Port Aransas

Population: 3,141
Median household income: $88,311
Median home value: $490,200

Port Aransas, a community in Nueces County, Texas, has 3,141 residents. At $88,311, its median household income sits above Nueces County's $66,021.

From 2019 to 2023, Port Aransas's population declined 23.8% from 4,123 to 3,141, while its median home value rose 43.9% from $340,600 to $490,200.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 86.0% of the population. 69.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,141
Median age: 53.5 yrs
Median household income: $88,311
Median home value: $490,200
Median gross rent: $2,226
Housing units: 5,125
Homeownership rate: 73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,1233,141

Median household income

$57,910$88,311

Median home value

$340,600$490,200

Median gross rent

$1,022$2,226

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,123	$57,910	$340,600	$1,022
2020	4,203	$70,682	$369,400	$1,594
2021	3,058	$59,293	$393,600	$1,593
2022	3,072	$69,063	$462,600	$2,098
2023	3,141	$88,311	$490,200	$2,226

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

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 242.3%

25 to 348.6%

35 to 445.6%

45 to 5419.9%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 7422.6%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	82	2.6%
5 to 17	400	12.7%
18 to 24	72	2.3%
25 to 34	270	8.6%
35 to 44	175	5.6%
45 to 54	626	19.9%
55 to 64	505	16.1%
65 to 74	711	22.6%
75 and over	300	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,702	86.0%
Black or African American	27	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	41	1.3%
Two or more races	223	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	142	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate23.4%

Some college or associate's34.1%

Bachelor's degree24.5%

Graduate or professional degree12.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	138	5.3%
High school graduate	606	23.4%
Some college or associate's	883	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	634	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	326	12.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone69.1%

Carpooled6.0%

Public transit0.7%

Walked5.8%

Bicycle2.0%

Worked from home11.1%

Other means5.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,043	69.1%
Carpooled	90	6.0%
Public transit	10	0.7%
Walked	88	5.8%
Bicycle	30	2.0%
Worked from home	167	11.1%
Other means	81	5.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	955	71.2%
15 to 29 min	188	14.0%
30 to 44 min	84	6.3%
45 to 59 min	57	4.2%
60+ min	58	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 9.5% (297 of 3,136)

	Count	Share
Family households	938	62.5%
Nonfamily households	562	37.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,500	29.3%
Vacant	3,625	70.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,099	73.3%
Renter-occupied	401	26.7%

1-unit, detached49.6%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units18.5%

20 or more units20.9%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,543	49.6%
1-unit, attached	199	3.9%
2 to 4 units	300	5.9%
5 to 19 units	948	18.5%
20 or more units	1,073	20.9%
Mobile home & other	62	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4858808
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.97 sq mi
Water area: 5.06 sq mi
Center point: 27.8209, -97.0892