Editing Brazoria County, Texas (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 4841
|1860= 7143
|1870= 7527
|1880= 9774
|1890= 11506
|1900= 14861
|1910= 13299
|1920= 20614
|1930= 23054
|1940= 27069
|1950= 46549
|1960= 76204
|1970= 108312
|1980= 169587
|1990= 191707
|2000= 241767
|2010= 313166
|2020= 372031
|estyear= 2023
|estimate= 398938
|estref=<ref name="QF"/>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br />1850–2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319111841/http://www.texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-date=March 19, 2013 |url-status=live|title=Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010|publisher=Texas Almanac|access-date=April 19, 2015}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}

As of the [[census]] of 2000, 241,767 people, 81,954 households, and 63,104 families resided in the county.<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|174|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. The 90,628 housing units averaged {{convert|65|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units}}. According to the [[2010 United States Census|2010 United States census]], 313,166 people were living in the county; by 2020, its population grew to 372,031.<ref name="2020CensusP2" />

Of the 81,955 households in 2000, 40.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.20% were married couples living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.00% were not families. About 19.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82, and the average family size was 3.23.

In the county, the age distribution as 28.60% under 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 32.40% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 8.80% who were 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 107 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.4 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $48,632, and for a family was $55,282. Males had a median income of $42,193 versus $27,728 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $20,021. About 8.1% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.

=== Race and ethnicity ===
In the late 1800s, the county was majority black as many were former slaves who had worked on plantations in the county. In 1882, it had 8,219 black people and 3,642 white people. However, after [[Jim Crow laws]] were cemented, many African-Americans moved to Houston and the county became majority white. By 2022, due to the growth of ethnic minorities in Pearland, non-Hispanic white people were now a plurality and not a majority in the county as a whole.<ref name="HardyBlackCongressman">{{cite web|last=Hardy|first=Michael|url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/brazoria-county-may-elect-first-black-congressman-since-19th-century/|title=Brazoria County Is Poised to Elect Its First Black Congressman. Not Everyone Is Happy About It. |newspaper=[[Texas Monthly]]|date=February 18, 2022|accessdate=February 22, 2022}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Brazoria County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Brazoria County, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US48039&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Brazoria County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48039&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Brazoria County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48039&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|158,052
|166,674
|style='background: #ffffe6; |161,833
|65.37%
|53.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |43.50%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|20,183
|36,880
|style='background: #ffffe6; |53,668
|8.35%
|11.78%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14.43%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|828
|1,013
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,022
|0.34%
|0.32%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.27%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|4,776
|17,013
|style='background: #ffffe6; |26,231
|1.98%
|5.43%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.05%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|54
|58
|style='background: #ffffe6; |129
|0.02%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|215
|472
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,374
|0.09%
|0.15%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.37%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|2,596
|4,413
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12,572
|1.07%
|1.41%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.38%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|55,063
|86,643
|style='background: #ffffe6; |115,202
|22.78%
|27.67%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |30.97%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''241,767'''
|'''313,166'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''372,031'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

In 2000, the [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the county was 77.09% White, 8.50% Black or African American, 0.53% Native American, 2.00% Asian, 9.66% from other races, and 2.22% from two or more races. About 22.78% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. About 12.1% were of [[Germans|German]], 11.2% [[United States|American]], and 7.2% [[English people|English]] ancestry according to 2000's census; about 79.0% spoke only [[English language|English]] at home, while 18.1% spoke [[Spanish language|Spanish]]. By 2010, 70.1% were [[White American|White]], 12.1% [[African American]], 5.5% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.6% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 9.2% of some other race, and 2.6% [[Multiracial American|of more than one race]]; about 27.7% were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race).