Nueces County vs. San Patricio County

	Nueces County (TX)	San Patricio County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	362,265	66,893
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.5%	3.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	340,223	64,802
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	340,223	64,804
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.7%	7.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.6%	26.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.4%	15.0%
Female persons, percent	50.6%	49.7%
White alone, percent	90.9%	94.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	4.3%	2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	1.0%
Asian alone, percent	2.2%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.6%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	64.2%	58.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	29.0%	37.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	26,303	4,471
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	8.5%	6.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	149,950	28,483
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	57.8%	67.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$130,700	$117,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,456	$1,416
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$497	$461
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$986	$945
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	27.5%	15.2%
Building permits, 2018	1,167	371
Households, 2014-2018	128,926	23,121
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.73	2.87
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.1%	82.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	36.5%	36.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.2%	86.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	78.8%	69.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	82.4%	79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.5%	14.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.3%	9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	19.0%	18.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.6%	59.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.1%	51.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	892,809	103,039
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,640,535	113,943
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,138,291	712,217
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,778	$10,857
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.5	23.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$55,048	$55,229
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,649	$25,281
Persons in poverty, percent	16.2%	17.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	8,025	1,061
Total employment, 2017	140,760	15,085
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	5,826,232	709,101
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-3.8%	-3.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	25,587	4,894
All firms, 2012	30,275	5,031
Men-owned firms, 2012	15,870	2,237
Women-owned firms, 2012	11,154	2,022
Minority-owned firms, 2012	15,639	2,227
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	13,294	2,552
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,763	462
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	25,947	4,291
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.4%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.8%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	35.0%	27.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.3%	27.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	405.8	93.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	838.48	693.45

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Nueces county (TX) and San Patricio county (TX) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.