Brazos County, Texas

Brazos County is a located in the  of  in the  region. In 2000, its population was 152,415. The is  and it is part of the. Brazos is named for the, along with.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,529 (590 ). 1,517 km² (586 sq mi) of it is land and 12 km² (5 sq mi) of it (0.76%) is.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 190.svg|23px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 6.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 21.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

 * (southwest)
 * (east)
 * (northeast)
 * (northwest)
 * (south)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 152,415 people, 55,202 households, and 30,416 families residing in the county. The was 100/km² (260/sq mi). There were 59,023 housing units at an average density of 39/km² (101/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 74.45%, 10.72% or , 0.36% , 4.01% , 0.07% , 8.42% from , and 1.97% from two or more races. 17.88% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 55,202 households out of which 27.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.30% were living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.90% were non-families. 25.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the county, the population was spread out with 21.50% under the age of 18, 32.00% from 18 to 24, 26.00% from 25 to 44, 13.80% from 45 to 64, and 6.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 102.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,104, and the median income for a family was $46,530. Males had a median income of $32,864 versus $24,179 for females. The for the county was $16,212. About 14.00% of families and 26.90% of the population were below the, including 21.60% of those under age 18 and 10.30% of those age 65 or over.