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Population of Brownsville, TX

Last official estimated population of Brownsville city (Cameron County**, Texas state) was 183,046 (year 2014)^[1]. This was 0.057% of total US population and 0.67% of total Texas state population. Area of Brownsville city is 146.3 mi² (=378.9 km²)^[6], in this year population density was 1,251.37 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+1.13%/yr), Brownsville city population in 2024 would be 204,750*.

Historical population

Historical population of Brownsville city for period 1850-2014:

Brownsville city on population map

Estimated population for 2014^[1]. Click on flag to hide it.

Population • Legends • Position

Settlements near Brownsville city

• San Benito city population 14.8 mi, 307°
• Los Fresnos city 5.4 mi, 343°
• Port Isabel city 13.7 mi, 71°
• Laguna Vista town 12.3 mi, 53°
• South Padre Island town 19.5 mi, 66°
• Rancho Viejo town 6.7 mi, 292°
• Rio Hondo city 18.1 mi, 334°
• Los Indios town 17.7 mi, 281°
• Indian Lake town 6.8 mi, 333°
• Bayview town 9.9 mi, 20°

Sources, notices

*Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.

**Some cities are placed on more than one county. Only 1 county is shown.

[1] Cities and Towns (Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions) 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[2] City and Town Intercensal Estimates (2000-2010), archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[3] Places: 1990 and 1999 Populations, With Numeric and Percent Population Change, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[4] Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1980,

[5] Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places in history,

[6] Area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016

[7] Through the Decades, Overview 1790-2010, PDF, large files! >100 Mb