Nueces County, Texas

15 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 352,829
Median household income: $66,021
Median home value: $194,700

Nueces County, Texas counts 352,829 residents. 15 cities and places have their primary county here. At $66,021, its median household income sits below Texas's $76,292.

From 2019 to 2023, Nueces County's population declined 2.4% from 361,540 to 352,829, while its median household income rose 18.1% from $55,919 to $66,021.

80.3% of workers drive to work alone. 65.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 352,829
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $66,021
Median home value: $194,700
Median gross rent: $1,224
Housing units: 153,109
Homeownership rate: 59.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	361,540	$55,919	$138,700	$1,017
2020	362,151	$56,784	$148,100	$1,048
2021	353,594	$59,477	$155,400	$1,094
2022	353,245	$64,027	$177,700	$1,175
2023	352,829	$66,021	$194,700	$1,224

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	21,877	6.2%
5 to 17	62,561	17.7%
18 to 24	34,635	9.8%
25 to 34	48,438	13.7%
35 to 44	47,242	13.4%
45 to 54	41,196	11.7%
55 to 64	41,800	11.8%
65 to 74	32,940	9.3%
75 and over	22,140	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	105,486	29.9%
Black or African American	13,160	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	456	0.1%
Asian	8,151	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	61	0.0%
Some other race	756	0.2%
Two or more races	5,621	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	219,138	62.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.7%

High school graduate29.2%

Some college or associate's32.3%

Bachelor's degree15.3%

Graduate or professional degree8.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	34,448	14.7%
High school graduate	68,366	29.2%
Some college or associate's	75,577	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	35,747	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	19,618	8.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone80.3%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit1.2%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	128,527	80.3%
Carpooled	16,922	10.6%
Public transit	1,872	1.2%
Walked	2,234	1.4%
Bicycle	297	0.2%
Worked from home	7,960	5.0%
Other means	2,185	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	43,045	28.3%
15 to 29 min	80,544	53.0%
30 to 44 min	16,663	11.0%
45 to 59 min	4,992	3.3%
60+ min	6,793	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 17.7% (61,023 of 345,439)

	Count	Share
Family households	88,690	67.8%
Nonfamily households	42,080	32.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	130,770	85.4%
Vacant	22,339	14.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	78,303	59.9%
Renter-occupied	52,467	40.1%

1-unit, detached65.7%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units8.3%

5 to 19 units13.0%

20 or more units7.2%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	100,540	65.7%
1-unit, attached	2,928	1.9%
2 to 4 units	12,744	8.3%
5 to 19 units	19,912	13.0%
20 or more units	11,027	7.2%
Mobile home & other	5,958	3.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 48355
State: Texas
Land area: 839 sq mi
Water area: 326 sq mi
Center point: 27.7400, -97.5162

Cities & places

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