Aransas County, Texas

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Aransas County, Texas is a county located in the Southern Region (West South Central) of United States. As of 2000 the population was 22497. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 24900, It is 100th most populous county in Texas. The county extends throughout a territory of 527.95 square miles (1367.38 kmē ), of which, 251.86 square miles (652.31 kmē) of it is land and 276.09 square miles (715.07 kmē) of it is water, it is the 15th smallest by area in the U.S. state of Texas. It is ranks seventh in the size of its inland waterways in Texas.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 22497 residents, 9132 households, and 6397 families in the county. The population density was 89.3 people per square mile (34.48/kmē), making it the 46th most densely populated county in Texas. There were 12848 housing units at an average density of 51 per square mile (19.69/kmē). The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.9. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 23.8% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.5 males. In July 2008, its estimated population was 24900, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 93.63% White, 1.82% Black or African American, 0.65% American Indian, 2.54% Asian, 0.06% Native Hawaiian, and 1.3% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $30702, making it the 144th wealthiest county by median household income among the Texas. The median income for a family in the county was $34915, it is Texas's 79th poorest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $18560, it is 40th wealthiest county by per capita income in Texas.

In 2000, 5072 pupils and students, of which 2635 are male and 2437 are female, 22.55% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 296 nursery or pri school, 283 kindergarten, 2566 elementary school, 1429 high school and 498 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Fulton Town	Aransas County	2.19	1.35	0.84	1553	1149.9	15456	26857
2	Rockport City	Aransas County	14.51	9.39	5.12	7385	786.4	25135	32741
3	Corpus Christi City	Nueces County, Kleberg County, San Patricio County, Aransas County	460.24	154.64	305.6	277454	1794.2	17419	36414
4	Aransas Pass City	San Patricio County, Aransas County, Nueces County	51.85	10.74	41.11	8138	758.1	12964	27376

Year	Population
April 2000 census	22497
April 2000 Estimate	22499
July 2000 Estimate	22540
July 2001 Estimate	22514
July 2002 Estimate	23000
July 2003 Estimate	23371
July 2004 Estimate	23730
July 2005 Estimate	24380
July 2006 Estimate	24396
July 2007 Estimate	24549
July 2008 Estimate	24900

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	161	135	296
Kindergarten	140	143	283
Elementary school	1361	1205	2566
High school	762	667	1429
College or graduate school	211	287	498

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Aransas County, Texas	$30702	$34915	$18560
Texas, United States	$39927	$45861	$19617
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587