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CBSA!15180=METRO("Brownsville, TX")
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area
The Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 431,874 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $17.4 billion that year.
Texas1 countyPart of Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX
GDP, 2024$17.4B#194 of 387 · +8.4% nominal
Income per person, 2024$39,990#386 of 387
Unemployment, 20256.9%#373 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)86.0#365 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Brownsville, TXUnited States
BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 1 counties of the metro area; current dollars.
Industries, 2024
Share of the metro economy; blank where BEA suppresses a county figure.
| Industry | Value added | Share | US share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real estate | $2.5B | 14.1% | 13.7% | ||
| Government | $2.8B | 16.2% | 11.1% | ||
| Manufacturing | $1.3B | 7.5% | 9.5% | ||
| Finance & insurance | $576M | 3.3% | 8.7% | ||
| Professional services | $990M | 5.7% | 8.0% | ||
| Health care | $2.5B | 14.1% | 7.5% | ||
| Wholesale trade | $545M | 3.1% | 6.3% | ||
| Retail trade | $1.5B | 8.5% | 5.9% | ||
| Information | $287M | 1.7% | 5.7% | ||
| Construction | $1.4B | 8.0% | 4.3% | ||
| Transportation & warehousing | $636M | 3.7% | 3.3% | ||
| Accommodation & food | $810M | 4.7% | 3.1% | ||
| Administrative & waste services | $698M | 4.0% | 3.0% | ||
| Other services | $472M | 2.7% | 2.0% | ||
| Management of companies | $43M | 0.2% | 1.8% | ||
| Utilities | $147M | 0.8% | 1.6% | ||
| Mining, oil & gas | $15M | 0.1% | 1.3% | ||
| Education | $109M | 0.6% | 1.1% | ||
| Arts & recreation | $62M | 0.4% | 1.0% | ||
| Agriculture | $103M | 0.6% | 0.8% |
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.
Counties in the metro area
OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).
| County | State | Type | FIPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron County | Texas | Central | 48061 |