Aransas County vs Fayette County

A side-by-side comparison of Aransas County and Fayette County: population, income, housing, and more.

Aransas County and Fayette County are counties in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fayette County has the higher population (24,783 vs 24,449 in Aransas County). Fayette County has the higher median household income ($76,541 vs $61,754 in Aransas County). Fayette County has the higher median home value ($271,100 vs $236,800 in Aransas County).

Population, income & housing

	Aransas County	Fayette County
Population	24,449	24,783
Median age	51.0 yrs	48.6 yrs
Median household income	$61,754	$76,541
Median home value	$236,800	$271,100
Median gross rent	$1,052	$909
Housing units	15,795	13,210
Homeownership rate	77.7%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.6%	27.2%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aransas County	Fayette County
Population	24,462 → 24,449 (-0.1%)	25,141 → 24,783 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$45,137 → $61,754 (+36.8%)	$60,189 → $76,541 (+27.2%)
Median home value	$156,800 → $236,800 (+51.0%)	$182,100 → $271,100 (+48.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,012 → $1,052 (+4.0%)	$809 → $909 (+12.4%)

Aransas County

Population

24,46224,449

Median household income

$45,137$61,754

Median home value

$156,800$236,800

Median gross rent

$1,012$1,052

Fayette County

Population

25,14124,783

Median household income

$60,189$76,541

Median home value

$182,100$271,100

Median gross rent

$809$909

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aransas County	Fayette County
Under 5	4.4%	4.9%
5 to 17	13.0%	15.1%
18 to 24	4.1%	6.7%
25 to 34	12.0%	9.7%
35 to 44	11.0%	10.2%
45 to 54	11.2%	11.4%
55 to 64	16.4%	15.7%
65 to 74	15.9%	14.9%
75 and over	12.1%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aransas County	Fayette County
White (non-Hispanic)	67.6%	69.8%
Black or African American	1.1%	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.1%
Asian	1.1%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	26.8%	21.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aransas County	Fayette County
No high school diploma	8.6%	9.7%
High school graduate	32.0%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aransas County	Fayette County
Drove alone	74.1%	82.8%
Carpooled	7.3%	8.8%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.1%	7.1%
Other means	2.8%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aransas County	Fayette County
1-unit, detached	64.9%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	1.4%
20 or more units	2.4%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	19.2%	12.9%

Poverty & households

	Aransas County	Fayette County
Poverty rate	18.7%	8.8%
Average household size	2.06	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1994	1981