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Nueces County, Texas (TX)

County population in 2022: 351,674 (94% urban, 6% rural); it was 313,645 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 45,931
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 29,715
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 67,687
Renter-occupied apartments: 48,941 (it was 42,678 in 2000)
% of renters here:

39%
State:

36%

Land area: 836 sq. mi.

Water area: 330.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 421 people per square mile   (high).

March 2022 cost of living index in Nueces County: 87.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.0%), Retail trade (14.2%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (10.2%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 75%
  • Government: 18%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Nueces County, TX (2022)
    • 230,15365.4%Hispanic or Latino
    • 95,24527.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 11,7833.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 6,8952.0%Asian alone
    • 5,8251.7%Two or more races
    • 7880.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 6980.2%Some other race alone
    • 2870.08%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

36.9 years
Texas median age:

35.6 years
Males: 176,510  (50.2%)
Females: 175,164  (49.8%)
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Average household size:
Nueces County:

2.0 people
Texas:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $60,361 ($35,959 in 1999)
This county:

$60,361
Texas:

$72,284

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $961 (lower quartile is $715, upper quartile is $1,235)
This county:

$961
State:

$1117


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $201,600 (it was $68,100 in 2000)
Nueces:

$201,600
Texas:

$275,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $121,300 - $304,500

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $258,665
Here:

$258,665
State:

$369,058

Townhouses or other attached units: $195,560
Here:

$195,560
State:

$327,631

In 2-unit structures: $262,698
Here:

$262,698
State:

$374,947

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $181,638
Here:

$181,638
State:

$209,652

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $319,945
Here:

$319,945
State:

$413,944

Mobile homes: $76,978
Here:

$76,978
State:

$124,413

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $65,558
Here:

$65,558
State:

$73,921

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,755
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $553

Institutionalized population: 3,262

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 8
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 20
  • Burglaries: 23
  • Thefts: 33
  • Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 2
  • Rapes: 15
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 48
  • Burglaries: 36
  • Thefts: 98
  • Auto thefts: 1
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Health of residents in Nueces County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.2. This is significantly worse than average.
63.3% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
42.8% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
44.1% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
56.1% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 201 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 165 pounds. This is about average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 1517 buildings, average cost: $245,600
  • 2021: 1716 buildings, average cost: $254,900
  • 2020: 1370 buildings, average cost: $251,900
  • 2019: 1262 buildings, average cost: $280,700
  • 2018: 1165 buildings, average cost: $183,000
  • 2017: 818 buildings, average cost: $182,000
  • 2016: 1212 buildings, average cost: $187,900
  • 2015: 1205 buildings, average cost: $178,500
  • 2014: 1262 buildings, average cost: $169,300
  • 2013: 1262 buildings, average cost: $170,100
  • 2012: 1014 buildings, average cost: $169,200
  • 2011: 701 buildings, average cost: $166,600
  • 2010: 699 buildings, average cost: $138,800
  • 2009: 793 buildings, average cost: $124,800
  • 2008: 912 buildings, average cost: $136,700
  • 2007: 1337 buildings, average cost: $127,600
  • 2006: 1543 buildings, average cost: $129,100
  • 2005: 1553 buildings, average cost: $125,900
  • 2004: 1448 buildings, average cost: $115,900
  • 2003: 1272 buildings, average cost: $102,800
  • 2002: 1079 buildings, average cost: $114,300
  • 2001: 945 buildings, average cost: $101,500
  • 2000: 737 buildings, average cost: $113,200
  • 1999: 694 buildings, average cost: $108,600
  • 1998: 991 buildings, average cost: $106,500
  • 1997: 889 buildings, average cost: $92,700
Number of permits per 10,000 Nueces, TX residents
Average permit cost in Nueces, TX

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $4,291 (1.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,175 (1.4%)

Distribution of median household income in Nueces, TX in 2022
Distribution of house value in Nueces, TX in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Nueces, TX in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 17.0%
Nueces County:

17.0%
Texas:

14.0%
(7.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 29.9% for Black residents, 20.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 27.0% for American Indian residents, 21.9% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 20.1% for other race residents, 19.4% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 36.9 years old
(Males: 35.4 years old, Females: 38.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.2 years old, Black residents: 31.1 years old, American Indian residents: 39.8 years old, Asian residents: 44.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 33.9 years old, Other race residents: 35.4 years old)

Area name: Corpus Christi, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Nueces County is $538 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $668 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $917 a month.

