Agua Dulce

Population: 307
Median household income: $48,750
Median home value: $72,900

Located in Nueces County, Texas, Agua Dulce is a community with a population of 307. The median household income of $48,750 is below the Nueces County median ($66,021).

From 2019 to 2023, Agua Dulce's population declined 64.8% from 871 to 307, while its median home value fell 9.7% from $80,700 to $72,900.

The median resident is 45.8 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 17.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 307
Median age: 45.8 yrs
Median household income: $48,750
Median home value: $72,900
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 154
Homeownership rate: 86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
Unemployment rate: 13.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

871307

Median household income

$43,375$48,750

Median home value

$80,700$72,900

Median gross rent

$1,078$1,042

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	871	$43,375	$80,700	$1,078
2020	611	$38,125	$73,000	$1,103
2021	552	$55,208	$77,800	$1,042
2022	436	$53,173	$84,600	—
2023	307	$48,750	$72,900	—

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1711.7%

18 to 242.6%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5415.0%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 7417.6%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20	6.5%
5 to 17	36	11.7%
18 to 24	8	2.6%
25 to 34	37	12.1%
35 to 44	47	15.3%
45 to 54	46	15.0%
55 to 64	32	10.4%
65 to 74	54	17.6%
75 and over	27	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	87	28.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	220	71.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.8%

High school graduate51.0%

Some college or associate's14.8%

Bachelor's degree8.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	53	21.8%
High school graduate	124	51.0%
Some college or associate's	36	14.8%
Bachelor's degree	21	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone81.7%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	98	81.7%
Carpooled	14	11.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	6.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10	8.9%
15 to 29 min	37	33.0%
30 to 44 min	32	28.6%
45 to 59 min	28	25.0%
60+ min	5	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 7.5% (23 of 307)

	Count	Share
Family households	84	70.0%
Nonfamily households	36	30.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	120	77.9%
Vacant	34	22.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	104	86.7%
Renter-occupied	16	13.3%

1-unit, detached90.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	139	90.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15	9.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4801396
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.34 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 27.7827, -97.9099