Demographics of Aransas County, Texas

Aransas County, Texas had 26,146 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,216 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Aransas County, in four figures

26,146
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +9.3%
Change since July 2020: +2,216 people.; 49.9 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $69,466 ±$8,686
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Aransas County, Texas's population grew 9.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Aransas County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Aransas County, Texas's population grew 9.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Aransas County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	23,930	100.0	100.0
2021	24,508	102.4	100.2
2022	24,963	104.3	100.7
2023	25,360	106.0	101.6
2024	25,686	107.3	102.5
2025	26,146	109.3	103.1

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Population of Aransas County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	23,930	+102	−60	0	+183
2021	24,508	+578	−270	−2	+897
2022	24,963	+455	−207	−1	+628
2023	25,360	+397	−195	+6	+569
2024	25,686	+326	−180	+46	+447
2025	26,146	+460	−180	+28	+614

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 49.9 ±0.9: for men 48.9 ±1.5 and for women 51.8 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Aransas County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	1,109 ±306	4.5% ±1.2	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,025 ±420	12.2% ±1.7	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,298 ±399	5.2% ±1.6	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,940 ±644	23.9% ±2.6	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,450 ±504	25.9% ±2.0	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,054 ±517	28.4% ±2.1	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $69,466 ±$8,686, and income per person $46,039 ±$4,380, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Aransas County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	2,253 ±430	18.1% ±3.4	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,563 ±510	20.5% ±4.0	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,890 ±370	15.1% ±2.9	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,767 ±495	14.2% ±3.9	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,098 ±407	16.8% ±3.2	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	604 ±195	4.8% ±1.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,303 ±305	10.4% ±2.4	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Aransas County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	3,513 ±708	14.2% ±2.9	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	831 ±271	20.1% ±6.1	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,639 ±437	14.2% ±3.7	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,043 ±227	11.6% ±2.4	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Aransas County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Aransas County	Texas	United States
Housing units	15,999 ±40	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	78.0% ±2.7	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	22.0% ±2.8	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.8% ±3.1	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.2% ±3.8	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$265,400 ±$19,506	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,128 ±$67	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1998 ±4	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Aransas County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	6,736 ±0	27.1% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,719 ±58	67.2% ±0.2	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	142 to 500	0.6% to 2.0%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	331 ±120	1.3% ±0.5	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	124 ±59	0.5% ±0.2	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 69	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	616 ±254	2.5% ±1.0	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Aransas County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	16,510 ±768	66.4% ±3.1	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,125 ±767	28.6% ±3.1	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	382 ±166	1.5% ±0.7	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	859 ±272	3.5% ±1.1	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	536 ±203	2.2% ±0.8	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	156 to 490	0.6% to 2.0%	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Aransas County among the counties of Texas

101st of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Aransas County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Kleberg County	30,315	−2.2%
San Jacinto County	29,488	+7.1%
Cass County	28,651	+0.7%
Gillespie County	28,527	+6.6%
Milam County	26,258	+6.0%
Aransas County	26,146	+9.3%
Fayette County	25,459	+3.9%
Uvalde County	24,963	+1.6%
Shelby County	24,286	+1.0%
Gaines County	23,956	+10.4%
Lampasas County	23,657	+9.0%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026