Cities in this county include: Corpus Christi, Robstown, Port Aransas, Bishop, North San Pedro, Driscoll, Banquete, Spring Garden-Terra Verde, Spring Gardens, Rancho Banquete.

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

2023 air pollution in Nueces County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.028 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 10.6 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

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Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.7%
Texas:

3.5%

Unemployment by year in Nueces, TX
County total employment by year in Nueces, TX
County average yearly wages by year in Nueces, TX

Current college students: 18,244
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 27,888 (42.9% naturalized citizens)

Nueces County:

7.9%
Whole state:

17.2%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 9,8252010 or later
  • 7,4012000 to 2009
  • 5,6701990 to 1999
  • 4,9101980 to 1989
  • 3,9291970 to 1979
  • 4,773Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.1%

Nueces County marital status for males Nueces County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 99,508
  • One, attached: 2,784
  • Two: 4,428
  • 3 or 4: 8,970
  • 5 to 9: 12,414
  • 10 to 19: 9,279
  • 20 to 49: 3,981
  • 50 or more: 6,212
  • Mobile homes: 6,780
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 274

Housing units in Nueces County with a mortgage: 42,095 (868 second mortgage, 85 home equity loan, 761 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 624

Here:

6.3% with mortgage
State:

98.4% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Nueces County

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-
Nueces County Religion Details
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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 30
Nueces County:

0.94 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.47 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
Here:

0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

0.14 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 39
This county:

1.22 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

1.11 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 163
Nueces County:

5.09 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

3.95 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 278
This county:

8.68 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.13 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Nueces County:

10.0%
Texas:

8.9%

Adult obesity rate:
Nueces County:

26.6%
State:

26.6%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

20.7%
State:

15.7%

Agriculture in Nueces County:

Average size of farms: 807 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $96,503
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $185.31
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 5.08%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $87,166
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 61.24%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.50%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $98,852
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.13%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.28
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.34%
Corn for grain: 25275 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 114822 harvested acres

Earthquake activity:

Nueces County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 48% 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 86.0 miles away from Nueces County 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 84.0 miles away from the county 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 23.8 miles away from the county center
On 3/24/1997 at 22:31:34, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 36.5 miles away from the county 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 397.9 miles away from Nueces County center
On 5/1/2018 at 16:28:56, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 89.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Texas Hurricane Harvey, Incident Period: August 23, 2017 - September 15, 2017, FEMA Id: 4332, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4223: May 29, 2015, FEMA Id: 4223, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Texas Tropical Storm Alex, Incident Period: June 27, 2010 to August 14, 2010, Emergency Declared EM-3313: June 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 3313, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
  • Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to October 02, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1791: September 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 1791, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to September 26, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3294: September 10, 2008, FEMA Id: 3294, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Texas Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 27, 2008 to September 07, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3290: August 29, 2008, FEMA Id: 3290, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • Texas Hurricane Dean, Incident Period: August 17, 2007 to September 05, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3277: August 18, 2007, FEMA Id: 3277, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 16, 2007 to August 03, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1709: June 29, 2007, FEMA Id: 1709, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • 14 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

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).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Nueces

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 142,282 (82.4%)
  • Carpooled: 16,672 (9.7%)
  • Bus: 1,567 (0.9%)
  • Ferryboat: 31 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,843 (1.1%)
  • Bicycle: 40 (0.0%)
  • Walked: 2,539 (1.5%)
  • Worked at home: 7,606 (4.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (22%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (25%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Construction and extraction occupations (14%)
  • Management occupations (9%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
  • Production occupations (9%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
  • Material moving occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
  • Sales and related occupations (12%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (10%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (54%)
  • Philippines (7%)
  • Honduras (4%)
  • Venezuela (4%)
  • India (3%)
  • Guatemala (3%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Nueces County


