Nueces County

Nueces County, Texas

At a Glance

Population	353,178
County Seat	N/A
State FIPS	48
County FIPS	355
Num Towns	15
Census-Designated Places	8
Total Town Population	51,630
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	353,245
Median Age	36.2
Veterans	22,914
Housing Units	151,836
Uninsured	7,316
Net Migration (recent)	-3,822
Growing	No

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	8,045
Total Employees	135,212
Avg Annual Pay	$60,476
Median Household Income	$64,027
Poverty Rate	17.3%
Unemployment Rate	5.6%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$68,680
Federal Spending FY2024	$2,415,499,087
Federal Spending Per Capita	$6,839

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$177,700
Median Rent	$1,175
FMR Studio	$1,051
FMR 1BR	$1,128
FMR 2BR	$1,390
FMR 3BR	$1,816
FMR 4BR	$2,119

Health & Safety

Hospitals	64
EMS Stations	48
Fire Stations	48
Police Stations	48
Adult Smoking	15.3%
Adult Obesity	40.5%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	33.9
Air Quality Good Days	178

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	14.94
Electric Customers	12547863
Towns with Broadband Data	16
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	16

Community

Churches	60
Libraries	16
Historic Places (NRHP)	18
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	194
SNAP Stores	63
Bank Branches	13

Agriculture

Total Farms	33
Land in Farms (acres)	306,008
Avg Farm Size (acres)	9,273.0
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
DR	HURRICANE BERYL	2024-07-09
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORMS	2021-02-19
EM	SEVERE WINTER STORM	2021-02-14
EM	TROPICAL STORMS MARCO AND LAURA	2020-08-24
EM	HURRICANE HANNA	2020-07-26
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-25
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
DR	HURRICANE HARVEY	2017-08-25
DR	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS AND FLOODING	2015-05-29
EM	TROPICAL STORM ALEX	2010-06-29

Detailed Topics

Communities in Nueces County

Portland — pop 20,383
Robstown — pop 10,143
Ingleside — pop 9,519
Bishop — pop 3,174
Port Aransas — pop 2,904
La Paloma-Lost Creek — pop 1,359
Banquete — pop 745
North San Pedro — pop 735
Driscoll — pop 680
Spring Gardens — pop 497
Rancho Banquete — pop 459
Sandy Hollow-Escondidas — pop 342
Tierra Grande — pop 303
Tierra Verde — pop 298
Petronila — pop 89

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.