Aransas County
Aransas County, Texas
Rockport, TX 78382
Phone: (361) 790-0122
Fax: (361) 790-0119
www.aransascounty.org
On the southeastern coast of TX, northeast of Corpus Christi; organized Sep 18, 1871 from Refugio County. Name Origin: For Aransas Bay, on its eastern border; itself named for the Aransas River, which empties into the bay
Area (sq mi):: 527.95 (land 251.86; water 276.09) Population per square mile: 97.80
Population 2005: 24,640 State rank: 102 Population change: 2000-20005 9.50%; 1990-2000 25.70% Population 2000: 22,497 (White 73.80%; Black or African American 1.40%; Hispanic or Latino 20.30%; Asian 2.80%; Other 8.30%). Foreign born: 5.70%. Median age: 42.70
Income 2000: per capita $18,560; median household $30,702; Population below poverty level: 19.90% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $24,116-$25,394
Unemployment (2004): 8.40% Unemployment change (from 2000): 2.60% Median travel time to work: 24.00 minutes Working outside county of residence: 38.00%
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