Demographic Profile for College Station-Bryan, TX

In the year 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in the College Station-Bryan metro area to be 26.8 years of age. The median age in College Station-Bryan is less than the median age in Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 23.6 years old. With 19.2 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, College Station-Bryan can be described as having a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 61.6 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 13.4 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other metro areas in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Since 2000, a very high number of individuals have migrated into the College Station-Bryan metro area, with 6,402 people migrating in internationally. The international migration into College Station-Bryan totals 1 percent of immigration into the State of Texas. This amount of international migration is very high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

The College Station-Bryan metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has a population that is comprised of 64.1 percent White, 11.8 percent African American, 3.7 percent Asian, and 19 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 34.5 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, College Station-Bryan has increased the percent of minority population when 33.0 percent of the total population were minorities.

The College Station-Bryan metro area had a population of 189,735 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 185,113. This growth shows an increase of 2.5 percent. College Station-Bryan ranks 18 of 25 MSAs when analyzing total population change in Texas and the metro area ranks 245 of 361 metro areas by growth in MSA population in the United States.

When measuring the total land area, the College Station-Bryan metro area encompasses a total area of 2106 total square miles. The area has a medium-low population density of 90 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar metro areas, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Charlottesville (90 per sq. mile ), Danville (92 per sq. mile ), Bakersfield (93 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Texarkana (89 per sq. mile ), Bellingham (87 per sq. mile ), Winchester (86 per sq. mile ).

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.