place

Port Aransas, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Port Aransas, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

3,141

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$88,947

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

52.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-22.6% since 2018

Port Aransas lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone2,819 (86.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race197 (6.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races161 (4.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone53 (1.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone27 (0.8%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone8 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish88
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic10
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)8

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

15.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

52.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

32.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

191

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$67,711

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Construction317
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care250
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation245
  4. 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate227
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities131

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations663
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations271
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations185
  4. 4.Service Occupations165
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations138

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 3.02×)317
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 2.24×)227
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.84×)245
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.47×)131
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.70×)250

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$490,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$2,226/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $400,000 to $499,999261 (23.7%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999223 (20.3%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999178 (16.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999139 (12.6%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,99970 (6.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99958 (5.3%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

37.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$51,085

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

14.6 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

2.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,043 (69.1%)
  • Worked at Home167 (11.1%)
  • Carpooled90 (6.0%)
  • Walked88 (5.8%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other81 (5.4%)
  • Bicycle30 (2.0%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.