Population 1,565 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Brookside Village
Household size in Brookside Village
| Period | Brookside Village | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.39 | 2.96 | 2.87 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.94 | 3.00 | 2.93 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.43 | 2.98 | 2.95 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.28 | 2.91 | 2.83 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.10 | −0.05 | −0.05 | −0.03 |
Brookside Village is a place of big households: 3.28 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 3.39, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Brookside Village
| Period | Brookside Village | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 35.8 | 34.0 | 34.7 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 38.4 | 34.8 | 35.4 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 51.4 | 35.6 | 36.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 39.9 | 36.4 | 36.7 | 40.1 |
| Change | +4.1 | +2.3 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
Half of the people in Brookside Village are younger than 39.9 and half are older, close to the national median of 40.1. The population here is older than in the Houston area as a whole, where the median age is 36.4.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Brookside Village
| Period | Brookside Village | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.2% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 5.7% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 2.7% | 13.3% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 2.3% | 13.5% | 12.9% | 11.6% |
| Change | −4.9 pts | −0.3 pts | −0.8 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 2.3% of households in Brookside Village, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Brookside Village
Renters in Brookside Village
| Period | Brookside Village | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.2% | 36.6% | 35.2% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 23.1% | 38.6% | 37.3% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 7.4% | 39.5% | 38.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 9.6% | 38.8% | 37.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | −4.6 pts | +2.2 pts | +2.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Brookside Village is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 9.6% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 34.9% have no mortgage at all, below the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Brookside Village
| Period | Brookside Village | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.4% | 11.3% | 11.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 6.8% | 10.1% | 10.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 10.5% | 9.3% | 10.9% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 12.6% | 8.6% | 9.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | +3.2 pts | −2.7 pts | −2.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy runs high in Brookside Village: 12.6% of homes are empty, against 9.6% nationally. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Brookside Village
| Period | Brookside Village | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1975 | 1985 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1980 | 1987 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1973 | 1988 | 1987 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1981 | 1993 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Change | +6 | +8 | +8 | +6 |
Homes in Brookside Village are about the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1981, versus 1980 nationally. Homes here are older than in the Houston area as a whole, where the median home dates to 1993.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Brookside Village
| Period | Brookside Village | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $959 | $1,018 | $921 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,008 | $1,103 | $1,005 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,122 | $1,300 | $1,178 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,488 | $1,649 | $1,560 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$529 | +$631 | +$639 | +$606 |
The median renter in Brookside Village pays $1,488 a month for rent and utilities, below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 29.7% of household income on rent, just under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Brookside Village
Bachelor's degrees in Brookside Village
| Period | Brookside Village | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.2% | 29.2% | 27.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 16.4% | 30.4% | 27.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 21.2% | 32.5% | 30.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 18.6% | 35.9% | 34.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +4.4 pts | +6.7 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Brookside Village: 18.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Brookside Village
| Period | Brookside Village | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 78.8% | 80.9% | 80.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 83.7% | 81.9% | 82.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 91.3% | 83.6% | 83.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 88.0% | 84.8% | 85.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +9.2 pts | +3.9 pts | +5.1 pts | +4.3 pts |
About as many adults in Brookside Village have finished high school as nationally: 88.0%, against 89.3%. The rate is higher than in the wider Houston area (84.8%).
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Brookside Village
| Period | Brookside Village | Houston area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.2% | 6.9% | 7.0% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 5.6% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 10.9% | 5.6% | 5.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.0% | 6.2% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Change | −3.2 pts | −0.6 pts | −1.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
At 5.0%, unemployment in Brookside Village is close to the national rate of 5.4%. The rate is lower than in the wider Houston area (6.2%). Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Brookside Village compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookside Village | 3.28 | 39.9 | 2.3% | 9.6% | 12.6% | 1981 | $1,488 | 18.6% | 88.0% | 5.0% |
| Pearland | 2.97 | 37.9 | 9.6% | 24.8% | 8.5% | 2001 | $1,937 | 46.6% | 92.6% | 3.4% |
| Manvel | 3.11 | 36.9 | 13.9% | 19.4% | 7.6% | 2007 | $1,912 | 46.6% | 88.9% | 5.2% |
| South Houston | 3.29 | 32.7 | 19.3% | 44.6% | 10.1% | 1971 | $1,323 | 10.4% | 56.4% | 7.7% |
| Friendswood | 2.91 | 42.2 | 8.6% | 25.3% | 5.2% | 1996 | $1,739 | 50.5% | 94.8% | 4.9% |
| Pasadena | 3.09 | 33.8 | 16.8% | 46.5% | 8.8% | 1975 | $1,368 | 15.8% | 72.6% | 8.3% |
| Iowa Colony | 3.34 | 33.6 | 13.2% | 5.0% | 9.1% | 2016 | $1,931 | 60.6% | 93.8% | 6.0% |
| Fresno | 3.08 | 37.2 | 15.1% | 19.1% | 7.2% | 2006 | $1,975 | 29.0% | 86.5% | 3.7% |
| Arcola | 3.17 | 30.3 | 10.4% | 16.2% | 16.4% | 2007 | $1,252 | 31.5% | 86.8% | 8.2% |
| Webster | 2.08 | 36.2 | 13.0% | 76.9% | 8.4% | 1988 | $1,393 | 32.7% | 91.4% | 5.8% |
| Rosharon | 3.08 | 34.7 | 14.8% | 10.0% | 14.2% | 2008 | $1,748 | 37.8% | 86.3% | 4.3% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Brookside Village. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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