2020 census As of the
2020 census, Brazoria had a population of 2,866, 1,142 households, and 869 families residing in the city. The median age was 38.3 years, with 24.2% of residents under the age of 18 and 17.0% of residents 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.0 males age 18 and over. 0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 1,142 households in Brazoria, of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 44.5% were married-couple households, 17.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 1,297 housing units, of which 12.0% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 65.3% were owner-occupied and 34.7% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.7%.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 2,787 people, 1,063 households, and 736 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,166 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 81.95%
White, 10.30%
African American, 0.57%
Native American, 0.68%
Asian, 5.38% from
other races, and 1.11% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 11.37% of the population. There were 1,063 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were
married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.18. In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.3% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $36,058, and the median income for a family was $41,563. Males had a median income of $35,000 versus $21,543 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $16,666. About 10.8% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 19.3% of those age 65 or over. ==History==