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Population in 2022: 10,177 (92% urban, 8% rural).
Population change since 2000: -20.0%
 
Males: 4,829  (47.5%)
Females: 5,348  (52.5%)
Median resident age:

42.9 years
Texas median age:

35.6 years

Zip codes: 78380.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $33,389 (it was $22,774 in 2000)
Robstown:

$33,389
TX:

$72,284

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $22,287 (it was $8,736 in 2000)

Robstown city income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $91,894 (it was $33,700 in 2000)
Robstown:

$91,894
TX:

$275,400

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $118,683; detached houses: $119,382; mobile homes: $69,497

Median gross rent in 2022: $939.

March 2022 cost of living index in Robstown: 85.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 30.4%
(27.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents, 30.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 13.3% for other race residents, 32.5% for two or more races residents)

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  • Races in Robstown, TX (2022)
    • 9,82596.3%Hispanic
    • 3823.7%White alone
    • 330.3%Black alone
    • 320.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
    • 20.02%Asian alone

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According to our research of Texas and other state lists, there were 100 registered sex offenders living in Robstown, Texas as of April 27, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Robstown is 118 to 1.


Crime rates in Robstown by year

Type

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022
Murders
(per 100,000)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		1
(8.6)		0
(0.0)		1
(8.5)		2
(17.2)		2
(17.4)		4
(35.2)		1
(8.8)		1
(8.9)		1
(9.0)		0
(0.0)
Rapes
(per 100,000)		0
(0.0)		2
(17.4)		0
(0.0)		1
(8.5)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		1
(8.5)		0
(0.0)		2
(17.4)		7
(61.5)		0
(0.0)		3
(26.7)		10
(90.0)		8
(78.8)
Robberies
(per 100,000)		12
(99.1)		14
(121.9)		5
(42.6)		8
(68.0)		3
(25.7)		11
(93.7)		11
(94.0)		7
(60.4)		7
(60.7)		5
(44.0)		6
(52.9)		4
(35.6)		11
(99.0)		3
(29.5)
Assaults
(per 100,000)		10
(82.6)		50
(435.3)		16
(136.4)		12
(102.0)		11
(94.3)		122
(1,039)		237
(2,025)		193
(1,664)		92
(798.3)		27
(237.4)		40
(352.5)		32
(284.7)		39
(350.9)		44
(433.3)
Burglaries
(per 100,000)		209
(1,726)		171
(1,489)		119
(1,015)		119
(1,012)		102
(874.4)		158
(1,346)		107
(914.4)		147
(1,268)		149
(1,293)		126
(1,108)		74
(652.2)		50
(444.9)		69
(620.8)		88
(866.6)
Thefts
(per 100,000)		311
(2,569)		295
(2,568)		274
(2,336)		289
(2,457)		336
(2,880)		341
(2,904)		296
(2,529)		235
(2,027)		281
(2,438)		307
(2,699)		230
(2,027)		218
(1,940)		157
(1,413)		199
(1,960)
Auto thefts
(per 100,000)		17
(140.4)		15
(130.6)		12
(102.3)		17
(144.5)		17
(145.7)		14
(119.2)		18
(153.8)		15
(129.4)		12
(104.1)		27
(237.4)		11
(96.9)		19
(169.1)		10
(90.0)		13
(128.0)
Arson
(per 100,000)		0
(0.0)		3
(26.1)		0
(0.0)		1
(8.5)		0
(0.0)		1
(8.5)		3
(25.6)		4
(34.5)		2
(17.4)		0
(0.0)		3
(26.4)		1
(8.9)		2
(18.0)		3
(29.5)
City-Data.com crime index281.1354.9212.7228.2231.8455.8634.7565.6422.9384.8238.5229.0297.0307.8

The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 246.1. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.

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City-data.com crime index in Robstown, TX

Crime rate in Robstown detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2021, including police officers: 29 (20 officers - 19 male; 1 female).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.80
Texas average:

2.07
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Ancestries: American (1.6%), English (1.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 12.1 square miles.

Population density: 843 people per square mile   (low).

Robstown, Texas map

490 residents are foreign born (4.5% Latin America).

