Aransas County, Texas Population 2024

25,785

Aransas County, Texas's estimated 2024 population is 25,785 with a growth rate of 1.62% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Aransas County, Texas is the 102nd largest county in Texas. The 2010 population was 23,189 and has seen a growth of 11.19% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change
Year
Population
Growth
Change
202927,8404111.5%
202827,4294111.52%
202727,0184111.54%
202626,6074111.57%
202526,1964111.59%
202425,7854111.62%
202325,3744111.65%
202224,9634531.85%
202124,5105782.42%
202023,9325682.43%
201923,364810.35%
201823,283-2,138-8.41%
201725,4212050.81%
201625,2164041.63%
201524,8122390.97%
201424,5736802.85%
201323,8934271.82%
201223,4662441.05%
201123,222330.14%
201023,18900%
199017,8923,63225.47%
198014,2605,35860.19%
19708,9021,89627.06%
19607,0062,75464.77%
19504,25278322.57%
19403,4691,25056.33%
19302,2191557.51%
19202,064-42-1.99%
19102,10639022.73%
19001,716-108-5.92%
18901,82482883.13%
1880996-26,844-96.42%
2024 Growth Rate
1.62% (411)
County Website
Aransas County
State
Texas
County Seat
Rockport
2020 Population
23,932
Area
252 mi²
Density
102 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
7.74% (1,853)
Founded
1872

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White19,51481.15%
Two or more races2,82811.76%
Other race7673.19%
Asian4191.74%
Native American3181.32%
Black or African American2020.84%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander00%

White

Two or more races

Other race

Asian

Native American

Black or African American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Aransas County, Texas Population by Race

Aransas County, Texas Population Pyramid 2024

Aransas County, Texas Median Age

51

Total

49.2

Male

53.6

Female

Aransas County, Texas Adults

There are 19,861 adults, (6,646 of whom are seniors) in Aransas County, Texas.

Aransas County, Texas Age Dependency

82

Age Dependency Ratio

50.3

Old Age Dependency Ratio

31.7

Child Dependency Ratio

Aransas County, Texas Sex Ratio

Female12,06250.16%
Male11,98649.84%

Aransas County, Texas Population by Age

Aransas County, Texas Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All11,4122.087921
Married5,5462.5293.86.2
Non Family4,2731.1671.528.5
Female1,301339.960.1
Male2923.0382.917.1

2.52

Average Family Size

2.08

Average Household Size

79.0%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Aransas County, Texas Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade1,1426%
Associates Degree1,3547.12%
Bachelors Degree2,99215.73%
Graduate Degree1,6068.44%
High School Graduate6,05731.84%
Less Than 9th Grade1,0255.39%
Some College4,85025.49%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Aransas County, Texas Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Aransas County, Texas Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White13,16312,3574,008
Hispanic4,7303,574445
2+ Races1,8051,557355
Other Race68933738
Asian3792151
Native American22920262
Black1971833

The highest rate of high school graduation is among white people with a rate of 93.88%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 30.45%.

Aransas County, Texas Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$59,330$100,128$55,083
Graduate Degree$54,853$0$42,083
High School Graduate$32,711$40,300$24,205
Less Than 9th Grade$21,810$25,946$11,491
Overall$38,139$46,887$32,750
Some College$44,759$51,207$33,750

$38,139

Average Earnings

$46,887

Average Male

$32,750

Average Female

Aransas County, Texas Earnings by Educational Attainment

Aransas County, Texas Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Aransas County, Texas Language

81.45% of Aransas County, Texas residents speak only English, while 18.55% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 16.02% of the population.

Aransas County, Texas Language

Aransas County, Texas Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
White15,6262,19414.04%
Hispanic6,8971,95328.32%
Multiple2,81352218.56%
Other76728236.77%
Native3185216.35%
Asian41971.67%

17.87%

Overall Poverty Rate

16.64%

Male Poverty Rate

19.1%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Aransas County, Texas

The race most likely to be in poverty in Aransas County, Texas is Other, with 36.77% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Aransas County, Texas is Asian, with 1.67% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 2.24%. Among those working part-time, it was 26.85%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 19.8%.

Aransas County, Texas Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade38.58%
High School19.83%
Some College10.71%
Bachelors or Greater4.32%

Aransas County, Texas Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Male Unemployed48.15%
Female Unemployed29.89%
Female Employed14.77%
Male Employed4.12%

Aransas County, Texas Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Aransas County, Texas Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$71,896$100,837
Households$58,168$87,039
Married Families$85,266$-999,999,999
Non Families$38,936$58,523

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Aransas County, Texas Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

55.1%

Overall Marriage Rate

53.2%

Male Marriage Rate

57.0%

Female Marriage Rate

Aransas County, Texas Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Aransas County, Texas Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is 55-64, while the female age group most likely to be married is 55-64.

Aransas County, Texas Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Aransas County, Texas Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

2,096

Number of Veterans

1,789

Male Veterans

307

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Vietnam799
First Gulf War572
Second Gulf War279
Korea278
World War II17

Aransas County, Texas Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
75+718
35 to 54516
65 to 74458
55 to 64226
18 to 34178

Aransas County, Texas Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White1,90311.57%
Hispanic2885.81%
Black9647.52%
Native American3714.12%
Other Race334.59%
2+ Races271.47%

Aransas County, Texas Veterans by Race

Aransas County, Texas Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

11.93%

Veteran Poverty Rate

35.65%

Veteran Disability Rate

Aransas County, Texas Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

47.8%

Labor Force Participation

45.8%

Employment Rate

4.4%

Unemployment Rate

Aransas County, Texas Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Aransas County, Texas Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Aransas County, Texas Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

67.67%

Born in Aransas County, Texas

95.74%

Native Born

4.26%

Foreign Born

0.4%

Non Citizen

3.86%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

95.74% of Aransas County, Texas residents were born in the United States, with 67.67% having been born in Texas. 0.4% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Aransas County, Texas Place of Birth

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