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San Patricio County, Texas

San Patricio County, Texas. San Patricio County had 72,053 residents in 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 4.8% since 2020, slower than Texas (+8.8%). It holds 26 places (13 cities, villages and boroughs and 13 census-designated) and 16 census tracts. GEOID 48409.

San Patricio County is one of the 3 counties of the Corpus Christi, TX metropolitan statistical area (the Census Bureau's July 2023 delineation).

Residents, July 2025 estimate

72,053

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 68,755 · ACS 2020-2024: 70,181

Median household income

$69,704

±$4,048 (90% margin)
Texas: $78,476

Median home value

$192,400

±$8,277 (90% margin)
Texas: $283,800

Median gross rent

$1,291

±$83 (90% margin)
Texas: $1,403

How many people live in San Patricio County, and is it growing?

The 2020 Census counted 68,755 residents in San Patricio County. The Census Bureau estimates 72,053 for July 1, 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, slower than Texas (+8.8%). The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts the population at 70,181 over 693 square miles of land.

July 2020→2021 +916 (69,755)
2021→2022 +288 (70,043)
2022→2023 +718 (70,761)
2023→2024 +773 (71,534)
2024→2025 +519 (72,053)

San Patricio County in Texas. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, with the change from 2015-2019
Measure	San Patricio County	Texas	Change since 2015-2019
Total population	70,181	30,188,424	+3,173
Households	25,334±530	10,992,816	+2,436
Average household size	2.74±0.06	2.69	−0.15
Housing units	30,435±78	12,128,515	+2,209

San Patricio County's population since 2000

From 67,138 in 2000 to 72,053 in 2025: up 7.3%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

2000 Census 67,138
2005 (estimate) 67,232
2010 Census 64,804
2015 (estimate) 67,121
2020 Census 68,755
2025 (estimate) 72,053

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); 2020 Census · Check it at data.census.gov

What cities and towns are in San Patricio County?

San Patricio County holds 26 places: 13 cities, villages and boroughs (incorporated places) and 13 census-designated places. The largest is Portland with 20,833 residents (2025 estimate). Places that cross a county line are listed with the share of their 2020 residents who live in this county.

Places in San Patricio County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ring: estimate with a coefficient of variation over 40%.

Portland	city	20,383	20,543±52	$83,865	$234,800	9.0%	100%
Ingleside	city	9,519	9,997±44	$69,464	$189,200	10.0%	100%
Aransas Pass	city	7,941	8,972±549	$63,021	$235,500	14.8%	92%
Sinton	city	5,504	5,584±17	$51,701	$142,000	25.0%	100%
Mathis	city	4,333	4,308±17	$35,271	$81,500	29.5%	100%
Taft	city	2,801	2,871±21	$73,032	$124,200	21.3%	100%
Odem	city	2,255	2,102±403	$69,267	$89,400	11.5%	100%
Gregory	city	1,740	2,003±426	$47,167	$117,700	39.2%	100%
Taft SouthwestGEOID 4871696	CDP	1,296	1,635±764	$55,938	$94,100	10.6%	100%
Lakeshore Gardens-Hidden AcresGEOID 4840714	CDP	637	970±428	not published	$208,300	12.1%	100%
Ingleside on the Bay	city	614	745±219	$95,804	$305,500	2.4%	100%
St. Paul, San Patricio CountyGEOID 4864244	CDP	608	769±363	not published	not published	21.2%	100%
Morgan FarmGEOID 4849359	CDP	573	358±255	$58,088	$275,000	3.4%	100%
Lake City	town	447	508±171	$51,000	$101,800	19.9%	100%
EdroyGEOID 4822768	CDP	422	341±301	not published	$162,100	0.0%	100%
Rancho ChicoGEOID 4860534	CDP	387	384±398	$101,393	not published	7.8%	100%
San Patricio	city	384	403±112	$61,250	$134,400	7.2%	100%
Lakeside (San Patricio County)	town	338	339±109	$54,583	$147,600	13.0%	100%
Del SolGEOID 4819808	CDP	333	543±519	$53,182	not published	25.6%	100%
La Paloma AdditionGEOID 4841420	CDP	314	0±15	not published	not published	–	100%
TradewindsGEOID 4873526	CDP	160	390±331	not published	$96,000	0.0%	100%
Loma LindaGEOID 4843460	CDP	149	340±258	not published	not published	3.5%	100%
Paisano ParkGEOID 4854666	CDP	96	34±26	not published	not published	0.0%	100%
Edgewater EstatesGEOID 4822593	CDP	71	0±15	not published	not published	–	100%
FalmanGEOID 4825397	CDP	60	39±67	not published	not published	0.0%	100%
Corpus Christi	city	317,863	317,419±50	$67,394	$210,400	17.1%	0%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 place-by-county parts · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in San Patricio County?

