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Aransas County, TX

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

AI Overview

Aransas County is a small coastal Texas county of 24,449 residents with an economy characterized by relatively modest output — GDP per capita of $30,652 against a per capita income of $41,138 — and a labor force participation rate of just 47.1%, reflecting its notably older median age of 49.9 years. The workforce is mid-sized in educational attainment, with 27.6% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, median worker earnings of $40,053, and an unemployment rate of 6.2%. The county posted a slight population decline of 1.3% over five years, carries an 18.7% poverty rate, and has a high homeownership rate of 77.7% with a median home value of $236,800.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

24,449

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$69,466

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

49.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone19,140 (76.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,770 (11.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,345 (5.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races639 (2.6%)
  • Asian Alone331 (1.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone330 (1.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,102
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic120
  3. 3.Vietnamese96
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic45
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)41

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

28.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,809

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$30,652

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$41,138

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,896
  2. 2.Construction (Group)1,602
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,489
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services980
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)926

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,247
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,813
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,605
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,529
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,124

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.74×)401
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.75×)1,108
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.41×)861
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.22×)529
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.18×)1,173

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$236,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,052/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,633 (17.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,348 (14.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,076 (11.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999985 (10.3%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999779 (8.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999740 (7.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

27.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

47.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,053

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,776 (67.4%)
  • Worked At Home1,543 (15.4%)
  • Carpooled1,486 (14.8%)
  • Other158 (1.6%)
  • Walked69 (0.7%)
  • Motorcycle11 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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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.