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Nueces County, TX

353,125 Population
839.3 square miles 420.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.7 ±0.8 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,278 ±$1,730 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $41,614 ±$237
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$66,927 ±$3,287 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $79,721 ±$564
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

15% ±1.8% (51,770  ±6,097) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 13.4% 4,108,899 (±0.3% / ±76,334)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

21.5 minutes ±0.9 (3,293,545  ±164,471) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Texas: 27.5 362,382,530 (±0.1 / ±2,293,063)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

133,811 ±2,942 Number of households
  • Texas: 11,449,769 ±22,867
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0.1 (344,928  ±198) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Texas: 2.7 30,665,006
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.4% ±1.9% (4,530  ±1,553) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 5.2% 400,404 (±0.2% / ±16,095)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

157,095 ±97 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 12,616,736 ±820
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$230,800 ±$8,856 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Texas: $313,200 ±$1,780
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

14.2% ±2.2% (49,685  ±7,694.6) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 13.9% 4,289,833 (±0.2% / ±69,081.8)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

86% ±3.5% (203,951  ±8,408.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 86.7% 17,837,644 (±0.4% / ±79,388.3)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
26.4% ±2.1% (62,544  ±5,016.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 35.2% 7,235,647 (±0.2% / ±50,280.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.9% (31,570  ±5,260) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Texas: 18.4% 5,762,477
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

8.6% ±1.1% (23,141  ±3,002) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Texas: 6% 1,416,215 (±0.1% / ±19,072)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
23,141 Total veterans ±3,002 20,822 Male ±2,723 2,319 Female ±1,137

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