Nueces County
Medium metro
FIPS 48355
Profiled Cities (1)
People
353K
Population
Census 2025 Est.420.6/sq mi
Density
Census 2025 Est.-0.2%
Growth 2020–25
Census 2020–2025$67K
Median HH Income
ACS 2024 5-yr37.2
Median Age
ACS 2024 5-yr85.3%
Bachelor's+
ACS 2024 5-yr17.4%
Poverty Rate
SAIPE 202417.6%
Uninsured
ACS 2024 5-yr59.7%
Owner-Occupied
ACS 2024 5-yr14.2%
Disability
ACS 2024 5-yr62.5%
Hispanic
ACS 2024 5-yr29.3%
Non-Hisp. White
ACS 2024 5-yr3.5%
Non-Hisp. Black
ACS 2024 5-yrMigration
IRS Statistics of Income county migration. Measures tax filer movement, not Census population counts.
13.4K
Inflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–2314.5K
Outflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–23-1,104
Net Migration
IRS SOI 2022–23Economy
4.2%
Unemployment
BLS LAUS 2025168K
Labor Force
BLS LAUS 2025$58K
Per Capita Income
BEA 2024$27.9B
County GDP
BEA 20248.1K
Business Establishments
CBP 2023134.6K
Employees
CBP 2023$7.2B
Annual Payroll
CBP 2023Housing
$209K
Median Home Value
ACS 2024 5-yr$1K
Median Gross Rent
ACS 2024 5-yr17.8K
Owner HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yr26.1K
Renter HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yrYes
Housing Stress (USDA)
ACS 2024 5-yrHealth
94th pctile
Social Vulnerability
CDC SVI 202240.0%
Adult Obesity
CDC PLACES 202514.5%
Diabetes
CDC PLACES 202517.0%
Poor Mental Health
CDC PLACES 202513.4%
Current Smoking
CDC PLACES 202576.7/100K
Primary Care Physicians
HRSA AHRF 2024–253.4/1K
Hospital Beds
HRSA AHRF 2024–25578.8/1K bene
Medicare ER Visits
CMS 2023Environment & Risk
96.6
FEMA Risk Score
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Relatively High
Risk Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Very High
Resilience Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025$186.1M
Expected Annual Loss
FEMA NRI Dec 20259.44
PM2.5 (EPA EJScreen)
EPA EJScreen 20240.08
Diesel PM
EPA EJScreen 20242.0%
EJ Demographic Index
EPA EJScreen 2024Broadband & Food Access
1.0%
Fixed Broadband 100/20 Mbps
FCC 20241.0%
Mobile 5G Coverage
FCC 202433.2%
Low Food Access (pop)
USDA FEA 20192.6%
No-Car Low Food Access (HH)
USDA FEA 2019Land & Climate
839.3 sq mi
Land Area
TIGER 202473.0°F
Avg Temp (1991–2020)
NOAA 1991–202082.6°F
Avg Max Temp
NOAA 1991–202063.4°F
Avg Min Temp
NOAA 1991–202029.6"
Annual Precip
NOAA 1991–2020County Character
Metro - Counties in metro areas of 250,000 to 1 million population
Rural-Urban Class (RUCC)
TIGER 2024Medium metro
NCHS Urban-Rural Class
TIGER 2024Not industry-dependent
Industry Dependence (USDA)
TIGER 2024None
Typology Flags
TIGER 2024