This city:

4.8%
Texas:

17.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,940 (2.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,606 (2.1%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Corpus Christi, TX (16.7 miles , pop. 277,454).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (125.6 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities:

North San Pedro, TX (1.0 miles ),
Tierra Verde, TX (1.9 miles ),
Spring Garden-Terra Verde, TX (2.0 miles ),
Spring Gardens, TX (2.2 miles ),
La Paloma-Lost Creek, TX (2.6 miles ),
Banquete, TX (2.8 miles ),
Petronila, TX (2.9 miles),
Tierra Grande, TX (2.9 miles )

Latitude: 27.79 N, Longitude: 97.67 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -444 (-4.4%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,097 (27.0%)

Area code: 361

Distribution of median household income in Robstown, TX in 2022
Distribution of house value in Robstown, TX in 2022

Property values in Robstown, TX

Robstown satellite photo by USGS

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 86 buildings, average cost: $143,200
  • 2021: 82 buildings, average cost: $239,200
  • 2020: 37 buildings, average cost: $233,100
  • 2019: 24 buildings, average cost: $237,500
  • 2018: 1 building, cost: $236,400
  • 2017: 2 buildings, average cost: $231,200
  • 2012: 11 buildings, average cost: $49,300
  • 2011: 9 buildings, average cost: $49,300
  • 2010: 9 buildings, average cost: $49,300
  • 2009: 9 buildings, average cost: $49,300
  • 2008: 12 buildings, average cost: $49,300
  • 2007: 16 buildings, average cost: $67,200
  • 2006: 20 buildings, average cost: $67,200
  • 2005: 16 buildings, average cost: $48,600
  • 2004: 11 buildings, average cost: $49,800
  • 2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $49,800
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $27,800
  • 2001: 11 buildings, average cost: $35,600
  • 2000: 11 buildings, average cost: $35,600
  • 1999: 11 buildings, average cost: $35,600
  • 1998: 10 buildings, average cost: $35,600
  • 1997: 10 buildings, average cost: $35,600
Number of permits per 10,000 Robstown, TX residents
Average permit cost in Robstown, TX
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.7%
Texas:

3.5%
Historical population in Robstown, TX
Historical housing units in Robstown, TX

Population change in the 1990s: +18 (+0.1%).
Most common industries in Robstown, TX (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Health care (11.9%)
  • Construction (11.8%)
  • Accommodation & food services (9.9%)
  • Educational services (9.2%)
  • Public administration (6.2%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (5.3%)
  • Food & beverage stores (4.1%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Construction (22.1%)
  • Public administration (7.7%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (6.4%)
  • Repair & maintenance (5.1%)
  • Truck transportation (4.9%)
  • Accommodation & food services (4.6%)
  • Educational services (4.4%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Health care (21.8%)
  • Accommodation & food services (15.6%)
  • Educational services (14.3%)
  • Personal & laundry services (6.2%)
  • Social assistance (5.6%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (5.0%)
  • Food & beverage stores (5.0%)
Most common occupations in Robstown, TX (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6.0%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.5%)
  • Cashiers (4.4%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (3.5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3.3%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8.7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8.1%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6.3%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.1%)
  • Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5.0%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4.5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (3.9%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11.8%)
  • Cashiers (6.2%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5.1%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.6%)
  • Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4.5%)

Average climate in Robstown, Texas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Robstown, Texas environmental map by EPA

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Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI SO2 Ozone PM2.5
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 80.2. This is about average.

City:

80.2
U.S.:

72.6
Sulfur Dioxide Level

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 0.134. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 7.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.134
U.S.:

1.515
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 27.3. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 7.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

27.3
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 10.6. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 12.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

10.6
U.S.:

8.1

Tornado activity:

Robstown-area historical tornado activity is below Texas state average. It is 28% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/24/1970, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 16.8 miles away from the Robstown city center killed one person and injured 15 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/16/1969, a category F3 tornado 19.1 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Robstown-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 46% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/20/2011 at 12:24:41, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 78.3 miles away from Robstown center
On 4/9/1993 at 12:29:19, a magnitude 4.3 (4.1 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 75.7 miles away from Robstown center
On 4/25/2010 at 02:10:42, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 12.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 385.0 miles away from Robstown center
On 3/24/1997 at 22:31:34, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 24.1 miles away from the city center
On 5/1/2018 at 16:28:56, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 82.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Nueces County (24) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 7

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 12, Floods: 8, Storms: 7, Tornadoes: 4, Tropical Storms: 2, Winds: 2, Fire: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Robstown topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers in Robstown:

  • RIVERVIEW GROUP HOME (ROUTE 4 BOX 132 H)
  • RETAMA MANOR NURSING CENTER/ROBSTOWN (603 E AVE J)
  • RENAL CARE GROUP - ROBSTOWN (902 LINCOLN AVENUE)
  • DOR ANS HOME HEALTH SERVICE INC (518 B EAST MAIN AVENUE)

