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Place dossier plate
SheetTX-BRYAN-TX · Bryan, TX 86,169 pop · income 30th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Bryan
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Bryan on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Pharr · lowest
49,884
Pharr · lowest
49,884 median HH income
32.5% of the leader · rank #1
Loraine · near
56,855
Loraine · near
56,855 median HH income
37.0% of the leader · rank #2
Silver Lake · near
56,857
Silver Lake · near
56,857 median HH income
37.0% of the leader · rank #3
Bryan · this city
56,861
Bryan · this city
56,861 median HH income
37.0% of the leader · rank #4
Hays · near
56,861
Hays · near
56,861 median HH income
37.0% of the leader · rank #5
Lake Charles · near
56,864
Lake Charles · near
56,864 median HH income
37.0% of the leader · rank #6
Livermore · highest
153,602
Livermore · highest
153,602 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Bryan on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 86,169.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Bryan - the verdict
Bryan ranks in the 30th percentile for household income and the 36th percentile for safety nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
30th
percentile, household income
46th
percentile, home value
40th
percentile, median rent
36th
percentile, safety
📝 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: Bryan, TX
86,169 people live in Bryan, Texas - a small city by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Bryan brings in $56,861 a year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 16.5%. Bryan's housing stock carries a median value of $210,600, and the median resident age is 31.4 years. About 28.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 60.8% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 1,099 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Building Boom), up 55% from five years earlier. Crime here tracks close to the national norm: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 1832.7 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, near the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
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. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,149 per month. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Texas run around $223, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. The average commute for Bryan workers runs 17.6 minutes, with 79.0% driving alone and 6.0% working from home. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 49.0 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Bryan's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from schools and households to reported crime to housing and income to work and mobility to population change to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Bryan, city-specific coverage includes FBI reported-crime rates, annual population history, local building permits, matched public-school count, commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Schools and households
What does the education layer cover for Bryan?
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 28 public schools within the city match. 28.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Bryan?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1832.7 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 20% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
How far does income reach against housing in Bryan?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.7 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 16.5%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Which cities make useful reference points for Bryan?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Texas, the closest population matches are Mission (86,234 residents, $60,813 income); Temple (86,358 residents, $64,945 income); Baytown (84,538 residents, $61,699 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Danbury, CT (86,086 residents); Hawthorne, CA (85,933 residents); Whittier, CA (85,925 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in Bryan?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 79.0%. The reported mean trip to work is 17.6 minutes.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Drive alone
79.0%
Work from home
6.0%
Public transit
0.8%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 40,437 workers age 16+.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +7,644 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +9.1% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 1,099 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
2020 estimate
84,352
2025 estimate
91,996
Period change
+9.1%
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
Below median income · poverty 16.5% (High poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
97.1 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Texas average
F
City profile score · Bryan, TX
35/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share C
28.8%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Cost of living C-
97.1 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Household income F
$56,861
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Violent crime F
385 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Poverty rate F
16.5%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bryan profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 56/100 (C) · 28.8%
Cost of living: 53/100 (C-) · 97.1 index
Household income: 30/100 (F) · $56,861
Violent crime: 23/100 (F) · 385 /100k
Poverty rate: 20/100 (F) · 16.5%
Where Bryan sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Bryan's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Bryan highlighted among 13 peers.Read the chart values
Bryan, TX (this city): home $210,600, crime 1,833/100k
Danbury, CT : home $381,600, crime 1,519/100k
Hawthorne, CA : home $813,700, crime 3,193/100k
Whittier, CA : home $751,700, crime 2,866/100k
Livermore, CA : home $1,038,600, crime 2,560/100k
Lake Forest, CA : home $876,300, crime 975/100k
Manteca, CA : home $561,200, crime 1,816/100k
Mission, TX : home $160,800, crime 1,338/100k
Temple, TX : home $220,300, crime 2,679/100k
Baytown, TX : home $187,900, crime 3,241/100k
Longview, TX : home $182,700, crime 2,690/100k
Pharr, TX : home $111,500, crime 1,359/100k
Georgetown, TX : home $398,600, crime 1,361/100k
How does Bryan compare to other US cities?
Here's how Bryan stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income30% higher than other cities
Home value46% pricier than other cities
Median rent40% pricier than other cities
Safety36% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Texas, Bryan ranks #423 of 624 Texas cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Bryan against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Texas only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Texas-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Bryan near the bottom of Texas's cities
Among the 1,663 Texas cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Bryan ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Bryan only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#944 of 1,520
38th percentile in Texas
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,663
0th percentile in Texas
Median Home Value
#524 of 1,505
65th percentile in Texas
Poverty Rate
#437 of 1,663
74th percentile in Texas
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#405 of 1,663
76th percentile in Texas
How in-state ranks are ordered
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.
Gauge source note
30th percentile nationally for median household income · 36th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Bryan's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Bryan's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Bryan's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$210,600Among the most affordablemore affordable than 54% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
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
Bryan's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.7×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#9,728 of 15,516
More affordable than 37% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#264 of 750
Mid-size cities (50,000–199,999)
At 3.7×, Bryan sits in the moderate band:
national rank #9,728 of 15,516 and #264 of 750mid-size cities (50,000–199,999).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$56,861Bryan, TX median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Bryan, TX median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Bryan, TX.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)28.8%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)16.5%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)60.8%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
86,169
Median Income
$56,861
Median Home Value
$210,600
Median Age
31.4
Poverty Rate
16.5%
Labor force participation
60.8%
Bachelor's Degree+
28.8%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1832.7
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
384.9
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1447.8
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
28
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Bryan's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
84,352 residents
2021
85,358 residents
2022
88,054 residents
2023
90,210 residents
2024
91,187 residents
2025
91,996 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
1,099
housing units authorized
Single-Family
728
detached homes
Multifamily
371
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
12.8
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
709
611
98
$119.2M
2020
772
746
26
$139.2M
2021
1,220
1,007
213
$207.9M
2022
1,002
869
133
$191.5M
2023
625
615
10
$131.0M
2024
1,099
728
371
$227.8M
Permit volume increased 55% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
17.6 minutes
Drive Alone
79.0%
Carpool
11.2%
Public Transit
0.8%
Walk
1.0%
Work from Home
6.0%
Other
2.0%
Based on 40,437 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Texas statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $223
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Texas at $223 (electricity about $130 , water and sewer about $48 ).
These are Texas statewide averages, not a meter reading for Bryan. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Texas's BEA cost-of-living index is 97.1 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Bryan is $1,149/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Texas statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 49.0 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Texas statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Bryan sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Bryan compares to similar-size Texas cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, 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.