Aransas Pass, TX

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2022 Population
8,720
4.19% 1-year decline
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2022 Median Age
41.2
5.91% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
14%
26.4% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$59,403
7% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$183,400
17.9% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Aransas Pass, TX had a population of 8.72k people with a median age of 41.2 and a median household income of $59,403. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Aransas Pass, TX declined from 9,101 to 8,720, a −4.19% decrease and its median household income grew from $55,519 to $59,403, a 7% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Aransas Pass, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (44.8%), White (Hispanic) (26.6%), Two+ (Hispanic) (11.5%), Other (Hispanic) (5.57%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.85%).

None of the households in Aransas Pass, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.6% of the residents in Aransas Pass, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Aransas Pass, TX was $183,400, and the homeownership rate was 63.1%.

Most people in Aransas Pass, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Aransas Pass, TX was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Aransas Pass, TX is home to a population of 8.72k people, from which 95.6% are citizens. As of 2022, 8.6% of Aransas Pass, TX residents were born outside of the country (750 people).

In 2022, there were 1.68 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.91k people) in Aransas Pass, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.32k White (Hispanic) and 1k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

95.6%
2022 Citizenship
96.2%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 95.6% of Aransas Pass, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Aransas Pass, TX was 96.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Aransas Pass, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.91k ± 552
  2. White (Hispanic)
    2.32k ± 607
  3. Two+ (Hispanic)
    1k ± 366
45.3%
Hispanic Population
3.95k people

In 2022, there were 1.68 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.91k people) in Aransas Pass, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.32k White (Hispanic) and 1k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

45.3% of the people in Aransas Pass, TX are hispanic (3.95k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Aransas Pass, TX as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

8.6%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
750 people
6.26%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
570 people

As of 2022, 8.6% of Aransas Pass, TX residents (750 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Aransas Pass, TX was 6.26%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    322 ± 139
  2. Vietnam
    148 ± 77
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    73 ± 49

Aransas Pass, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.18 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Aransas Pass, TX employs 3.56k people. The largest industries in Aransas Pass, TX are Retail Trade (465 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (454 people), and Construction (415 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($84,625), Manufacturing ($73,936), and Public Administration ($70,262).

Occupations

3.56k
2022 Value
± 527
1.02%
1 Year growth
± 21.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Aransas Pass, TX grew at a rate of 1.02%, from 3.52k employees to 3.56k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Aransas Pass, TX, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (518 people), Production Occupations (454 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (336 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Aransas Pass, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

3.56k
2022 Value
± 527
1.02%
1 Year growth
± 21.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Aransas Pass, TX grew at a rate of 1.02%, from 3.52k employees to 3.56k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Aransas Pass, TX, are Retail Trade (465 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (454 people), and Construction (415 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Aransas Pass, TX, though some of these residents may live in Aransas Pass, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$67,865
Median earning men ± $16,205
$24,269
Median earning women ± $4,520

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Manufacturing ($73,888), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($71,467), and Public Administration ($71,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($44,063), Other Services Except Public Administration ($38,875), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($28,118).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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4.59%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
Ted Cruz
Senator from Texas1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Aransas Pass, TX was $183,400 in 2022, which is 0.651 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $155,600 to $183,400, a 17.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Aransas Pass, TX is 63.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Aransas Pass, TX have an average commute time of 26.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Aransas Pass, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$183,400
Median Property Value 2022
±$30,740
$2,230
Median Property Taxes
±$348

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Aransas Pass, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

63.1%
Homeownership
2022
65.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 63.1% of the housing units in Aransas Pass, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 61%.

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Income by Location

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Census Tract 102.01
Highest Median Household Income (Total)

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Household Income

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$59,403
Median Household Income
± $11,473
3.53k
Number of Households
± 519

In 2022, the median household income of the 3.53k households in Aransas Pass, TX grew to $59,403 from the previous year's value of $55,519.

The following chart displays the households in Aransas Pass, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Aransas Pass, TX is from Texas.
0.476
2022 Wage GINI in Texas
0.476
2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (87.1%)
  2. Carpooled (9.81%)
  3. Other (1.43%)

In 2022, 87.1% of workers in Aransas Pass, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.81%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (1.43%).

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Commute Time

26.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Aransas Pass, TX have a shorter commute time (26.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.6% of the workforce in Aransas Pass, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Aransas Pass, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Aransas Pass, TX have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

14% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Aransas Pass, TX (1.21k out of 8.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Aransas Pass, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

83.9% of the population of Aransas Pass, TX has health coverage, with 41.3% on employee plans, 15% on Medicaid, 15.9% on Medicare, 10.1% on non-group plans, and 1.57% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Nueces County, TX see 1215 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.72% decrease from the previous year (1249 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1765 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 709 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,215 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Nueces County, TX

Primary care physicians in Nueces County, TX see an average of 1,215 patients per year. This represents a 2.72% decrease from the previous year (1,249 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Nueces County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26% under 18 years, 15.3% between 18 and 34 years, 40.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.5% were men and 46.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

16.1%
Uninsured
41.3%
Employer Coverage
15%
Medicaid
15.9%
Medicare
10.1%
Non-Group
1.57%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Aransas Pass, TX grew by 14.4% from 14% to 16.1%.

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