CV XE GIS Home Page

College Station-Bryan, TX MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 8,770
  equals Births 15,231
  less Deaths 6,461
Net Migration 10,604
  equals net International Migration 7,059
  plus net Domestic Migration 3,545

The population of the College Station-Bryan, TX MSA changed from 229,473 on 2010 to 249,156 in 2015 -- a change of 19,683 (8.58%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), net migration (10,604) exceeded natural change (8,770); net migration has been the primary contributing factor for the metro population change. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

Data Analytics Lab Sessions
Join in the weekly Data Analytics Lab sessions (Tuesdays, 3:00 pm ET) where we review demographic-economic characteristics and patterns for wide-ranging geography and updates/extensions to data provided here. No fee, no registration, see connectivity details.

Related Sections
  • College Station-Bryan, TX MSA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
Brazos County, TX48041P0000001 195,686 197,505 200,327 204,286 209,201 215,037 19,351 9.89
Burleson County, TX48051P0000001 17,216 17,244 17,326 17,166 17,270 17,460 244 1.42
Robertson County, TX48395P0000001 16,571 16,669 16,455 16,428 16,448 16,659 88 0.53
Total P0000001 229,473 231,418 234,108 237,880 242,919 249,156 19,683 8.58
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Brazos County, TX48041B0000001 2,668 2,612 2,589 2,631 2,676 2,766 13,274 
Burleson County, TX48051B0000001 200 184 189 199 172 182 926 
Robertson County, TX48395B0000001 172 211 204 213 196 207 1,031 
Total B0000001 3,040 3,007 2,982 3,043 3,044 3,155 15,231 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Brazos County, TX48041D0000001 920 825 869 925 973 1,018 4,610 
Burleson County, TX48051D0000001 96 193 189 211 192 192 977 
Robertson County, TX48395D0000001 296 185 188 167 172 162 874 
Total D0000001 1,312 1,203 1,246 1,303 1,337 1,372 6,461 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Brazos County, TX48041NC000001 1,748 1,787 1,720 1,706 1,703 1,748 8,664 
Burleson County, TX48051NC000001 104 -9 0 -12 -20 -10 -51 
Robertson County, TX48395NC000001 -124 26 16 46 24 45 157 
Total NC000001 1,728 1,804 1,736 1,740 1,707 1,783 8,770 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Brazos County, TX48041MI000001 1,292 1,227 1,259 1,379 1,559 1,557 6,981 
Burleson County, TX48051MI000001 16 15 9 13 16 16 69 
Robertson County, TX48395MI000001 -4 2 1 2 2 2 9 
Total MI000001 1,304 1,244 1,269 1,394 1,577 1,575 7,059 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Brazos County, TX48041MD000001 320 -1,235 -141 872 1,501 2,377 3,374 
Burleson County, TX48051MD000001 16 25 73 -174 110 175 209 
Robertson County, TX48395MD000001 -72 82 -230 -78 6 182 -38 
Total MD000001 264 -1,128 -298 620 1,617 2,734 3,545 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Brazos County, TX48041MN000001 1,612 -8 1,118 2,251 3,060 3,934 10,355 
Burleson County, TX48051MN000001 32 40 82 -161 126 191 278 
Robertson County, TX48395MN000001 -76 84 -229 -76 8 184 -29 
Total MN000001 1,568 116 971 2,014 3,194 4,309 10,604 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Brazos County, TX48041GQ000001 13,507 13,070 12,845 13,881 14,122 14,105 598 4.43
Burleson County, TX48051GQ000001 163 175 182 174 198 197 34 20.86
Robertson County, TX48395GQ000001 193 188 177 181 183 183 -10 -5.18
Total GQ000001 13,863 13,433 13,204 14,236 14,503 14,485 622 4.49

Source: developed by ProximityOne based on Census Bureau and other data.
  -- http://proximityone.com (888.364.7656)