Name: Brownsville, LA statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Brownsville

Ouachita Parish loses about 4.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in5,494

Moved out5,954

Net−460

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Morehouse Parish, LA469285+184

Lincoln Parish, LA330292+38

Union Parish, LA278329−51

Richland Parish, LA340239+101

Dallas County, TX246333−87

Tarrant County, TX197263−66

Harris County, TX155192−37

Franklin Parish, LA187

Within Louisiana, other states or abroad

Arrivals

56%44%

Leavers

48%52%

Within LouisianaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$43K

Leavers$44K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Ouachita Parish; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 4.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.8% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Ouachita Parish report $42,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $43,900.
Income you would need: $34,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $857 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,128 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $74,700.
Getting to work: 14 minutes each way on average; 8.3% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Forrest City, AR matches it on character. Compare the two

Income of households moving in7
$42,623
40% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$43,913
38% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
4.0%
30% below the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Brownsville	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	4.0%	30% below
Moved from another state1County figure	1.8%	11% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	-4.0	below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$42,623	40% below
Income of households moving out7County figure	$43,913	38% below

What it costs to live here

Property tax paid (median) is $340, 90% below the median place.

Brownsville28.9%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$34,280

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

28.9%

42% above the median place

Home price to income

2.1x

45% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

29%

just under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$28,000

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Brownsville, $857 a month, and local prices for everything else (92.0 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Brownsville, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Franklin, LA	24.7% vs 28.9%	n/a	Compare
Lewistown, PA	23.8% vs 28.9%	n/a	Compare
Okmulgee, OK	24.0% vs 28.9%	$6,600	Compare

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Property tax paid (median)1
$340
90% below the median place
Median home value1
$74,700
77% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,128
40% below the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	Brownsville	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$857	37% below
Rent to income1	28.9%	42% above
Property tax rate1	0.5%	49% below
Home price to income1	2.1x	45% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	83.6	17% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,017	37% below
HUD area median income4County figure	$78,700	27% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$340	90% below
Median home value1	$74,700	77% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	4.1%	28% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	25.7%	50% below
Homeownership1	53.0%	20% below
Renters paying 30%+1	56.9%	12% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,128	40% below
Vacant homes1	12.3%	75% above
Median year built1	1987	0% above

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$35,526
56% below the median place
Mean commute1
14 min
43% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Unemployment11.6% 2.4×

Income per person$21,499 −46%

Poverty rate29.4% 2.7×

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Brownsville	Vs median
Median household income1	$35,526	56% below
Income per person1	$21,499	46% below
Unemployment1	11.6%	137% above
Average annual pay6County figure	$51,972	21% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	3.8%	3% above
Jobs6County figure	69,886	54% below
Poverty rate1	29.4%	173% above
Mean commute1	14 min	43% below
Works from home1County figure	8.3%	33% below
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 11.7%, 63% below the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
11.7%
63% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
83.3%
10% below the median place
High school or higher1
78.5%
15% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

No health insurance10.2% +59%

Household size2.3 −7%

Median age37.5 −4%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Brownsville	Vs median
Population1	4,357	6646th largest
Median age1	37.5	4% below
Bachelor's or higher1	11.7%	63% below
High school or higher1	78.5%	15% below
Household size1	2.3	7% below
Born abroad1County figure	2.2%	76% below
No health insurance1	10.2%	59% above
Homes with broadband1	83.3%	10% below

Life in Brownsville

35 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%

Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%

Grocery stores per 10k9.2 4.3×

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k4.6 −59%

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars17.5 −16%

Shops40.4 +33%

Arts, recreation and fitness4.0 −2%

Doctors' offices and clinics32.3 +60%

Child care centers2.4 +4%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
32.3
60% above the median place
Shops per 10k8
40.4
33% above the median place
Public schools11
58
above the median place (median 9)

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	Brownsville	Vs median
Public schools11County figure	58	above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure	25,952	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure	14.2	8% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	17.5	16% below
Shops per 10k8County figure	40.4	33% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	4.0	2% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	32.3	60% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	2.4	4% above
Parks per 10k9	0.0	below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k9	0.0	below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k9	9.2	333% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	4.6	59% below
Libraries per 10k9	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails9	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi9	0.0	below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure	35	169% above

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 57.0 in, 30% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Brownsville. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation12
57.0 in
30% above the median place
July average high12
93°F
7% above the median place
Average temperature12
65°F
18% above the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Brownsville	Vs median
July average high12County figure	93°F	7% above
January average low12County figure	36°F	41% above
Average temperature12County figure	65°F	18% above
Annual precipitation12County figure	57.0 in	30% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure	87.5	5% below
Hurricane risk13County figure	79.5	13% above
Tornado risk13County figure	96.0	18% above
Wildfire risk13County figure	56.2	8% below
Heat wave risk13County figure	96.6	7% above
Median air quality index14County figure	45	5% above
Good air days14County figure	62.2%	9% below

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 28.9% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 40.2% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 12.8% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$27,500

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 0% of places

Pay vs rent

+1.8 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 75% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Brownsville in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 29% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 29% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$857/mo (2024)	$1,100/mo	$900 to $1,340/mo	+4.3%
Median household income	$35,526 (2024)	$45,500	$38,500 to $53,500	+4.2%
Median home value	$74,700 (2024)	$100,000	$73,000 to $138,000	+5.0%

The median home would be worth 2.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Brownsville

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
Forrest City, AR	$805	$35,689	Compare
Franklin, LA	$814	$39,518	Compare
Lewistown, PA	$797	$40,236	Compare
Flint, MI	$915	$37,646	Compare

Nearby

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Common questions

Is Brownsville a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median home is valued at $74,700, less than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 95 Louisiana places. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $27,500 a year left, less than in 98% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 13 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Brownsville expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 28.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $74,700.

What salary do you need to live in Brownsville?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $34,280 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Brownsville?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Forrest City, AR, Franklin, LA, Lewistown, PA and Flint, MI.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Brownsville with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Brownsville itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/brownsville-louisiana

Citytistics. “Brownsville, Louisiana.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/brownsville-louisiana/

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