ZIP Code 78412

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Nueces County, Texas.

Population: 39,728
Median household income: $60,509
Median home value: $188,500

Covering part of Nueces County, Texas, ZIP Code 78412 has about 39,728 residents. Its median household income of $60,509 runs below the Nueces County figure of $66,021.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 78412's population declined 5.4% from 41,977 to 39,728, while its median gross rent rose 19.0% from $1,044 to $1,242.

The median resident is 30.2 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 19.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 39,728
Median age: 30.2 yrs
Median household income: $60,509
Median home value: $188,500
Median gross rent: $1,242
Housing units: 16,874
Homeownership rate: 46.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

41,97739,728

Median household income

$50,222$60,509

Median home value

$127,200$188,500

Median gross rent

$1,044$1,242

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	41,977	$50,222	$127,200	$1,044
2020	42,385	$48,730	$137,700	$1,061
2021	41,071	$51,280	$149,700	$1,093
2022	40,398	$57,503	$167,600	$1,205
2023	39,728	$60,509	$188,500	$1,242

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 2419.2%

25 to 3417.5%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 648.8%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,986	5.0%
5 to 17	6,043	15.2%
18 to 24	7,639	19.2%
25 to 34	6,962	17.5%
35 to 44	4,417	11.1%
45 to 54	3,677	9.3%
55 to 64	3,511	8.8%
65 to 74	3,148	7.9%
75 and over	2,345	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,459	33.9%
Black or African American	1,293	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	34	0.1%
Asian	1,473	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11	0.0%
Some other race	59	0.1%
Two or more races	763	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22,636	57.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.9%

High school graduate26.0%

Some college or associate's33.8%

Bachelor's degree20.5%

Graduate or professional degree10.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,140	8.9%
High school graduate	6,262	26.0%
Some college or associate's	8,123	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	4,940	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,595	10.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone76.5%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit1.4%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,023	76.5%
Carpooled	2,034	10.4%
Public transit	275	1.4%
Walked	624	3.2%
Bicycle	63	0.3%
Worked from home	1,247	6.4%
Other means	370	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,107	33.2%
15 to 29 min	10,134	55.1%
30 to 44 min	1,361	7.4%
45 to 59 min	413	2.2%
60+ min	374	2.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 22.2% (8,137 of 36,583)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,615	55.5%
Nonfamily households	6,895	44.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,510	91.9%
Vacant	1,364	8.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,173	46.2%
Renter-occupied	8,337	53.8%

1-unit, detached50.2%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units11.1%

5 to 19 units25.3%

20 or more units9.9%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,467	50.2%
1-unit, attached	421	2.5%
2 to 4 units	1,867	11.1%
5 to 19 units	4,271	25.3%
20 or more units	1,666	9.9%
Mobile home & other	182	1.1%

ZIP Code 78412

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