Brownsville is a somewhat small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 9,358 people and five associated neighborhoods, Brownsville is the 67th largest community in Tennessee.Brownsville is a blue-collar town, with 36.73% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Brownsville is a city of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Brownsville who work in maintenance occupations (9.97%), sales jobs (9.42%), and office and administrative support (7.34%). Being a small city, Brownsville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Brownsville with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.68% of adults in Brownsville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Brownsville in 2022 was $24,360, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,440 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, Irish, German, African, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Brownsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
