Bryan

Population & Demographics

Bryan, TX

Bryan is home to 87,939 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 38,261 resident workers commute each day.

TexasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
87,939
people
Population

87,939 residents

Median age 32.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Bryan population & demographics

Who lives in Bryan — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
87,939
Median age
32.0yrs
Median household income
$59,289
Median home value
$227,800
Median gross rent
$1,195/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
30.1%
Poverty rate
23.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Bryan

How Bryan breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino41.0%
White38.3%
Black15.7%
Two or more races3.2%
Asian1.5%
Some other race0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Bryan

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Bryan.

Bryan at a glance
Employed Residents
38,261
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
6.5mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
31.6%
Share working within the area
Work from home
7.7%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
College Station
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Bryan proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Bryan commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

78 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Bryan

38,261 commutes, one dot at a time

Bryan

Where 38,261 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Bryan, by worker count.

1Bryan0.0 mi12,102
2College Station6.5 mi9,055
3Houston85.0 mi2,500
4Austin86.5 mi1,148
5Dallas149.2 mi549
6San Antonio153.4 mi446
7Waco77.1 mi264
8Temple66.6 mi253

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Bryan.

1Bryan0.0 mi12,102
2College Station6.5 mi7,580
3Houston85.0 mi1,313
4Austin86.5 mi571
5San Antonio153.4 mi465
6Lake Bryan7.1 mi313
7Hearne20.1 mi306
8Conroe57.8 mi299

Top industries

The sectors that employ Bryan’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance19.5%
EDEducational Services13.6%
MFManufacturing11.0%
RTRetail Trade9.6%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.3%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.5%
PAPublic Administration5.0%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.2%
COConstruction3.8%
Connectivity

Internet options for Bryan

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

7 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps99% of homes
2 Gbps97%
5 Gbps95%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Bryan

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