Brownsville is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 2,102 people and two associated neighborhoods, Brownsville is the 614th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Brownsville was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Brownsville is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Brownsville is a borough of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Brownsville who work in healthcare suport services (13.31%), food service (10.45%), and management occupations (9.50%). In Brownsville, just 11.11% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Brownsville in 2022 was $22,553, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $90,212 for a family of four. However, Brownsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Brownsville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 36.65% of its population below the federal poverty line.Brownsville is a very ethnically-diverse borough. 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 White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Brownsville include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Brownsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
