Robstown is home to 10,236 people in Texas. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 32.2% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 56% less than in Texas as a whole. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $103,000. Median household income is $34,436, under the $82,259 national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $34,436, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
8% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 68%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Robstown
What changed most since 1990
Median age27.5 → 42.2(+14.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share6.9% → 2.7%(−4.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population12,957 → 10,236(−21%)US over the same years: +35%
Robstown's population equals 2.9% of Nueces County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.6% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 0.7% of the county's.
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)0.6%(1)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.1%(33)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era62.2%(102)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 164 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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Over time
Robstown, decade by decade
Robstown population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
12,957
$38,833
$70,082
6.3%
20.2
2000
12,727
$41,486
$61,390
5.1%
16.3
2010
11,487
$43,990
$76,388
9.9%
15.2
2020
10,143
$46,209
$77,813
11.6%
17.9
2024
10,236
$34,436
$103,000
7.7%
8.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
