Port Aransas city, TX

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 3,072 ( 408 from 2010 )
Land area: 8.9 square miles
Population density: 343.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,592	84.38%	16.0%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	5	0.16%	83.9%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	133	4.33%	224.4%
Hispanic:	342	11.13%	27.6%

Total non-White:	480	15.62%	21.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-492	-17.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	84	2.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
3,480
3,084	88.62%
9	0.26%
31	0.89%
46	1.32%
41	1.18%
268	7.70%
396	11.38%

2000
3,367
3,012	89.46%
20	0.59%
40	1.19%
44	1.31%
31	0.92%
216	6.42%
355	10.54%

1990
2,241
2,124	94.78%
0	0.00%
6	0.27%
27	1.20%
n/a
84	3.75%
117	5.22%

1980
1,965
1,872	95.27%
4	0.20%
14	0.71%
20	1.02%
n/a
55	2.80%
93	4.73%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

72	2.1
41	1.2

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

888	39.6
238	10.6

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

252	12.8
24	1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Port Aransas city, TX

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
53.8
482	15.7%
2,590	84.3%
939	30.6%

1,462
2.10

948	64.8%
718	75.7%
94	9.9%
514	35.2%

2010
Number	Percent
49.6
571	16.4%
2,909	83.6%
663	19.1%

1,638
2.12

967	59.0%
771	79.7%
67	6.9%
671	41.0%

2000
Number	Percent
45.1
635	18.9%
2,732	81.1%
518	15.4%

1,534
2.19

1,000	65.2%
846	84.6%
71	7.1%
534	34.8%

1990
Number	Percent
39.0
496	22.1%
1,745	77.9%
311	13.9%

987
2.25

607	61.5%
504	83.0%
46	7.6%
380	38.5%

1980
Number	Percent
36.8
376	19.1%
1,589	80.9%
302	15.4%

861
2.26

550	63.9%
478	86.9%
19	3.5%
311	36.1%

2022 Housing Data for Port Aransas city, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$10,000 to $14,999	7	0.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	32	2.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	141	9.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	17	1.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	43	2.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	37	2.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	26	1.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	174	11.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	154	10.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	120	8.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	176	12.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	183	12.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	38	2.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	136	9.3%
$200,000 or more	178	12.2%

Median Household Income	69,063
Per Capita Income	53,903

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	48	3.3%
Public Assistance	39	2.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	81	5.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,008	67.3%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,008	67.3%
Not in Labor Force	489	32.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	413	291	58.7%
Non-Profit	19	25	43.2%
Self-Employed	172	229	42.9%

Local Government	36	54	40.0%
State Government	78	41	65.5%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	585	520	52.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	133	120	52.6%
Total	718	640	52.9%

Pct. Govt.	15.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	406	29.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	162	11.9%
Professional, Technical	218	16.1%
Service Occupations	139	10.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	25	1.8%
All others	433	31.9%

White Collar		57.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	284	20.9%
Educational services	175	12.9%
Accommodation and food services	144	10.6%
Retail trade	135	9.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	105	7.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	86	6.3%
Other services	82	6.0%
Finance and insurance	75	5.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	70	5.2%
Transportation and warehousing	58	4.3%
Public administration	38	2.8%
Health care and social assistance	31	2.3%
Manufacturing	21	1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	15	1.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	10	0.7%
Wholesale trade	10	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	10	0.7%
Information	9	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	288	9.38%
Puerto Rican	16	0.52%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	5	0.16%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	5	0.16%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	33	1.07%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,885	96.9%
Spanish	68	2.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	14	0.5%
German, other Germanic	9	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	544	17.7%
Irish	333	10.8%
English	298	9.7%
Czech	144	4.7%
Italian	89	2.9%
American	83	2.7%
Scotch-Irish	76	2.5%
Scottish	71	2.3%
European	70	2.3%
Dutch	61	2.0%
Scandinavian	60	2.0%
Swedish	58	1.9%
French	35	1.1%
Polish	34	1.1%
Austrian	33	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,987	97.2%
Not a citizen	85	2.8%

Native	2,897	94.3%
Foreign-born	175	5.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
12	0.5%	71	2.9%	653	26.6%	847	34.5%	565	23.0%	309	12.6%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	12	0.5%
9-12 Years	71	2.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	653	26.6%
Some College	847	34.5%
Bach. Degree	565	23.0%
Grad Degree	309	12.6%
Average years of education: 14.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +192	R +119	R + 0.5%
D +73
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	103%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,649	69.1%	Joe Biden (D)	692	29.0%	46	1.9%	2,387	17	22	0.02%
2016	84%	Donald Trump (R)	1,457	67.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	619	28.7%	82	3.8%	2,158	15	22	0.02%

2020 President, Port Aransas city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

692

29.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,649

69.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

2,387

Turnout: 103%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 22

2016 President, Port Aransas city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

619

28.7%

Donald Trump (R)

1,457

67.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.2%

TOTAL

2,158

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 22

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Port Aransas city, TX

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	101%	John Cornyn* (R)	1,627	69.3%	Mary Hegar (D)	659	28.1%	62 [+]	2.6%	2,348	16	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kerry McKennon (Libertarian) 42 (1.8%); David Collins (Green) 20 (0.9%);
2018	S1	77%	Ted Cruz* (R)	1,266	67.4%	Beto O'Rourke (D)	598	31.8%	14 [+]	0.7%	1,878	17	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Dikeman (Libertarian) 14 (0.7%);
2018	G	77%	Greg Abbott* (R)	1,368	73.1%	Lupe Valdez (D)	484	25.9%	20 [+]	1.1%	1,872	17	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Mark Tippetts (Libertarian) 20 (1.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	4,808
Median Value	$462,600

Occupied	1,462	30.4%
Vacant	3,346	69.6%

Owned	1,044	71.4%
Rented	418	28.6%
Median Rent	$2,098

Single-Family Units	2,560	53.2%
Detached	2,379	49.5%
Attached	181	3.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,875	39.0%
Mobile Homes	29	0.6%

Port Aransas city, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Port Aransas city, TX

2022 Housing Data for Port Aransas city, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Port Aransas city, TX

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Port Aransas city, TX

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Port Aransas city, TX

Historical Presidential Election Results for Port Aransas city, TX

Historical Statewide Election Results for Port Aransas city, TX