Airports located in Robstown:

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Robstown:

  • Del Mar College (about 17 miles; Corpus Christi, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,213)
  • Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi (about 22 miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 9,092)
  • Texas A & M University-Kingsville (about 23 miles; Kingsville, TX; FT enrollment: 9,295)
  • Coastal Bend College (about 45 miles; Beeville, TX; FT enrollment: 2,880)
  • Victoria College (about 83 miles; Victoria, TX; FT enrollment: 2,730)
  • University of Houston-Victoria (about 83 miles; Victoria, TX; FT enrollment: 3,110)
  • The University of Texas-Pan American (about 108 miles; Edinburg, TX; FT enrollment: 16,766)

Public high schools in Robstown:

  • ROBSTOWN H S (Students: 859, Location: 609 HWY 44, Grades: 9-12)
  • SALAZAR CROSSROADS ACADEMY (Location: 400 W LIGUSTRUM, Grades: 9-12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Robstown:

  • SOLOMON P ORTIZ INT (Students: 486, Location: 208 E AVE H, Grades: 4-5)
  • SEALE J H (Students: 445, Location: 401 E AVE G, Grades: 6-8)
  • SAN PEDRO EL (Students: 369, Location: 800 W AVE D, Grades: KG-3)
  • LOTSPEICH EL (Students: 299, Location: 1000 RUBEN CHAVEZ RD, Grades: KG-3)
  • PETRONILA EL (Students: 120, Location: 2391 COUNTY RD 67, Grades: PK-5)
  • ROBERT DRISCOLL JR EL (Location: 122 W AVE H, Grades: KG-3)

Private elementary/middle school in Robstown:

  • ST ANTHONY SCHOOL (Students: 119, Location: 203 DUNNE AVE, Grades: PK-8)
See full list of schools located in Robstown

Library in Robstown:

  • NUECES COUNTY KEACH FAMILY LIBRARY (Operating income: $309,255; Location: 1000 TERRY SHAMSIE BLVD; 19,134 books; 64 audio materials; 652 video materials; 1 local licensed databases; 50 state licensed databases; 2 other licensed databases; 32 print serial subscriptions; 1 electronic serial subscriptions)

Points of interest:

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Notable locations in Robstown: Robstown Labor Camp (A), Robstown Fire Marshal's Office (B), Robstown Fire Department (C), Robstown Police Department (D), Robstown Emergency Medical Service (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Robstown include: First Assembly of God Church (A), First Baptist Church Robstown (B), Star of Zion Baptist Church (C), Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church (D), Society of Our Lady Church (E), First Presbyterian Manse Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Robstown include: Southside Park (1), Robstown County Park (2), Portella Park (3), Massey Park (4), Water District Park (5), Cotton Picker Stadium (6), Coastal Bend Aviators Stadium (7), Diaz Park (8), Bauer Road Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotels: Best Western Tropic Inn (615 South Hwy 77), Best Value Inn (2225 North US Highway 77).

Birthplace of: Eddie Jackson (musician) - Heavy metal bass guitarist, Gene Upshaw - Football player, Solomon P. Ortiz - Politician, John Magee (American football) - Football player, Marvin Upshaw - Football player.

Nueces County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

Drinking water stations with addresses in Robstown and their reported violations in the past:

CISSYS RV PARK (Population served: 120, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2012, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-17-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-17-2012), St Compliance achieved (OCT-05-2012), St Public Notif received (OCT-09-2012), St Compliance achieved (2 times from JAN-24-2013 to APR-23-2013)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Source Water (GWR) - In SEP-01-2012, Contaminant: E. COLI. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-04-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-04-2012), St Public Notif received (JAN-09-2013)
  • Monitoring, Source Water (GWR) - In NOV-01-2011, Contaminant: E. COLI. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-27-2012), St Public Notif requested (FEB-27-2012), St Public Notif received (MAR-27-2012)
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
Average household size:
This city:

3.2 people
Texas:

2.8 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:

79.5%
Whole state:

69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:

8.0%
Whole state:

6.0%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

People in group quarters in Robstown in 2010:

  • 63 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 21 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 11 people in other noninstitutional facilities

People in group quarters in Robstown in 2000:

  • 73 people in nursing homes
  • 19 people in religious group quarters
  • 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Banks with branches in Robstown (2011 data):

