San Patricio County, Texas

San Patricio County has a population of 70,181 and has grown 4.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $192,400, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $69,704.

Home price
$192,400
Income
$69,704
Population
70,181
Unemployment
4.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$192,400county
Median gross rent$1,291county
Median year homes here were built1982county
Share of homes built before 198048.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile9.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented33.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,462county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,366county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,117county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,796county
Home insurance / yr$4,085(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.1(statewide)
Median household income$69,704county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate14.8%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home6.8%county
Unemployment rate4.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.3%county
Share of workers employed by government16.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.9%county
Economic output per resident$53,881county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.49%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.20%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time23.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service14 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport369393county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station121 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.4%county
Traffic deaths39.9county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.0(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher17.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.2%county
Public schools in the county32county
Public school enrollment13920county
Students per full-time teacher14.4county
Free lunch eligible63.0%county
Elementary schools16county
Middle schools7county
High schools9county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution12 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians23county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance18.7%county
Frequent mental distress18.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.7%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population70,181county
Land area in square miles693county
People per square mile of land101.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores8county
Share living far from a food store14.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract22.2%county
Population change since 2020+4.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents6county
Median age37.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.4%county
Share of households that are one person25.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States7.7%county
Second languages30.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls62.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents148county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in2,186county
Households that moved away2,256county
Average income of arriving households$56,826county
Average income of departing households$59,460county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes14county
Housing units authorised in the latest year432county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature74.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation24.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.91 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F152 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing5 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days299 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 8county
Average first fall frostDec 4county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$156county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh14.0¢county
Household electricity use1,114 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity77.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas17.7%county
Homes heated by propane3.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband84.2%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk73.8county
Coastal flood risk53.0county
Drought risk93.7county
Landslide risk13.2county
Hail risk67.5county
Earthquake risk22.6county
Tornado risk80.1county
Tropical cyclone risk95.0county
Extreme heat risk88.2county
Winter weather risk42.0county
Strong wind risk49.9county
Wildfire risk64.2county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for San Patricio County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Texas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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