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Brushy Creek, TX

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Brushy Creek - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

20,953
Residents
$137,630
Median income
$451,500
Median home
$1,852
Median rent (state)

Brushy Creek - the verdict

Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Brushy Creek lands in the 92nd percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.

92nd
percentile, household income
81st
percentile, home value
78th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Brushy Creek, TX

Census ACS 2023 estimates count 20,953 residents in Brushy Creek, a small city within Texas. The typical household in Brushy Creek brings in $137,630 a year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 2.7%. Brushy Creek's housing stock carries a median value of $451,500, and the median resident age is 38.2 years. Educational attainment runs 57.0% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 72.1% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

Texas tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Texas scores 97.1 (Near Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,852 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $223 across Texas, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Workers in Brushy Creek report an average commute of 17.3 minutes, with 62.0% driving alone and 28.3% working from home. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 90.1 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Very High).

Population

20,953 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Texas

Median Household Income

$137,630 /yr

Poverty 2.7%

Cost of Living Index (state)

97.1 (US=100)

Near Average - BEA RPP 2024, Texas average

How does Brushy Creek compare to other US cities?

Brushy Creek measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.

Household income 92% higher than other cities
Home value 81% pricier than other cities
Median rent 78% pricier than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares Brushy Creek against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Texas only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

Texas-relative analysis

Bachelor's Degree or Higher is Brushy Creek's strongest outlier among Texas cities

Among the 1,663 Texas cities PlainCities tracks with reported bachelor's degree or higher data, Brushy Creek ranks #89 - the 95th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Brushy Creek only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#96 of 1,520
94th percentile in Texas
Median Gross Rent
#139 of 1,663
87th percentile in Texas
Median Home Value
#108 of 1,505
93rd percentile in Texas
Poverty Rate
#1,300 of 1,663
22nd percentile in Texas
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#89 of 1,663
95th percentile in Texas

Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Texas only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.

92ndIncome percentile

92nd percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

How Brushy Creek's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$451,500 19th percentile more affordable than 19% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). This entry sits in this band. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Brushy Creek $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Brushy Creek, TX Brushy Creek, TX's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Brushy Creek, TX-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Brushy Creek, TX median $137,630/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Brushy Creek, TX's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Brushy Creek, TX. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 57.0%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 2.7%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 72.1%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
20,953
Median Income
$137,630
Median Home Value
$451,500
Median Age
38.2
Poverty Rate
2.7%
Labor force participation
72.1%
Bachelor's Degree+
57.0%

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Average Commute Time
17.3 minutes
Drive Alone
62.0%
Carpool
7.3%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.8%
Work from Home
28.3%
Other
1.6%

Based on 11,323 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Texas - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$130
avg/month
Natural Gas
$45
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$48
avg/month
Total Utilities
$223
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Texas state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Texas state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Brushy Creek sits in

Cost of Living Index
97.1
Near Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,852/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
90.1 / 100
Very High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

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Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Brushy Creek's 20,953 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

St. Andrews, SC
20,953 people
Fort Walton Beach, FL
20,956 people
Covington, WA
20,957 people
Vicksburg, MS
20,944 people
Imperial, CA
20,943 people
Germantown, WI
20,940 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Brushy Creek's $137,630 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Genola, UT
$137,661 median income
Cutchogue, NY
$137,581 median income
Eucalyptus Hills, CA
$137,580 median income
Schnecksville, PA
$137,684 median income
Spokane Creek, MT
$137,552 median income
Dash Point, WA
$137,721 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Brushy Creek, TX Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Brushy Creek, TX - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 63.7% 7.1% 11.7% 13.2% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 19.4% White 63.7% Black or African American 7.1% Asian 11.7% American Indian 0.1% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 4.2% Two or more races 13.2% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Brushy Creek compares to nearby Texas cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Brushy Creek (this city) 20,953 $137,630
Princeton 20,966 $96,766
Anna 20,975 $99,375
Murphy 21,001 $165,109
Census ACS 5-year FIPS TX OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Brushy Creek, TX?

What is the population of Brushy Creek, TX? +

20,953 people live in Brushy Creek, TX according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Brushy Creek, TX? +

Brushy Creek households earn a median of $137,630 annually, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Brushy Creek? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Brushy Creek; the closest available measure is the Texas state average, a cost of living index of 97.1 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Near Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Texas vary by metro area.

What is the median home value in Brushy Creek, TX? +

The median home value in Brushy Creek is $451,500, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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