CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Port Aransas

Texas · 2,241 residents · 8.93 sq mi

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Port Aransas is home to 2,241 people in Texas. At a median age of 39.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. There are 1,129 fewer people here than in 2000. Median home value sits at $67,400. Owners hold 59% of the housing stock. Households take in $23,396 at the median, 22% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

24% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,241

−34%vs 2000

vs 3,370 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.4

−13%vs 2000

vs 45.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.93 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.1%(115)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(177)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145%(111)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.8%(131)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.4%(99)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414%(314)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4419.2%(430)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.8%(286)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.9%(267)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.1%(205)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(97)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(9)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,396

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,432 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,689

−38%vs 2000

vs $23,681 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.9%

+4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$67,400

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $92,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$397

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $571 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

59.0%

−10.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.3% in 2000

41.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.4%(3,046)

Black0.4%(12)

Hispanic / Latino6.1%(205)

Asian0.9%(29)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(2,171)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino3.7%(84)

Asian1.1%(25)

Other2%(45)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.9%(160)

South American0.3%(11)

Peruvian0.3%(11)

Puerto Rican0.2%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian1.7%(54)

Ancestry

German17.4%(570)

Irish11%(358)

English10.6%(345)

Czech6.6%(215)

Scotch-Irish2.3%(76)

Scottish1.9%(61)

Polish1.8%(59)

American1.8%(58)

Italian1.7%(57)

Dutch1.3%(42)

Welsh1.3%(42)

Swedish1.1%(35)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian0.9%(28)

French0.7%(23)

Norwegian0.6%(19)

Hungarian0.4%(12)

Swiss0.2%(8)

Danish0.2%(7)

French Canadian0.2%(6)

Turkish0.2%(6)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Czech population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.9%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.2%

−6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.8%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.2 min

+71%vs 2000

vs 13.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married17.1%(218)

Married69.9%(891)

Widowed1.3%(16)

Divorced11.7%(149)

Women 15+

Never married17.9%(286)

Married51.2%(818)

Widowed11.5%(183)

Divorced19.4%(310)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

18.3%

−1.6 ptssince 2013

from 19.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.0%

−8.4 ptssince 2020

from 50.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

25.0%

+9.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

33.7%

+6.7 ptssince 2020

from 27.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

2.8%

−8.9 ptssince 2020

from 11.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.0%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.9%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 65.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.1%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 37.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)5.4%(8)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15%(22)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era49.7%(73)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 147 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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