  • German (5%)
  • English (3%)
  • Irish (3%)
  • American (3%)
  • African (1%)
  • Italian (1%)
  • Scottish (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Nueces County, Texas in 2010:

  • 1,407 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 1,293 people in college/university student housing
  • 1,280 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 456 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 421 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 289 people in state prisons
  • 150 people in correctional residential facilities
  • 137 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 126 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 91 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
  • 69 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 67 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 6 people in maritime/merchant vessels

People in group quarters in Nueces County, Texas in 2000:

  • 1,402 people in nursing homes
  • 1,071 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 939 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 704 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 512 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 333 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 228 people in other group homes
  • 131 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 122 people in religious group quarters
  • 94 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
  • 68 people in halfway houses
  • 35 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 29 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 29 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 28 people in crews of maritime vessels
  • 23 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 19 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 10 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 9 people in military ships
  • 4 people in unknown juvenile institutions
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $62,289.

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%

3.65% relocated from other counties in Texas ($34,751 average AGI)
2.03% relocated from other states ($23,398 average AGI)
Nueces County:

2.03%
Texas average:

2.83%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

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)
from Travis County, TX  0.18% ($76,528)
from Kleberg County, TX  0.17% ($42,350)
from Jim Wells County, TX  0.16% ($40,675)
from Hidalgo County, TX  0.13% ($36,714)


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%

4.31% relocated to other counties in Texas ($38,755 average AGI)
1.91% relocated to other states ($18,095 average AGI)
Nueces County:

1.91%
Texas average:

2.08%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

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)
to Travis County, TX  0.22% ($55,457)
to Jim Wells County, TX  0.21% ($54,971)
to Kleberg County, TX  0.16% ($42,606)
to Hidalgo County, TX  0.12% ($47,057)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 15.7
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 11.3

Births per 1000 population in Nueces County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 8.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Nueces County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2021: 5.1

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Nueces County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 20.3%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 10.4%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Nueces County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Nueces County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Nueces County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Nueces County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Nueces County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Nueces County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 43,571 (35,297 aged, 8,274 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 11,105 (12%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Nueces County, Texas in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (4,213)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (2,801)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (2,391)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (2,382)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (2,048)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,483)
  • Unspecified dementia (1,424)
  • Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (1,159)
  • Congestive heart failure (958)
  • Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (876)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.26
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 20,722
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 432
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 49,960

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,632
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 776
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 10

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 38
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 95

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 68.5. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 37.7
  • Cut/Pierce - 13.2
  • Other - 17.7

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 98.1. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 54.9
  • Suffocation - 25.0
  • Poisoning - 12.7
  • Other - 5.4

Household type by relationship:

Households: 351,674
  • Male householders: 61,073 (17,882 living alone), Female householders: 70,916 (16,961 living alone)
  • 57,657 spouses (57,030 opposite-sex spouses), 8,340 unmarried partners, (7,632 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 105,678 children (99,076 natural, 2,351 adopted, 4,251 stepchildren), 13,029 grandchildren, 6,321 brothers or sisters, 5,393 parents, 70 foster children, 7,147 other relatives, 7,960 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 8,090

Size of family households: 39,822 2-persons, 23,695 3-persons, 16,049 4-persons, 6,623 5-persons, 2,155 6-persons, 2,657 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 34,843 1-person, 5,503 2-persons, 500 3-persons, 142 4-persons.

42,429 married couples with children.
27,975 single-parent households (3,959 men, 24,016 women).

