How many people live in Brewster County, TX?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 9,500 people living in Brewster County, TX. That makes Brewster County the 169th-most populous county in Texas. It is home to 0.03% of people living in the state.
9.51K
population of Brewster County, TX (2024)
0.03%
County share of the Texas population (2024)
About 9,500 people lived in Brewster County, TX in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Brewster County, TX’s age demographics?
About 2,300 Brewster County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 24.4% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 14% of Texas’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 1,500 Brewster County residents, or 16.2% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 24.6% of Texas’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A higher share of Brewster County, TX's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Brewster County, TX’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Hispanic residents make up 42.7% of the Brewster County, TX population, higher than the national share of 20%. Brewster County, TX also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (0.95%) than the US overall (0.72%).
In contrast, Brewster County’s non-Hispanic Black or African American population accounts for 2.7%, below the 12.6% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic white population makes up 49.2% of the county, compared with 57.5% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Brewster County, TX has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Texas as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Brewster County, TX is Alpine with about 6,000 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Brewster County, TX ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alpine | 6,039 |
| 2. | Balance of Brewster County | 3,469 |
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