  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Robstown Branch at 1150 East Main Street, branch established on 1934/01/01. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
  • First State Bank of Odem: Robstown Banking Center Branch at 600 South Hwy 77, branch established on 2005/11/13. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $116.1 mil, Deposits: $107.9 mil, headquarters in Odem, TX, negative income in the last year, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Odem Bancshares, Inc.
  • Bank of America, National Association: Robstown Banking Center Branch at 104 North Upshaw Boulevard, branch established on 1991/09/09. Info updated 2009/11/18: Bank assets: $1,451,969.3 mil, Deposits: $1,077,176.8 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5782 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation

For population 15 years and over in Robstown:

Marital status in Robstown, TX
  • Never married: 36.7%
  • Now married: 35.0%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 14.1%
  • Divorced: 10.8%

For population 25 years and over in Robstown:

  • High school or higher: 67.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
  • Unemployed: 13.7%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.4 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

16.5
Texas average:

14.0

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Robstown
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Robstown, TX (based on Nueces County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic111,68738
Evangelical Protestant67,711228
Mainline Protestant14,42147
Other9,91927
Black Protestant1,35910
Orthodox5153
None134,611-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 30
This county:

0.94 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
This county:

0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 39
Here:

1.22 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 163
Here:

5.09 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 278
Nueces County:

8.68 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

10.0%
Texas:

8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

26.6%
Texas:

26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Nueces County:

20.7%
State:

15.7%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
This city:

46.6%
State:

48.6%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Robstown:

44.6%
State:

47.4%

Average BMI:
This city:

28.8
State:

28.5

People feeling badly about themselves:
Robstown:

25.4%
Texas:

20.6%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Robstown:

13.8%
State:

10.3%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Robstown:

6.8
Texas:

6.8

Overweight people:
Here:

35.7%
State:

33.1%

General health condition:
This city:

50.3%
Texas:

56.2%

Average condition of hearing:
This city:

80.7%
State:

80.7%

More about Health and Nutrition of Robstown, TX Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2022)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers 34$179,909$63,4970$0
Health 21$108,037$61,7350$0
Firefighters 16$89,320$66,9900$0
Other and Unallocable 15$77,910$62,3280$0
Streets and Highways 10$46,046$55,2550$0
Police - Other 8$31,886$47,8290$0
Judicial and Legal 6$24,262$48,5240$0
Financial Administration 5$26,571$63,7700$0
Solid Waste Management 5$20,128$48,3070$0
Parks and Recreation 2$5,715$34,2900$0
Fire - Other 1$7,489$89,8680$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 9$5,590
Totals for Government 123$617,272$60,2229$5,590

Robstown government finances - Expenditure in 2021 (per resident):

  • Construction - Sewerage: $2,934,000 ($288.30)
    Water Utilities: $2,118,000 ($208.12)
    Regular Highways: $703,000 ($69.08)
    Air Transportation: $114,000 ($11.20)
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,088,000 ($303.43)
    Local Fire Protection: $2,364,000 ($232.29)
    Water Utilities: $2,260,000 ($222.07)
    Solid Waste Management: $1,498,000 ($147.19)
    Sewerage: $1,024,000 ($100.62)
    Regular Highways: $645,000 ($63.38)
    Parks and Recreation: $637,000 ($62.59)
    Central Staff Services: $370,000 ($36.36)
    Financial Administration: $320,000 ($31.44)
    Housing and Community Development: $256,000 ($25.15)
    Air Transportation: $223,000 ($21.91)
    Libraries: $218,000 ($21.42)
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $206,000 ($20.24)
    Judicial and Legal Services: $205,000 ($20.14)
    Health - Other: $140,000 ($13.76)
    General - Other: $132,000 ($12.97)
    General Public Buildings: $7,000 ($0.69)
  • Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,262,000 ($124.01)
  • General - Interest on Debt: $457,000 ($44.91)
  • Other Capital Outlay - Local Fire Protection: $362,000 ($35.57)
    Police Protection: $266,000 ($26.14)
    Sewerage: $192,000 ($18.87)
    Parks and Recreation: $180,000 ($17.69)
    Regular Highways: $136,000 ($13.36)
    Water Utilities: $33,000 ($3.24)
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $6,317,000 ($620.71)
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $204,000 ($20.05)

Robstown government finances - Revenue in 2021 (per resident):

