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Nueces County

Nueces County has 352,955 residents across 24 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $66,897, 15% below the Texas figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $208,800, and 24% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026
352,955residentsACS 2020–2024
$66,897median household incomeTexas: $78K
$208,800median home valueowner-occupied homes
89%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription
Nueces County in TexasZIP codes in Nueces County highlighted; the rest of Texas in grey
Map of Texas with Nueces County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 24 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP codeResidentsHousehold incomeHome valueOwnersBachelor's+BroadbandCommute
78330351$51K$101K90%19%83%28 min
78339465$94K$-666667K38%0%100%16 min
783434,345$65K$112K83%22%80%28 min
78347186$-666667K$-666667K100%72%100%24 min
78351483$39K$105K35%5%91%27 min
783733,348$91K$599K72%37%93%19 min
7838023,149$55K$166K76%12%77%28 min
784014,344$41K$78K14%16%82%20 min
78402554$56K$193K74%54%89%31 min
7840412,635$61K$189K57%23%87%21 min
7840514,602$38K$80K51%5%80%22 min
784062,301$55K$-666667K44%5%76%20 min
784071,674$48K$99K63%8%74%20 min
7840810,111$41K$88K45%6%80%21 min
784092,937$60K$173K61%11%90%25 min
7841029,040$79K$235K68%22%95%26 min
7841123,682$58K$185K60%27%89%18 min
7841238,631$61K$198K45%32%91%20 min
7841334,289$73K$244K57%30%93%23 min
7841454,263$99K$293K62%39%96%23 min
7841543,080$55K$152K60%11%85%23 min
7841612,480$43K$95K63%8%75%25 min
784174,703$54K$155K65%14%77%22 min
78419693$66K$-666667K0%24%100%13 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

352,955 residents in 131,160 households, next to the Texas figure.

24%
under 18
24%
aged 18–34
16%
aged 65 and over
26%
of households are people living alone
45%
of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

154,408 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $208,800 (±$4,087).

60%
of households own their home
65%
of homes are detached single-family houses
21%
are in buildings with 5 or more units
4%
are mobile homes
15%
of housing units are vacant
$1,283
median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%
2010–201912%
2000–200913%
1990–199911%
1980–198917%
1970–197913%
1960–196911%
1950–195914%
1940–19495%
1939 or earlier3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,922.

$66,897
median household income
17.4%
of people live below the poverty line
5.2%
unemployment rate
24%
of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

23 min
average commute to work
8%
of commuters travel 45 minutes or more
91%
of workers drive or carpool
1%
take public transportation
2%
walk or bike
5%
work from home
7%
of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

89%
of households have a broadband subscription
9%
have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

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