Brazos County, TX elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Brazos County: 9 seats on 6 elected bodies. 3 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 22 local governments in Brazos County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
0
Cities, towns, villages and townships
5
0
School districts (school boards)
2
0
Special districts (elected boards)
14
1
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in Brazos County
242,311people
26.8median ageU.S.: 38.9
$58,553 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
24.3%below the U.S.: 12.5%
43%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$296,000median home valueU.S.: $332,700
4.7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
12.8%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
4.2%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
12.2%U.S.: 8.4%
61.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
28.8%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 27.4% · White 53% · Black 10.1% · Asian 5.8% · Other or more than one race 3.7% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in Brazos County
3.5%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.7%. Texas: 4.3%.
133,455people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
138,227in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.5%
4,772
133,455
138,227
August 2026
3.9%
5,243
128,642
133,885
July 2026
4.2%
5,644
127,177
132,821
June 2026
4.3%
5,822
128,810
134,632
May 2026
3.6%
4,983
134,150
139,133
April 2026
3.1%
4,296
134,211
138,507
March 2026
3.2%
4,398
133,782
138,180
February 2026
3.7%
5,207
134,088
139,295
January 2026
3.7%
5,076
130,323
135,399
December 2025
3.1%
4,286
134,539
138,825
November 2025
3.4%
4,700
135,530
140,230
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.7%
5,091
133,025
138,116
August 2025
4.2%
5,525
127,465
132,990
July 2025
4.1%
5,478
127,004
132,482
June 2025
3.7%
4,999
129,070
134,069
May 2025
3.4%
4,661
133,518
138,179
April 2025
2.9%
4,023
135,811
139,834
March 2025
3.3%
4,560
134,458
139,018
February 2025
3.9%
5,400
134,108
139,508
January 2025
3.6%
4,846
129,974
134,820
December 2024
2.9%
3,982
132,739
136,721
November 2024
3.3%
4,572
133,631
138,203
October 2024
3.3%
4,554
133,047
137,601
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
3.6%
4,870
132,227
137,097
2024
3.4%
4,581
128,992
133,573
2023
3.4%
4,451
125,233
129,684
2022
3.4%
4,225
121,136
125,361
2021
4.3%
5,228
115,173
120,401
2020
5.6%
6,356
107,794
114,150
2019
2.9%
3,324
110,896
114,220
2018
3.1%
3,446
107,959
111,405
2017
3.3%
3,604
104,706
108,310
2016
3.7%
3,921
102,620
106,541
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Texas's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.4% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in Brazos County
178.2 per 100,0002025. Texas: 344.9.
911.7 per 100,0002025. Texas: 1,786.0.
5murders2025, 450 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
450
178.2
2,302
911.7
2024
609
242.7
2,892
1,152.6
2023
673
273.2
3,458
1,403.9
2022
654
271.3
4,441
1,842.4
2021
643
274.5
4,031
1,720.8
2020
730
314.0
4,341
1,867.2
2019
660
287.5
4,447
1,937.4
2018
616
272.1
4,800
2,120.4
2017
632
281.4
4,642
2,066.8
2016
745
341.0
5,162
2,362.6
By police agency (3)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
College Station Police Department
2025
167
1,109
129,902
Bryan Police Department
2025
259
1,048
93,434
Brazos County Sheriff's Office
2025
24
145
29,156
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Texas · the U.S.
Police staffing
1.70 per 1,000 residents2025, 3 agencies serving 252,492 people.
428sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
233civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (3), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Brazos County Sheriff's Office
114
134
29,156
College Station Police Department
161
66
129,902
Bryan Police Department
153
33
93,434
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
428
1.70
233
3
2024
414
1.65
248
3
2023
403
1.64
245
3
2022
395
1.64
221
3
2021
387
1.65
230
3
2020
398
1.71
238
3
2019
393
1.71
253
3
2018
392
1.73
241
3
2016
370
1.69
222
3
Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.
Quick answers
Who is the Brazos County County Attorney?
Earl Gray is the County Attorney of Brazos County, Texas.
Who is the Brazos County County Clerk?
Karen McQueen is the County Clerk of Brazos County, Texas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Brazos County District Attorney?
Jarvis Parsons is the District Attorney of Brazos County, Texas.
Who is the Brazos County District Clerk?
Gabriel Garcia is the District Clerk of Brazos County, Texas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Brazos County County Judge?
Duane Peters is the County Judge of Brazos County, Texas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
What is the population of Brazos County?
About 242,311 people, with a median age of 26.8; the median household income is $58,553 and 24.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Brazos County?
3.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 4,772 people unemployed in a labor force of 138,227, against 3.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Brazos County?
22 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 2 school district and 14 special district governments.
Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Office of Court Administration's directory of trial courts by county (May 2026), the Texas Secretary of State's county officer lists, the Comptroller's county directory and each county's own website (commissioners); officials appointed since those lists were updated may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
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