County profile
Brewster County, TX
United States · GDP 2024
#2260 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 20% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$611.3M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+9.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,234
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
285
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$48.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
9,458
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.4%
Median HH income
$56.2k±$9.5k
Bachelor's degree+
45.5%±6.2%
Poverty rate
8.9%±2.7%
Business applications
140 · 2025
Retail establishments
45
47.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-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 & accommodation40%
Retail trade29%
Health care14%
Information6%
Other services6%
Admin & support5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
9,458
residents · 2025 · -1.1% since 2020
Income per capita $64.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−304
International migration+271
Natural change−87
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$402.7M2019
$395.3M2020
$448.7M2021
$503.5M2022
$556.5M2023
$611.3M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$227.0k±$14.3k
Median gross rent
$839/mo±$51/mo
Vacancy rate
16.3%±4.1%
Affordability
4.7× wages
Residential permits
$461.4k
3 units · 0.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
21.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$993/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 89Drought 74Lightning 73
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2242016
2322017
2422018
2582019
2712020
2852021
3272022
3492023
3382024
3522025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
72022
42023
72024
32025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
122.7 km
I-10
Nearest freight rail
42.9 km
UP
Nearest port
599.2 km
PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI PUBLIC OIL (BARGE) DOCK NO. 10
Nearest commercial airport
230.0 km
DEL RIO INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$48.5k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Brewster?
Brewster's economy produced $611.3M in 2024, growing 9.8% year over year — faster than 90% of 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.