Harrison County vs San Patricio County

A side-by-side comparison of Harrison County and San Patricio County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Harrison County has the higher population (69,584 vs 69,519 in San Patricio County). San Patricio County has the higher median household income ($67,512 vs $66,040 in Harrison County). San Patricio County has the higher median home value ($180,400 vs $178,200 in Harrison County).

Population, income & housing

	Harrison County	San Patricio County
Population	69,584	69,519
Median age	38.9 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$66,040	$67,512
Median home value	$178,200	$180,400
Median gross rent	$977	$1,239
Housing units	29,530	29,954
Homeownership rate	74.9%	66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harrison County	San Patricio County
Population	66,580 → 69,584 (+4.5%)	67,008 → 69,519 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$52,220 → $66,040 (+26.5%)	$56,556 → $67,512 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$130,900 → $178,200 (+36.1%)	$122,100 → $180,400 (+47.7%)
Median gross rent	$786 → $977 (+24.3%)	$975 → $1,239 (+27.1%)

Harrison County

Population

66,58069,584

Median household income

$52,220$66,040

Median home value

$130,900$178,200

Median gross rent

$786$977

San Patricio County

Population

67,00869,519

Median household income

$56,556$67,512

Median home value

$122,100$180,400

Median gross rent

$975$1,239

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harrison County	San Patricio County
Under 5	5.8%	6.7%
5 to 17	18.6%	19.3%
18 to 24	9.6%	8.5%
25 to 34	12.0%	12.9%
35 to 44	12.8%	13.7%
45 to 54	11.1%	11.8%
55 to 64	13.1%	11.7%
65 to 74	10.3%	9.0%
75 and over	6.8%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harrison County	San Patricio County
White (non-Hispanic)	60.7%	38.4%
Black or African American	20.4%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	14.6%	56.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harrison County	San Patricio County
No high school diploma	10.8%	16.1%
High school graduate	32.5%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harrison County	San Patricio County
Drove alone	80.0%	83.2%
Carpooled	10.5%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	1.9%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	6.1%
Other means	1.4%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harrison County	San Patricio County
1-unit, detached	69.1%	71.6%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	6.3%
20 or more units	0.9%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	21.1%	9.9%

Poverty & households

	Harrison County	San Patricio County
Poverty rate	17.4%	15.1%
Average household size	2.65	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1984	1981