Cameron County vs Nueces County

A side-by-side comparison of Cameron County and Nueces County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cameron County has the higher population (423,192 vs 352,829 in Nueces County). Nueces County has the higher median household income ($66,021 vs $51,334 in Cameron County). Nueces County has the higher median home value ($194,700 vs $120,000 in Cameron County).

Population, income & housing

	Cameron County	Nueces County
Population	423,192	352,829
Median age	32.4 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$51,334	$66,021
Median home value	$120,000	$194,700
Median gross rent	$899	$1,224
Housing units	157,565	153,109
Homeownership rate	65.2%	59.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cameron County	Nueces County
Population	421,666 → 423,192 (+0.4%)	361,540 → 352,829 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$38,758 → $51,334 (+32.4%)	$55,919 → $66,021 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$85,800 → $120,000 (+39.9%)	$138,700 → $194,700 (+40.4%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $899 (+22.6%)	$1,017 → $1,224 (+20.4%)

Cameron County

Population

421,666423,192

Median household income

$38,758$51,334

Median home value

$85,800$120,000

Median gross rent

$733$899

Nueces County

Population

361,540352,829

Median household income

$55,919$66,021

Median home value

$138,700$194,700

Median gross rent

$1,017$1,224

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cameron County	Nueces County
Under 5	7.3%	6.2%
5 to 17	21.9%	17.7%
18 to 24	10.8%	9.8%
25 to 34	12.8%	13.7%
35 to 44	11.8%	13.4%
45 to 54	11.6%	11.7%
55 to 64	9.8%	11.8%
65 to 74	8.1%	9.3%
75 and over	6.0%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cameron County	Nueces County
White (non-Hispanic)	8.8%	29.9%
Black or African American	0.4%	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.4%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	89.3%	62.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cameron County	Nueces County
No high school diploma	28.4%	14.7%
High school graduate	26.1%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cameron County	Nueces County
Drove alone	77.7%	80.3%
Carpooled	10.7%	10.6%
Public transit	0.5%	1.2%
Walked	1.7%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.1%	5.0%
Other means	1.2%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cameron County	Nueces County
1-unit, detached	64.4%	65.7%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	13.0%
20 or more units	7.6%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	11.2%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Cameron County	Nueces County
Poverty rate	24.4%	17.7%
Average household size	3.10	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1992	1982