Nacogdoches County vs San Patricio County

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

Nacogdoches 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.

San Patricio County has the higher population (69,519 vs 64,897 in Nacogdoches County). San Patricio County has the higher median household income ($67,512 vs $51,528 in Nacogdoches County). San Patricio County has the higher median home value ($180,400 vs $158,200 in Nacogdoches County).

Population, income & housing

	Nacogdoches County	San Patricio County
Population	64,897	69,519
Median age	31.8 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$51,528	$67,512
Median home value	$158,200	$180,400
Median gross rent	$923	$1,239
Housing units	28,995	29,954
Homeownership rate	58.0%	66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.5%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nacogdoches County	San Patricio County
Population	65,339 → 64,897 (-0.7%)	67,008 → 69,519 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$44,847 → $51,528 (+14.9%)	$56,556 → $67,512 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$130,100 → $158,200 (+21.6%)	$122,100 → $180,400 (+47.7%)
Median gross rent	$768 → $923 (+20.2%)	$975 → $1,239 (+27.1%)

Nacogdoches County

Population

65,33964,897

Median household income

$44,847$51,528

Median home value

$130,100$158,200

Median gross rent

$768$923

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)

	Nacogdoches County	San Patricio County
Under 5	6.1%	6.7%
5 to 17	17.4%	19.3%
18 to 24	18.1%	8.5%
25 to 34	11.7%	12.9%
35 to 44	10.8%	13.7%
45 to 54	9.4%	11.8%
55 to 64	11.0%	11.7%
65 to 74	9.4%	9.0%
75 and over	6.0%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nacogdoches County	San Patricio County
White (non-Hispanic)	57.8%	38.4%
Black or African American	17.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.8%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	21.3%	56.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nacogdoches County	San Patricio County
No high school diploma	14.8%	16.1%
High school graduate	29.1%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nacogdoches County	San Patricio County
Drove alone	74.6%	83.2%
Carpooled	11.3%	8.0%
Public transit	0.3%	0.4%
Walked	4.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	6.1%
Other means	2.7%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nacogdoches County	San Patricio County
1-unit, detached	56.9%	71.6%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	9.0%	6.3%
20 or more units	6.6%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	19.0%	9.9%

Poverty & households

	Nacogdoches County	San Patricio County
Poverty rate	22.3%	15.1%
Average household size	2.39	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1985	1981