The median resident of San Patricio County is 37.0 years old; 25.7% are under 18 and 15.4% are 65 or older. The largest group is Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 56.5%, then non-Hispanic white residents at 37.9%. 7.7% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin and education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure	San Patricio County	Texas	Change since 2015-2019
Median age	37.0±0.5	35.6	+1.5
Under 18 years	25.7%±0.2 pts	25.0%	–
65 years and over	15.4%±0.1 pts	13.4%	–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	56.5%	39.7%	−1.3 pts
White alone, not Hispanic	37.9%±0.6 pts	39.1%	no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	1.5%±0.3 pts	11.9%	no clear change
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1.1%±0.1 pts	5.5%	no clear change
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0.1%±0.1 pts	0.1%	–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.2%±0.2 pts	0.1%	–
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2.2%±0.5 pts	3.1%	–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0.7%±0.4 pts	0.4%	–
Born outside the United States	7.7%±1.4 pts	17.6%	+2.2 pts
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	30.2%±1.6 pts	35.1%	–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	9.3%±1.0 pts	6.2%	–
With a disability	18.6%±1.4 pts	12.3%	–
No health insurance coverage	18.7%±1.8 pts	17.1%	no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	84.2%±1.5 pts	86.0%	–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	17.5%±1.3 pts	33.8%	+1.9 pts
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	5.8%±0.9 pts	12.3%	–
Moved from another state in the past year	0.9%±0.4 pts	2.0%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in San Patricio County earn?

Half of San Patricio County's 25,334 households earn less than $69,704 a year (±$4,048), against $78,476 in Texas. In 2015-2019 it was $69,603 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 14.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	San Patricio County	Texas	Change since 2015-2019
Median household income	$69,704±$4,048	$78,476	no clear change
Mean household income	$89,173±$4,170	$109,933	–
Per capita income	$32,909±$1,603	$40,752	no clear change
People below the poverty line	14.8%±2.3 pts	13.8%	no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line	22.2%±4.6 pts	18.7%	no clear change
Households receiving SNAP	14.3%±2.0 pts	11.4%	–
Households with a broadband subscription	84.2%±1.8 pts	91.4%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in San Patricio County?

Owners occupy 66.9% of San Patricio County's occupied homes and renters 33.1%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $192,400 by its owner (±$8,277). The median renter pays $1,291 a month including utilities, and 42.7% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	San Patricio County	Texas	Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$192,400±$8,277	$283,800	+$42,132
Median gross rent	$1,291±$83	$1,403	no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	42.7%±5.1 pts	42.3%	+6.7 pts
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage	$1,855±$61	$2,106	–
Owner-occupied homes	66.9%±2.4 pts	62.6%	no clear change
Housing units	30,435±78	12,128,515	+2,209
Homeowner vacancy rate	1.2%±0.8 pts	1.1%	–
Rental vacancy rate	6.4%±2.7 pts	7.7%	–
Single-family detached homes	69.8%±2.1 pts	64.4%	–
Mobile homes	9.2%±1.5 pts	6.4%	–
Built 2020 or later	3.3%±0.9 pts	4.0%	–
Built 1939 or earlier	3.0%±0.8 pts	3.1%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is San Patricio County building?

