Untitled photo, 1969
Lake Brownwood’s story
Lake Brownwood in pictures
Census counts: 1,221 in 1990, 1,462 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1969 and 4 maps from 1927 on.
Explore the history →Lake BrownwoodTX
It is a town of 1,544 residents in Texas.
Population
1,544
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$131K
Census ACS
Household income
$70K
median
Median age
52.1
years
Jobs based here
57
A commuter town
Is Lake Brownwood a good place to live?
The best of Lake Brownwood’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. Lake Brownwood’s typical journey to work is 38 minutes, above both Texas’ towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). On hazard risk, just 31 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do worse. Lake Brownwood's public schools beat 75% of Texas towns on state tests and graduation. Lake Brownwood has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
How Lake Brownwood grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Lake Brownwood is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 5 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $131K, 2.3 years of the Brownwood area’s $57K median household incomeAOpen →Hazard riskInland flooding tops the listDOpen →Jobs & income$70K median household income; 57 jobs based hereC−Open →SchoolsGraded on exam and test resultsA−Open →HealthHendrick Medical Center Brownwood 11.7 miles awayCOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Lake Brownwood for work
Where Lake Brownwood’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
57jobs based in Lake Brownwood
3%of working residents work in town
48 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lake Brownwood.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D
Lake Brownwood stands out in Texas and nationally, with the FEMA risk score higher than most
84risk score of 100
FEMA puts 78% of Lake Brownwood’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 6% to tornadoes. One declared disaster, in 2021, has brought federal aid to Lake Brownwood households. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 84% of U.S. communities.
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−
Lake Brownwood has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
3%work in town
The top destinations are Brownwood (26%), Austin (11%) and Early (3%). For working residents in Lake Brownwood, the share who work locally is 3.3%. Half commute less than 48 miles.
| Lake Brownwood | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Lake Brownwood3%
Brownwood26%
Austin11%
Early3%
San Antonio3%
48 mi
median commute distance
57
jobs based in Lake Brownwood
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthC
Lake Brownwood is less healthy than 72% of U.S. towns
28%of U.S. towns are less healthyCHealth Grade
In Lake Brownwood, 15% of adults binge drink. This Texas town does better than the Texas average on 7 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 10. Among adults locally, 15% have diabetes and 16% report frequent physical distress.
| Lake Brownwood | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 8.1% |
31 measures vs. Texas
7 better14 too close to call10 worse
| What stands out | Lake Brownwood | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.2% | 16.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.8% | 19.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 5.7% |
Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood
11.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Lake Brownwood’s year
1″snow a winter
The range runs from 34° on a January night to 96° on a July afternoon, with about 1 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
Winter35–61°
Spring53–78°
Summer70–94°
Fall53–79°
Nov 10
typical first frost
Mar 22
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HousingCost of living grade A
The median home in Lake Brownwood sells for about $145K
$145Kmedian sale price
Among households in Lake Brownwood, 81% are owner-occupiers.
2
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
OutdoorsD
0% of Lake Brownwood is conserved land
0%conserved
1.3 miles of trail. The concentration of trails in Lake Brownwood is 0.2 miles per square mile.
0%
conserved · 0 of 4,300 acres
1.3 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Lake Brownwood
16pages on Lake Brownwood
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
Getting set up
Moving to Lake Brownwood: who provides what
Lake Brownwood is unincorporated, so Brown County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerOncorEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterBrookesmith Special Utility DistrictNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers91% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesBrown CountyBrown County provides services here
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereBrown County Early Voting ClerkBrown County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP code7680176801 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lake Brownwood
About 0 of every 100 Lake Brownwood residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About Lake Brownwood
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
Lake Brownwood is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Brown County in central Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lake Brownwood had a population of 1,462.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 6.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,444 ft
- Area code
- 325
Questions about Lake Brownwood
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lake Brownwood, TX expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $131,000, 56% below the Texas typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
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