  • Charges - Sewerage: $2,624,000 ($257.84)
    Solid Waste Management: $1,417,000 ($139.24)
    Air Transportation: $345,000 ($33.90)
    Other: $217,000 ($21.32)
    Parks and Recreation: $92,000 ($9.04)
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Air Transportation: $24,000 ($2.36)
    Other: $5,000 ($0.49)
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $20,000 ($1.97)
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $442,000 ($43.43)
    Fines and Forfeits: $133,000 ($13.07)
    Interest Earnings: $90,000 ($8.84)
    Sale of Property: $3,000 ($0.29)
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,976,000 ($292.42)
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $236,000 ($23.19)
    Housing and Community Development: $221,000 ($21.72)
    General Local Government Support: $30,000 ($2.95)
  • Tax - Property: $5,389,000 ($529.53)
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,298,000 ($324.06)
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,489,000 ($146.31)
    Other License: $366,000 ($35.96)
    Other Selective Sales: $255,000 ($25.06)

Robstown government finances - Debt in 2021 (per resident):

  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,297,000 ($4156.14)
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $38,600,000 ($3792.87)
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,697,000 ($363.27)

Robstown government finances - Cash and Securities in 2021 (per resident):

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $353,000 ($34.69)
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,345,000 ($623.46)
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,283,000 ($322.59)

5.72% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($58,716 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.72%
Texas average:

8.12%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($567 average AGI)
Nueces County:

0.04%
Texas average:

0.04%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from San Patricio County, TX  0.47% ($48,617 average AGI)
from Bexar County, TX  0.43% ($54,018)
from Harris County, TX  0.31% ($58,338)


6.25% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($57,139 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.25%
Texas average:

7.40%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($289 average AGI)
Nueces County:

0.03%
Texas average:

0.03%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Bexar County, TX  0.63% ($57,522 average AGI)
to San Patricio County, TX  0.54% ($50,651)
to Harris County, TX  0.36% ($62,460)
Businesses in Robstown, TX
NameCountNameCount
Best Western1H&R Block1
CVS1Little Caesars Pizza1
Cricket Wireless2McDonald's1
Dairy Queen1Pizza Hut1
Days Inn1U-Haul2
FedEx1UPS1

Strongest AM radio stations in Robstown:

  • KROB (1510 AM; daytime; 0 kW; ROBSTOWN, TX; Owner: B COMMUNICATIONS JOINT VENTURE)
  • KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
  • KCCT (1150 AM; 1 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: RADIO KCCT, INC.)
  • KSIX (1230 AM; 1 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: WITHERS FAMILY TEXAS HOLDING, LP)
  • KKTX (1360 AM; 1 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KEYS (1440 AM; 1 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX)
  • KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KOPY (1070 AM; 1 kW; ALICE, TX; Owner: SENDERO MULTIMEDIA, INC.)
  • KUNO (1400 AM; 1 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KINE (1330 AM; 1 kW; KINGSVILLE, TX)
  • KGBT (1530 AM; 50 kW; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Robstown:

  • KMXR (93.9 FM; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KSAB (99.9 FM; ROBSTOWN, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KRYS-FM (99.1 FM; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KBNJ (91.7 FM; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • KFTX (97.5 FM; KINGSVILLE, TX; Owner: QUALITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KLTG (96.5 FM; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: AMIGO RADIO, LTD.)
  • KLUX (89.5 FM; ROBSTOWN, TX; Owner: DIOCESAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • KKLM (88.7 FM; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KZFM (95.5 FM; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: MALKAN FM ASSOCIATES)
  • KKBA (92.7 FM; KINGSVILLE, TX; Owner: OHIO BROADCAST ASSOCIATES)
  • KEDT-FM (90.3 FM; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS PUBLIC BRAODCASTING SYSTEM)
  • KNDA (102.9 FM; ALICE, TX; Owner: GUERRA ENTERPRISES)
  • KLHB (98.3 FM; ODEM, TX; Owner: AMIGO RADIO, LTD.)
  • KBSO (94.7 FM; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: REINA BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KOUL (103.7 FM; SINTON, TX; Owner: AMIGO RADIO, LTD.)
  • KMIQ (104.9 FM; ROBSTOWN, TX; Owner: COTTON BROADCASTING)
  • K201CR (88.1 FM; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KMJR (105.5 FM; PORTLAND, TX; Owner: AMIGO RADIO, LTD.)
  • KNCN (101.3 FM; SINTON, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFLZ (106.9 FM; BISHOP, TX; Owner: DAVILA BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Robstown:

  • KZTV (Channel 10; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: EAGLE CREEK BROADCASTING OF CORPUS CHRISTI, LLC)
  • KORO (Channel 28; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KRIS-TV (Channel 6; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: KVOA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KIII (Channel 3; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: CHANNEL 3 OF CORPUS CHRISTI, INC.)
  • KCCX-LP (Channel 50; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: LOCALONE TEXAS, LTD.)
  • KEDT (Channel 16; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • K50DW (Channel 50; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KINE-LP (Channel 44; ROBSTOWN, TX; Owner: HUMBERTO LOPEZ)
  • K57FC (Channel 57; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KXCC-CA (Channel 45; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: CASA OF CORPUS CHRISTI, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KHCC-LP (Channel 35; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: MINERVA R. LOPEZ)
  • KTOV-LP (Channel 7; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: CHANNEL 7 OF CORPUS CHRISTI, INC.)
  • KTMV-LP (Channel 8; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: MINERVA R. LOPEZ)
  • KWDT-LP (Channel 13; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: CLARK ORTIZ)
  • KLAO-LP (Channel 55; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: CLARK ORTIZ)
  • KADM-LP (Channel 63; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: ARACELIS ORTIZ)
  • KCRP-CA (Channel 41; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KXPX-CA (Channel 14; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: GH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K21GM (Channel 21; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: GH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K38EB (Channel 38; KINGSVILLE-ALICE, TX; Owner: KVOA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K20EK (Channel 20; KINGSVILLE-ALICE, TX; Owner: KVOA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K68DJ (Channel 68; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: KVOA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K47DF (Channel 47; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: KVOA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Fatal accident count
See more detailed statistics of Robstown fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2021 here
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 55Number of bridges
  • 840ft / 256mTotal length
  • $26,000Total costs
  • 425,877Total average daily traffic
  • 91,382Total average daily truck traffic
New bridges in Robstown, TX - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 31930-1939
  • 11940-1949
  • 61950-1959
  • 31960-1969
  • 31970-1979
  • 41980-1989
  • 161990-1999
  • 62000-2009
  • 122010-2019
  • 12020-2022
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Robstown, TX
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 302 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Robstown)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Robstown, TX)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 34 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 60 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 31 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Robstown)

FAA Registered Aircraft: 20 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Robstown)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED11$83,25710$79,50314$61,9219$24,9204$37,7150$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$141,5902$30,8005$13,2400$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED9$65,04210$77,76821$49,97425$20,7503$30,9332$96,075
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$03$31,12710$62,9774$57,0651$39,3901$46,230
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$32,1800$01$42,2901$8,5601$8,5600$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0056.01 , 0056.02

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED0$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$49,650
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0056.01 , 0056.02

Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Robstown, TX
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Robstown, TX - Value

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 133. The highest number of fires - 246 took place in 2005, and the least - 9 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.
    Fire incident types in Robstown, TX When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (59.7%), and Structure Fires (24.8%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Robstown, TX
    • 1,27359.7%Outside Fires
    • 52924.8%Structure Fires
    • 25311.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 773.6%Other
See full National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Robstown, TX

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Robstown, Texas:

  • Days Inn, 650 Hwy 77 S, Robstown, Texas 78380 , Phone: (361) 387-8600, Fax: (361) 387-8600
  • Quality Inn & Suites, 615 S Hwy 77, Robstown, Texas 78380 , Phone: (361) 767-3900, Fax: (361) 387-2510
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Robstown, Texas
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Robstown, TX
  • 64.8%Electricity
  • 32.7%Utility gas
  • 1.0%Other fuel
  • 0.8%No fuel used
  • 0.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Robstown, TX
  • 85.0%Electricity
  • 15.0%Utility gas


Robstown compared to Texas state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

Robstown on our top lists:

  • #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people born in the same U.S. state as the city (population 5,000+)"
  • #15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest house values disparities (population 5,000+)"
  • #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people below 50% of the poverty level, excluding cities with 15% or more of residents in college and with the median age below 28 (population 5,000+)"
  • #45 on the list of "Top 100 cities with lowest ratio of median house value to median household income (pop. 5,000+)"
  • #52 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: other services, except public administration (population 5,000+)"
  • #59 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the lowest cost per building permit(population 5,000+)"
  • #84 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: healthcare support occupations (population 5,000+)"
  • #98 (78380) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Czech first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
  • #28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
  • #62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #94 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
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