Builders took permits for 432 new housing units across San Patricio County in 2025 (432 single-family), 6.0 per 1,000 residents.

2019 531 units
2020 366 units
2021 625 units
2022 378 units
2023 394 units
2024 471 units
2025 432 units

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual county files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in San Patricio County get to work?

83.0% of San Patricio County's workers drive alone and 6.8% work from home. The average trip to work takes 23.0 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 4.5%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	San Patricio County	Texas	Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)	59.0%±1.7 pts	65.3%	–
Unemployment rate	4.5%±1.1 pts	5.3%	no clear change
Drove alone to work	83.0%±2.2 pts	71.4%	–
Carpooled	7.8%±1.4 pts	10.0%	–
Public transportation	0.5%±0.3 pts	0.9%	–
Walked	0.7%±0.4 pts	1.5%	–
Worked from home	6.8%±1.1 pts	14.4%	+3.6 pts
Mean travel time to work	23.0 min±1.0	26.7 min	no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What are San Patricio County's census tracts?

San Patricio County is divided into 16 census tracts. Among those with a reliable estimate, median household income runs from $34,632 (Tract 113) to $105,795 (Tract 106.03).

Census tracts of San Patricio County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; sort by any column

Tract 102.0148409010201	Aransas Pass	3,439	3,007±499	$69,821	$241,300	$1,308	18.6%
Tract 102.0248409010202	Aransas Pass (82%)	4,867	5,545±600	$77,368	$161,200	$1,392	13.1%
Tract 103.0148409010301	Ingleside (86%)	5,167	5,229±566	$55,645	$214,400	$1,264	8.6%
Tract 103.0248409010302	Ingleside (58%)	4,788	5,119±633	$91,174	$191,000	$1,558	8.5%
Tract 10548409010500	Gregory (87%)	1,920	2,154±435	$45,458	$117,700	$940	43.4%
Tract 106.0148409010601	Portland	7,033	6,832±975	$76,073	$201,000	$1,258	13.4%
Tract 106.0248409010602	Portland	4,095	3,997±669	$74,138	$210,500	$1,618	2.0%
Tract 106.0348409010603	Portland	3,704	3,794±551	$105,795	$369,600	$1,680	4.6%
Tract 106.0448409010604	Portland	2,871	3,033±429	$86,250	$230,100	$1,770	12.0%
Tract 10748409010700	Ingleside (12%)	4,679	4,733±547	$79,381	$223,700	$2,031	10.1%
Tract 10848409010800	Taft (64%)	4,152	4,568±763	$70,591	$116,000	$1,220	17.2%
Tract 10948409010900	St. Paul (12%)	5,228	5,510±693	$67,969	$263,300	$1,525	18.4%
Tract 11048409011000	Sinton (77%)	6,634	6,823±642	$52,413	$151,200	$933	21.5%
Tract 11148409011100	Odem (84%)	2,530	2,343±424	$68,750	$89,400	$903	11.6%
Tract 11248409011200	San Patricio (10%)	3,169	3,140±499	$53,491	$156,700	$1,028	12.4%
Tract 11348409011300	Mathis (92%)	4,479	4,354±117	$34,632	$82,500	$830	30.9%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does San Patricio County compare with Texas's other counties?

San Patricio County's rank among Texas's counties with a reliable estimate (1 = highest)
Measure	Rank
Population	52nd of 253
Growth 2020-2025	96th of 254
Residents per square mile	47th of 254
Median household income	87th of 253
Median home value	92nd of 247
Median gross rent	31st of 245
Poverty rate	116th of 240
Bachelor's degree or higher	167th of 252
Median age	166th of 254

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Source: PlainCities ranks from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

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Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for San Patricio County are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.