65.9% of residents of Nueces speak English at home.
32.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $2,407,886,000 ($7,584 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $607,218,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $728,999,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $403,893,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $26,308,000
Federal grants: $429,042,000
Federal procurement contracts: $459,850,000 ($281,544,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $359,794,000 ($250,791,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,416,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $218,240,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,959,920,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 26,256
Here:

82 per 1000 residents
State:

85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 12,410
Here:

39 per 1000 residents
State:

35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +2,663
Here:

+8 per 1000 residents
State:

+29 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -10,070
Here:  -31 per 1000 residents
State:  +10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Nueces County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 46.68 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.6
State:

6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.1
State:

4.0

Year house built in Nueces County, Texas
  • Year house built in Nueces County, Texas
  • 1,8472020 or later
  • 20,6352010 to 2019
  • 19,1082000 to 2009
  • 16,9861990 to 1999
  • 25,1551980 to 1989
  • 22,1061970 to 1979
  • 15,8441960 to 1969
  • 20,7301950 to 1959
  • 8,9791940 to 1949
  • 3,2401939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Nueces County, Texas
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Nueces County, Texas
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Nueces County, Texas
  • 6571 room
  • 3712 rooms
  • 2,1473 rooms
  • 10,2604 rooms
  • 23,5985 rooms
  • 20,3816 rooms
  • 8,2347 rooms
  • 6,0758 rooms
  • 7,4509+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nueces County, Texas
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nueces County, Texas
  • 3,1271 room
  • 2,5502 rooms
  • 11,2283 rooms
  • 17,0054 rooms
  • 11,4385 rooms
  • 4,3576 rooms
  • 1,2437 rooms
  • 1,0538 rooms
  • 8159+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Nueces County, Texas
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Nueces County, Texas
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Nueces County, Texas
  • 657no bedroom
  • 1,0061 bedroom
  • 13,0452 bedrooms
  • 44,4883 bedrooms
  • 16,7904 bedrooms
  • 3,1875+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nueces County, Texas
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nueces County, Texas
  • 3,765no bedroom
  • 13,3191 bedroom
  • 20,8452 bedrooms
  • 12,3163 bedrooms
  • 2,1244 bedrooms
  • 4475+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Nueces County, Texas in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Nueces County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Nueces County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 3,545no vehicle
  • 19,4281 vehicle
  • 35,3272 vehicles
  • 15,8663 vehicles
  • 3,9184 vehicles
  • 1,0895+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Nueces County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Nueces County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 5,575no vehicle
  • 30,9371 vehicle
  • 12,9442 vehicles
  • 2,4603 vehicles
  • 4674 vehicles
  • 4335+ vehicles

86.8% of Nueces County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Texas.

Nueces County:

86.8%
State average:

85.7%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 265,112
  • Other state: 54,236
  • Northeast: 7,502
  • Midwest: 13,528
  • South: 17,248
  • West: 15,958
Year householders moved into unit in Nueces County, TX
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Nueces County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 76.3%Electricity
  • 21.9%Utility gas
  • 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 90.0%Electricity
  • 8.4%Utility gas
  • 0.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3,391
Here:

9.9%
Texas:

8.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,208
Here:

6.3%
Texas:

8.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,542
Here:

11.4%
Texas:

