College Station–Bryan

College Station–Bryan is a metropolitan area centering on the twin cities of Bryan and College Station, Texas, in the Brazos Valley region of Texas. The 2010 census placed the population of the three county metropolitan area at 255,519. The 2019 population estimate was 273,101.

The area's economic and social life is centered on the main campus of Texas A&M University College Station. The area is popularly known as "Aggieland" based on the Aggies nickname for the university's sports teams and students.

Geography
The College Station–Bryan, TX metropolitan statistical area (MSA) encompasses three counties: Brazos, Burleson, and Robertson. The College Station–Bryan MSA encompasses 2,123 sq mi (5,524 km2) of area, of which 2,100 sq mi (5,439 km2) is land and 33.5 sq mi (87 km2) is water.

Counties

 * Brazos
 * Burleson
 * Robertson

Places with more than 75,000 people

 * College Station
 * Bryan

Places with 1,000 to 10,000 people

 * Caldwell
 * Calvert
 * Franklin
 * Hearne
 * Somerville
 * Navasota (extremely small portion; primarily in Grimes County)

Places with fewer than 1,000 people

 * Anderson
 * Bremond
 * Snook
 * Kurten
 * Millican
 * Todd Mission
 * Wixon Valley
 * Iola
 * Bedias

Unincorporated places

 * Benchley
 * Chriesman
 * Cooks Point
 * Deanville
 * Easterly
 * Frenstat
 * Hammond
 * Lyons
 * Mumford
 * New Baden
 * Ridge
 * Tidwell Prairie
 * Wheelock

Demographics
As of the census of 2020, there were 268,248 people, 95,194 households, and 55,487 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 60.71% White (non-Hispanic White 53.61%), 10.63% African American, 0.69% Native American, 5.52% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 9.84% from other races, and 3.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 26.21% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $30,339 and the median income for a family was $40,442. Males had a median income of $30,818 versus $21,951 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $15,847.