Being a small city, Brownsville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In Brownsville, just 9.39% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Brownsville in 2022 was $22,379, which is lower middle income relative to Tennessee, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $89,516 for a family of four. However, Brownsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Brownsville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Brownsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brownsville residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Brownsville include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and African.
The most common language spoken in Brownsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
