Demographics of Nueces County, Texas

Nueces County, Texas had 352,992 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −562 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.

Nueces County, in four figures

352,992
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.2%
Change since July 2020: −562 people.; 37.2 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,897 ±$1,922
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.

Nueces County, Texas's population shrank 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Nueces 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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Nueces County, Texas's population shrank 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Nueces 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	353,554	100.0	100.0
2021	353,538	100.0	100.2
2022	351,831	99.5	100.7
2023	352,505	99.7	101.6
2024	352,925	99.8	102.5
2025	352,992	99.8	103.1

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Population of Nueces 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	353,554	+208	+262	+4	−161
2021	353,538	−16	+289	+219	−834
2022	351,831	−1,707	+161	+795	−2,606
2023	352,505	+674	+772	+913	−948
2024	352,925	+420	+918	+1,266	−1,751
2025	352,992	+67	+880	+589	−1,427

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.2 ±0.3: for men 36.0 ±0.2 and for women 38.4 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Nueces County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	21,405 ±199	6.1% ±0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	62,180 ±1,473	17.6% ±0.4	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	34,645 ±1,161	9.8% ±0.3	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	95,615 ±1,469	27.1% ±0.4	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	82,334 ±1,418	23.3% ±0.4	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	56,776 ±1,568	16.1% ±0.4	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,897 ±$1,922, and income per person $34,626 ±$705, 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 Nueces County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	24,213 ±1,438	18.5% ±1.1	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	24,277 ±1,361	18.5% ±1.0	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	24,399 ±1,479	18.6% ±1.1	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	16,855 ±1,009	12.9% ±0.8	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	21,250 ±1,352	16.2% ±1.0	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	9,693 ±818	7.4% ±0.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	10,473 ±783	8.0% ±0.6	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 Nueces County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	60,147 ±3,675	17.4% ±1.1	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	20,841 ±1,644	25.2% ±1.8	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	27,624 ±1,766	14.7% ±0.9	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	11,682 ±1,041	15.6% ±1.3	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Nueces County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Nueces County	Texas	United States
Housing units	154,408 ±72	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.9% ±0.8	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.1% ±0.8	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.7% ±1.0	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.3% ±1.0	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$208,800 ±$4,087	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,283 ±$28	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±2	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 Nueces County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	220,501 ±0	62.5% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	103,446 ±662	29.3% ±0.2	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	12,470 ±525	3.5% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	8,002 ±448	2.3% ±0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	461 ±127	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	81 to 303	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,125 ±346	0.3% ±0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	6,758 ±849	1.9% ±0.2	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 Nueces County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	261,627 ±2,530	74.1% ±0.7	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	57,545 ±2,060	16.3% ±0.6	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	4,108 ±579	1.2% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	29,675 ±1,856	8.4% ±0.5	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	11,743 ±840	3.3% ±0.2	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	17,932 ±1,760	5.1% ±0.5	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Nueces County among the counties of Texas

17th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Nueces County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Williamson County	752,827	+22.3%
Cameron County	433,946	+3.0%
Brazoria County	419,080	+12.2%
Bell County	402,248	+8.0%
Galveston County	372,207	+5.9%
Nueces County	352,992	−0.2%
Lubbock County	328,906	+5.6%
Hays County	304,390	+24.8%
Webb County	281,224	+5.2%
McLennan County	272,020	+4.1%
Jefferson County	254,321	−0.7%

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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