16.2%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Nueces County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $36,562,000
    Cash and Securities: $29,218,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $108,274,000
    Hospital Public: $95,222,000
    Other: $17,604,000
    Other: $17,210,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,303,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,297,000
    Air Transportation: $113,000
    Air Transportation: $93,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $9,785,000
    Regular Highways: $3,536,000
    Regular Highways: $3,002,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,073,000
    Health - Other: $1,106,000
    Central Staff Services: $754,000
    General Public Buildings: $684,000
    Parks and Recreation: $433,000
    Police Protection: $267,000
    Health - Other: $244,000
    Central Staff Services: $211,000
    Parks and Recreation: $120,000
    Correctional Institutions: $101,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $125,463,000
    Hospitals: $115,970,000
    Correctional Institutions: $76,927,000
    Correctional Institutions: $57,759,000
    Health - Other: $26,601,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $25,871,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $23,160,000
    Health - Other: $22,629,000
    Police Protection: $13,480,000
    Police Protection: $12,415,000
    General - Other: $9,625,000
    Financial Administration: $9,118,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,424,000
    Regular Highways: $8,341,000
    Regular Highways: $7,906,000
    General Public Buildings: $7,900,000
    Financial Administration: $7,361,000
    General - Other: $7,353,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,962,000
    Corrections - Other: $4,801,000
    Corrections - Other: $4,457,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,443,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,282,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,576,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,254,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,656,000
    Libraries: $567,000
    Libraries: $554,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $354,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $333,000
    Air Transportation: $129,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $128,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $121,000
    Air Transportation: $116,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $58,186,000
    Other: $39,604,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,715,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,566,000
    Highways: $34,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $5,567,000
    Interest on Debt: $5,290,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,048,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,035,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $123,709,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $121,507,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $119,498,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $110,428,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,920,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $14,450,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $14,250,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $14,050,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $13,850,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,134,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,125,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,639,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $200,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $200,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,902,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,171,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,116,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,852,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,632,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,198,000
    Rents: $1,018,000
    Rents: $796,000
    Sale of Property: $77,000
    Sale of Property: $8,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $897,000
    Central Staff Services: $815,000
    Regular Highways: $617,000
    Police Protection: $419,000
    Police Protection: $399,000
    Health - Other: $238,000
    Health - Other: $237,000
    Parks and Recreation: $189,000
    Parks and Recreation: $142,000
    Hospitals: $81,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $37,000
    Hospitals: $29,000
    Correctional Institutions: $28,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $18,000
    General Public Building: $8,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $186,842,000
    Cash and Securities: $130,489,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $20,690,000
    Cash and Securities: $17,520,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $10,296,000
    Other: $10,122,000
    Health and Hospitals: $9,167,000
    Health and Hospitals: $8,406,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,811,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,584,000
    Highways: $532,000
    Highways: $516,000
    Public Welfare: $41,000
    Public Welfare: $27,000
  • Tax - Property: $124,460,000
    Property: $115,069,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $7,402,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $6,989,000
    Other License: $589,000
    Other License: $483,000
    Amusements Sales: $385,000
    Amusements Sales: $361,000
    Other Selective Sales: $42,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $17,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $56,469,000
    : $1,239,000

Nueces County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $36,562,000
    Cash and Securities: $29,218,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $108,274,000
    Hospital Public: $95,222,000
    Other: $17,604,000
    Other: $17,210,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,303,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,297,000
    Air Transportation: $113,000
    Air Transportation: $93,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $9,785,000
    Regular Highways: $3,536,000
    Regular Highways: $3,002,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,073,000
    Health - Other: $1,106,000
    Central Staff Services: $754,000
    General Public Buildings: $684,000
    Parks and Recreation: $433,000
    Police Protection: $267,000
    Health - Other: $244,000
    Central Staff Services: $211,000
    Parks and Recreation: $120,000
    Correctional Institutions: $101,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $125,463,000
    Hospitals: $115,970,000
    Correctional Institutions: $76,927,000
    Correctional Institutions: $57,759,000
    Health - Other: $26,601,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $25,871,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $23,160,000
    Health - Other: $22,629,000
    Police Protection: $13,480,000
    Police Protection: $12,415,000
    General - Other: $9,625,000
    Financial Administration: $9,118,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,424,000
    Regular Highways: $8,341,000
    Regular Highways: $7,906,000
    General Public Buildings: $7,900,000
    Financial Administration: $7,361,000
    General - Other: $7,353,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,962,000
    Corrections - Other: $4,801,000
    Corrections - Other: $4,457,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,443,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,282,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,576,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,254,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,656,000
    Libraries: $567,000
    Libraries: $554,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $354,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $333,000
    Air Transportation: $129,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $128,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $121,000
    Air Transportation: $116,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $58,186,000
    Other: $39,604,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,715,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,566,000
    Highways: $34,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $5,567,000
    Interest on Debt: $5,290,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,048,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,035,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $123,709,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $121,507,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $119,498,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $110,428,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,920,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $14,450,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $14,250,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $14,050,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $13,850,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,134,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,125,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,639,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $200,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $200,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,902,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,171,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,116,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,852,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,632,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,198,000
    Rents: $1,018,000
    Rents: $796,000
    Sale of Property: $77,000
    Sale of Property: $8,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $897,000
    Central Staff Services: $815,000
    Regular Highways: $617,000
    Police Protection: $419,000
    Police Protection: $399,000
    Health - Other: $238,000
    Health - Other: $237,000
    Parks and Recreation: $189,000
    Parks and Recreation: $142,000
    Hospitals: $81,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $37,000
    Hospitals: $29,000
    Correctional Institutions: $28,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $18,000
    General Public Building: $8,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $186,842,000
    Cash and Securities: $130,489,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $20,690,000
    Cash and Securities: $17,520,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $10,296,000
    Other: $10,122,000
    Health and Hospitals: $9,167,000
    Health and Hospitals: $8,406,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,811,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,584,000
    Highways: $532,000
    Highways: $516,000
    Public Welfare: $41,000
    Public Welfare: $27,000
  • Tax - Property: $124,460,000
    Property: $115,069,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $7,402,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $6,989,000
    Other License: $589,000
    Other License: $483,000
    Amusements Sales: $385,000
    Amusements Sales: $361,000
    Other Selective Sales: $42,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $17,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $56,469,000
    : $1,239,000

