Moving to Brady, Texas

Population: 5,523. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,345 (-3.2% change)
Males: 2,537 (45.9%), Females: 2,986 (54.1%)

Zip code: 76825

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $22,961
Median house value: $31,300

Population by Race

Races in Brady:

  • White Non-Hispanic (64.5%)
  • Hispanic (32.7%)
  • Other race (14.2%)
  • Black (2.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (13.0%), German (11.5%), Irish (10.2%), English (7.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%), Swedish (2.1%).

Land area: 9.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Brady

  • High school or higher: 66.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 8.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brady city

  • Never married: 15.5%
  • Now married: 59.4%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 11.6%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

3.6% Foreign born (3.6% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -442 (-7.4%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Brady:

  • HEART OF TEXAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (NINE ROAD PO BOX 1150)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Brady:

  • CONCHO COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 40 miles; EDEN, TX)
  • BROWNWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 48 miles; BROWNWOOD, TX)
  • COLEMAN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 50 miles; COLEMAN, TX)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brady:

  • SAN ANGELO REGIONAL/MATHIS FIELD (about 81 miles; SAN ANGELO, TX; Abbreviation: SJT)
  • ABILENE REGIONAL (about 90 miles; ABILENE, TX; Abbreviation: ABI)
  • DYESS AFB (about 96 miles; ABILENE, TX; Abbreviation: DYS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Brady:

  • CURTIS FIELD (about 3 miles; BRADY, TX; Abbreviation: BBD)
  • MASON COUNTY (about 31 miles; MASON, TX; Abbreviation: T92)
  • MENARD COUNTY (about 36 miles; MENARD, TX; Abbreviation: T50)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brady:

  • ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; SAN ANGELO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,477)
  • ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; ABILENE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,380)
  • HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; Abilene, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
  • CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 108 miles; KILLEEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,777)
  • TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 109 miles; STEPHENVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,068)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO (about 119 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 14,495)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE-SAN ANTONIO (about 125 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,303)

Schools

Public high school in Brady:

  • BRADY H S (Students: 418; Location: 100 W MAIN; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Brady:

  • BRADY EL (Students: 476; Location: 100 W MAIN; Grades: 01 – 06)
  • BRADY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 295; Location: 100 W MAIN; Grades: 06 – 12)
  • NORTH WARD PRI (Students: 203; Location: 100 W MAIN; Grades: PK – KG)
  • ALTER ED PROG (Location: 100 W MAIN; Grades: N – N )

Libraries

Library in Brady:

  • F.M. BUCK RICHARDS MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $89,735; Location: 1106 S BLACKBURN ST; 20,284 books; 526 audio materials; 48 video materials; 10 serial subscriptions)