4%Coleman County: +4.0%Reagan County: -8.3%Mills County: +2.5%Reeves County: -19.0%Live Oak County: +5.5%Gaines County: +5.5%Oldham County: +3.4%Trinity County: +6.2%Williamson County: +18.2%San Saba County: -3.8%Wilson County: +10.7%Van Zandt County: +9.3%Lamar County: +2.2%Willacy County: -0.6%Brazos County: +6.4%Llano County: +8.7%Refugio County: -0.0%Martin County: -1.6%Midland County: +7.5%Wilbarger County: -3.0%Briscoe County: +5.1%Gonzales County: +1.8%Kenedy County: -5.7%Cameron County: +2.4%Gregg County: +1.9%Hidalgo County: +4.8%Hunt County: +18.4%Jefferson County: -0.9%Delta County: +8.1%Harris County: +5.8%Carson County: +0.5%Hill County: +7.8%Shelby County: +0.6%Hood County: +11.4%Grayson County: +10.6%Walker County: +9.4%McCulloch County: -1.8%Orange County: +1.6%Lee County: +5.4%Houston County: +0.6%San Jacinto County: +6.5%Robertson County: +5.3%Real County: +0.8%Red River County: +1.2%Sabine County: +1.7%Starr County: +1.1%Lamb County: -2.5%Goliad County: +2.8%El Paso County: +1.0%Wharton County: +1.1%Wheeler County: -3.1%Bexar County: +5.6%Lampasas County: +8.5%Calhoun County: -0.6%Maverick County: +1.7%Henderson County: +6.1%Freestone County: +6.2%Hardeman County: -4.0%Tom Green County: -0.1%Tyler County: +3.7%Chambers County: +19.5%Morris County: +1.8%Burleson County: +14.1%Newton County: -2.1%Upshur County: +7.3%Deaf Smith County: -0.2%Edwards County: -2.6%Bosque County: +4.2%Bowie County: -1.0%Matagorda County: +0.3%Terrell County: -4.3%Knox County: -2.9%Milam County: +5.6%Bailey County: +2.4%Nueces County: -0.1%Victoria County: +0.7%Dallas County: +1.7%Jones County: +5.9%Angelina County: +1.8%Washington County: +5.6%Gray County: -1.4%Grimes County: +13.6%Ochiltree County: -2.4%San Patricio County: +3.8%Val Verde County: +0.8%Foard County: -3.4%Frio County: +6.0%Kendall County: +16.3%Somervell County: +9.7%Panola County: +2.3%Nacogdoches County: +1.7%Ward County: -5.5%Wood County: +8.2%Montague County: +9.2%Duval County: -2.3%Navarro County: +6.9%Anderson County: +2.7%Jim Wells County: -0.0%Cooke County: +6.0%Rains County: +9.3%Austin County: +8.0%Brazoria County: +10.6%Polk County: +7.4%Travis County: +5.2%Collin County: +16.6%San Augustine County: -2.0%Harrison County: +3.7%Smith County: +6.4%Hudspeth County: +13.0%Crane County: -1.7%Jasper County: -0.0%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -2.0%
  2. < +0.8%
  3. < +3.7%
  4. < +6.9%
  5. ≥ +6.9%
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Orange pin: Brewster County internal point. Dark pin: Austin.

Internal point

Decimal
29.809000, -103.252500
DMS
29°48'32.40"N 103°15'9.00"W
UTM
13N 668877.5E 3298901.8N
Geohash
9tq9d6tf4
Plus code
75XRRP5X+J2

Towns in Brewster County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Brewster County, 6,039 people together, or 64% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Brewster County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Alpine with 6,039.

  1. 01Alpine6,039
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Brewster County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Brewster County. The most populous is Pecos County, TX, with 14,712 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Austin and the nearest big city

Austin is 331.2 miles E of Brewster County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Odessa, TX (population 119,748), 152.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Town of Pecos, TX (population 10,224), 110.5 miles away.

Brewster County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Brewster County is 48043: state code 48 for Texas plus county code 043. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $57,871.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Brewster County, Texas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 9,508. That is down 56 people (0.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 9,564.

What is the FIPS code of Brewster County?

48043. The first two digits (48) are Texas; the last three (043) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Brewster County?

Alpine, with 6,039 residents inside Brewster County in 2024.

Which counties border Brewster County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Pecos County, TX; Presidio County, TX; Jeff Davis County, TX; Terrell County, TX.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.