Nueces County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $36,562,000
    Cash and Securities: $29,218,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $108,274,000
    Hospital Public: $95,222,000
    Other: $17,604,000
    Other: $17,210,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,303,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,297,000
    Air Transportation: $113,000
    Air Transportation: $93,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $9,785,000
    Regular Highways: $3,536,000
    Regular Highways: $3,002,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,073,000
    Health - Other: $1,106,000
    Central Staff Services: $754,000
    General Public Buildings: $684,000
    Parks and Recreation: $433,000
    Police Protection: $267,000
    Health - Other: $244,000
    Central Staff Services: $211,000
    Parks and Recreation: $120,000
    Correctional Institutions: $101,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $125,463,000
    Hospitals: $115,970,000
    Correctional Institutions: $76,927,000
    Correctional Institutions: $57,759,000
    Health - Other: $26,601,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $25,871,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $23,160,000
    Health - Other: $22,629,000
    Police Protection: $13,480,000
    Police Protection: $12,415,000
    General - Other: $9,625,000
    Financial Administration: $9,118,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,424,000
    Regular Highways: $8,341,000
    Regular Highways: $7,906,000
    General Public Buildings: $7,900,000
    Financial Administration: $7,361,000
    General - Other: $7,353,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,962,000
    Corrections - Other: $4,801,000
    Corrections - Other: $4,457,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,443,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,282,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,576,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,254,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,656,000
    Libraries: $567,000
    Libraries: $554,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $354,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $333,000
    Air Transportation: $129,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $128,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $121,000
    Air Transportation: $116,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $58,186,000
    Other: $39,604,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,715,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,566,000
    Highways: $34,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $5,567,000
    Interest on Debt: $5,290,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,048,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,035,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $123,709,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $121,507,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $119,498,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $110,428,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,920,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $14,450,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $14,250,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $14,050,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $13,850,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,134,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,125,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,639,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $200,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $200,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,902,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,171,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,116,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,852,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,632,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,198,000
    Rents: $1,018,000
    Rents: $796,000
    Sale of Property: $77,000
    Sale of Property: $8,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $897,000
    Central Staff Services: $815,000
    Regular Highways: $617,000
    Police Protection: $419,000
    Police Protection: $399,000
    Health - Other: $238,000
    Health - Other: $237,000
    Parks and Recreation: $189,000
    Parks and Recreation: $142,000
    Hospitals: $81,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $37,000
    Hospitals: $29,000
    Correctional Institutions: $28,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $18,000
    General Public Building: $8,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $186,842,000
    Cash and Securities: $130,489,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $20,690,000
    Cash and Securities: $17,520,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $10,296,000
    Other: $10,122,000
    Health and Hospitals: $9,167,000
    Health and Hospitals: $8,406,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,811,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,584,000
    Highways: $532,000
    Highways: $516,000
    Public Welfare: $41,000
    Public Welfare: $27,000
  • Tax - Property: $124,460,000
    Property: $115,069,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $7,402,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $6,989,000
    Other License: $589,000
    Other License: $483,000
    Amusements Sales: $385,000
    Amusements Sales: $361,000
    Other Selective Sales: $42,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $17,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $56,469,000
    : $1,239,000

