Brookside Village is a city in

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, United States. The population of the city was 1,548 at the 2020 U.S. census, an increase over the figure of 1,523 tabulated in the 2010 U.S. census. The city of Brookside Village is part of the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area.

Geography

Brookside Village is located along the northern border of Brazoria County. It is bordered by the city of Pearland on the east, south, and west. To the north, in Harris County, is the city of

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. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,548 people, 475 households, and 387 families residing in the city. The median household income in 2018 was $75,234. The median rent was $1,064 and 85 residents were unemployed at the 2018 census estimates. At the census of 2000, there were 1,960 people, 655 households, and 535 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 708 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 74.03%

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, 3.11%

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, 0.51% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 20.46% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 43.62% of the population. There were 655 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.9% were

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living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.2% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.22. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $44,650, and the median income for a family was $50,625. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $27,981 for females. The

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for the city was $18,609. About 10.1% of families and 16.1% of the population were below the

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, including 20.2% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Brookside Village is served by

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. One elementary school, E. A. Lawhon Elementary School, is located in Brookside Village. The school serves all of Brookside Village. Brookside Village pupils continue on to Leon H. Sablatura Middle School and Pearland Junior High School west. Pupils east of Roy Road are zoned to

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, while pupils west of Roy Road are zoned to Glenda Dawson High School.High School Zoning
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. Retrieved on January 24, 2010. Prior to fall 2007, when Dawson opened, all of Brookside Village was assigned to Pearland High School. All four middle, junior high, and high schools are in the city of Pearland.

Colleges and universities

The city is served by

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Public libraries

The Pearland Library, in the city of Pearland, is in close proximity to Brookside Village. The library is a part of the Brazoria County Library System.

Notes

References

External links

Brookside Village article in the ''Handbook of Texas Online''
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