County profile
Brazos County, TX
United States · GDP 2024
#315 of 3,127 US counties by GDP66th-percentile growthmore diversified than 89% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$15.7B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
80,204
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
4,972
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$52.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
249,088
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.3%
Median HH income
$58.6k±$2.3k
Bachelor's degree+
43.0%±1.4%
Poverty rate
24.3%±1.3%
Business applications
2,669 · 2025
Retail establishments
672
27.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1iBio, Inc.Healthcare$400.0k48DHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Food & accommodation27%
Retail trade22%
Health care21%
Manufacturing13%
Construction9%
Professional services8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
249,088
residents · 2025 · +6.2% since 2020
Income per capita $53.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+264
International migration+7,105
Natural change+7,048
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$10.7B2019
$10.9B2020
$12.3B2021
$13.9B2022
$14.9B2023
$15.7B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$296.0k±$7.1k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$18/mo
Vacancy rate
9.7%±1.0%
Affordability
5.7× wages
Residential permits
$470.8M
2,330 units · 9.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
88.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 98Lightning 98Tornado 97
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3692016
3892017
4062018
4192019
4302020
4672021
5462022
5962023
6212024
6342025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 5% since 20212,2122021
1,6912022
1,3662023
2,2112024
2,3302025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
52.5 km
I-45
Nearest freight rail
6.6 km
UP
Nearest port
124.9 km
Houston Port Authority, TX
Nearest commercial airport
10.0 km
EASTERWOOD FLD
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$52.3k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Brazos?
Brazos's economy produced $15.7B in 2024, growing 5.8% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.