Nueces County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $36,562,000
    Cash and Securities: $29,218,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $108,274,000
    Hospital Public: $95,222,000
    Other: $17,604,000
    Other: $17,210,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,303,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,297,000
    Air Transportation: $113,000
    Air Transportation: $93,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $9,785,000
    Regular Highways: $3,536,000
    Regular Highways: $3,002,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,073,000
    Health - Other: $1,106,000
    Central Staff Services: $754,000
    General Public Buildings: $684,000
    Parks and Recreation: $433,000
    Police Protection: $267,000
    Health - Other: $244,000
    Central Staff Services: $211,000
    Parks and Recreation: $120,000
    Correctional Institutions: $101,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $125,463,000
    Hospitals: $115,970,000
    Correctional Institutions: $76,927,000
    Correctional Institutions: $57,759,000
    Health - Other: $26,601,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $25,871,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $23,160,000
    Health - Other: $22,629,000
    Police Protection: $13,480,000
    Police Protection: $12,415,000
    General - Other: $9,625,000
    Financial Administration: $9,118,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,424,000
    Regular Highways: $8,341,000
    Regular Highways: $7,906,000
    General Public Buildings: $7,900,000
    Financial Administration: $7,361,000
    General - Other: $7,353,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,962,000
    Corrections - Other: $4,801,000
    Corrections - Other: $4,457,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,443,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,282,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,576,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,254,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,656,000
    Libraries: $567,000
    Libraries: $554,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $354,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $333,000
    Air Transportation: $129,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $128,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $121,000
    Air Transportation: $116,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $58,186,000
    Other: $39,604,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,715,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,566,000
    Highways: $34,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $5,567,000
    Interest on Debt: $5,290,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,048,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,035,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $123,709,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $121,507,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $119,498,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $110,428,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,920,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $14,450,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $14,250,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $14,050,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $13,850,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,134,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,125,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,639,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $200,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $200,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,902,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,171,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,116,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,852,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,632,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,198,000
    Rents: $1,018,000
    Rents: $796,000
    Sale of Property: $77,000
    Sale of Property: $8,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $897,000
    Central Staff Services: $815,000
    Regular Highways: $617,000
    Police Protection: $419,000
    Police Protection: $399,000
    Health - Other: $238,000
    Health - Other: $237,000
    Parks and Recreation: $189,000
    Parks and Recreation: $142,000
    Hospitals: $81,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $37,000
    Hospitals: $29,000
    Correctional Institutions: $28,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $18,000
    General Public Building: $8,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $186,842,000
    Cash and Securities: $130,489,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $20,690,000
    Cash and Securities: $17,520,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $10,296,000
    Other: $10,122,000
