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Brazos County, Texas

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 7,444 returns moved into Brazos County and 7,854 moved out, a net loss of 410 returns, or 5.2 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

BrazosHarrisTravisMontgomeryDallasWilliamson

Farther away

BrazosBexarTarrantCollin

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

The largest single source, Harris County, supplied 10% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 30% of arrivals, below the 45% median of the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties. Moves in and out together equal 19.3% of Brazos’s returns, more than the 13.8% median of these 285 counties. Beyond Texas, the largest single source of arrivals was Los Angeles County, CA, and the largest destination was Santa Clara County, CA.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

  1. Harris958778−180
  2. Travis412259−153
  3. Montgomery275263−12
  4. Dallas293180−113
  5. Grimes261190−71
  6. Bexar221206−15
  7. Tarrant232187−45
  8. Burleson204196−8
  9. Williamson184194+10
  10. Robertson192179−13
  11. Fort Bend115156+41
  12. Collin138127−11

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 52 counties sent 20 or more returns each (62% of arrivals from within the US) and 51 received 20 or more (66% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 75% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was King, WA, 1,782 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Bell11517775
Denton112166183
Washington9115131
Walker699644
Galveston6792130
McLennan6610081
Hidalgo6499316
Brazoria62112115
Hays5681111
Lubbock5287382
Madison529131
Milam527742
Los Angeles, CA50761,301
Nueces4665214
Leon448248
Cameron4162323
Comal4161131
Waller387148
Maricopa, AZ3356966
Cook, IL3352913
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Denton106140183
Bell9717075
Santa Clara, CA851031,519
Brazoria78144115
Hays6791111
Washington6612331
Galveston6385130
King, WA63741,782
Maricopa, AZ61105966
McLennan6110381
Walker549144
Madison5111331
Los Angeles, CA41531,301
Cook, IL4151913
Hidalgo4159316
Waller376948
Alameda, CA36481,536
San Diego, CA36621,211
Leon367348
Lubbock3668382

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. California126
  2. Arizona33
  3. Illinois33
  4. Washington20

Departures to

  1. California198
  2. Washington63
  3. Arizona61
  4. Colorado52
  5. Illinois41
  6. Massachusetts33

Four filing years

6,4067,0082019–206,5347,1612020–217,0177,5352021–227,4447,8542022–23

InOut

Brazos shows a net loss in every year shown; arrivals and departures both peaked in 2022–23. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −8.6 in 2019–20, −8.7 in 2020–21, −6.9 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $62,560 Leaving
  • $63,035 Arriving
  • $91,247 Staying

Average adjusted gross income per return: non-moving returns reported the most, departing returns the least.

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