    Health and Hospitals: $9,167,000
    Health and Hospitals: $8,406,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,811,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,584,000
    Highways: $532,000
    Highways: $516,000
    Public Welfare: $41,000
    Public Welfare: $27,000
  • Tax - Property: $124,460,000
    Property: $115,069,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $7,402,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $6,989,000
    Other License: $589,000
    Other License: $483,000
    Amusements Sales: $385,000
    Amusements Sales: $361,000
    Other Selective Sales: $42,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $17,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $56,469,000
    : $1,239,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 10,934
  • Number of aged recipients: 1,766
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 9,168
  • Number of recipients under 18: 2,280
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 5,841
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 2,813
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 4,067
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 4,613
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 63 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
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 ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1,607$138,9421,327$158,1912,729$134,716348$43,37612$1,707,167723$151,62730$54,900
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED100$130,680105$165,305313$129,64269$37,6961$1,170,00060$151,3838$48,375
APPLICATIONS DENIED269$127,338497$111,8651,510$122,475594$32,5072$401,500284$117,73250$48,200
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN177$126,492378$123,042889$131,975110$54,9820$0115$137,8529$57,444
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS39$135,74418$205,111170$139,25921$56,5710$030$169,6335$40,800
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 44 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED172$163,49473$182,71215$163,667
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED52$157,71224$200,2508$185,750
APPLICATIONS DENIED20$171,60020$223,4503$144,667
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN12$177,00011$181,7272$119,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS4$140,2501$125,0000$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Nueces, TX
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Nueces, TX - Value
Most common first names in Nueces County, TX among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary1,12377.7 years
Maria1,05075.8 years
John1,03072.3 years
William1,01573.4 years
James96470.7 years
Robert84968.1 years
Jose74370.5 years
Charles58172.3 years
George56073.1 years
Juan54769.6 years
Most common last names in Nueces County, TX among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Garcia1,18372.1 years
Rodriguez69471.4 years
Martinez68571.9 years
Garza65172.1 years
Gonzalez55672.3 years
Smith50574.7 years
Hernandez48670.2 years
Perez43172.2 years
Flores42171.9 years
Lopez39371.2 years
Businesses in Nueces County, TX
NameCountNameCount
AMF Bowling1Kohl's1
AT&T5La Quinta4
Abercrombie & Fitch1La-Z-Boy4
Abercrombie Kids1Lane Bryant1
Academy Sports + Outdoors1Lane Furniture9
Ace Hardware3LensCrafters1
Advance Auto Parts3Little Caesars Pizza9
Aeropostale1Long John Silver's3
American Eagle Outfitters1Lowe's1
Ann Taylor1Macy's1
Applebee's1Marriott3
Arby's1Marshalls1
Ashley Furniture1MasterBrand Cabinets2
AutoZone8Mazda1
Avenue1McDonald's20
BMW1Men's Wearhouse1
Barnes & Noble1Motel 62
Baskin-Robbins1Motherhood Maternity2
Bed Bath & Beyond1New Balance1
Best Western7New York & Co1
Blockbuster4Nike6
Burger King6Nissan1
CVS10Office Depot2
Casual Male XL1Old Navy1
Catherines1On The Border1
Chevrolet2Outback1
Chick-Fil-A3Outback Steakhouse1
Chico's1Pac Sun1
Chuck E. Cheese's1Papa John's Pizza4
Church's Chicken8Payless6
ColorTyme2Penske4
Comfort Inn1PetSmart1
Comfort Suites2Pier 1 Imports1
Cracker Barrel1Pizza Hut11
Cricket Wireless40Popeyes4
Curves3Quality1
Dairy Queen7Quiznos2
Days Inn6RadioShack6
Decora Cabinetry1Red Lobster1
Dennys3Red Roof Inn2
Discount Tire3Rodeway Inn1
Domino's Pizza7Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing1
Econo Lodge1SAS Shoes2
Ethan Allen1SONIC Drive-In8
Express1Sam's Club1
Extended Stay Deluxe1Sears3
FedEx45Sephora1
Finish Line1Shoe Carnival1
Firestone Complete Auto Care5Spencer Gifts1
Foot Locker1Sprint Nextel5
Forever 211Starbucks3
GNC3Subaru1
GameStop6Super 81
Gap1T-Mobile15
Goodwill2T.G.I. Driday's1
Gymboree1Taco Bell6
H&R Block11Target1
Haworth1The Room Place1
Hawthorn2Toyota2
Hobby Lobby2Toys"R"Us2
Holiday Inn7Travelodge2
Home Depot3U-Haul22
Honda1UPS54
Hot Topic1Vans4
IHOP2Verizon Wireless1
JCPenney1Victoria's Secret1
JoS. A. Bank1Volkswagen1
Jones New York6Walgreens8
Journeys1Walmart4
Justice1Wendy's5
KFC4Wet Seal1
Knights Inn2YMCA1

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