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Population (year 2000): 825. Estimated
population in July 2005: 822 (-0.4% change)
Males: 391 (47.4%), Females: 434 (52.6%)
Nueces County
Zip code:
78351
Median resident age: 31.2 years
Median household income: $34,583 (year 2000)
Median house value: $29,200 (year 2000)
Races in Driscoll:
- Hispanic (84.0%)
- Other race (38.2%)
- White Non-Hispanic (15.4%)
- Two or more races (5.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (4.5%), Irish (2.1%), French
(1.6%), Czech (1.2%), United States (1.1%).
Land area: 1.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Driscoll
- High school or higher: 53.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 11.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Driscoll city
- Never married: 24.1%
- Now married: 55.6%
- Separated: 5.4%
- Widowed: 7.1%
- Divorced: 7.7%
6.4% Foreign born (6.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +150 (+22.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Driscoll:
- CHRISTUS SPOHN HOSPITAL KLEBERG (about 15 miles;
KINGSVILLE, TX)
- NORTHWEST REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; CORPUS
CHRISTI, TX)
- CHRISTUS SPOHN HOSPITAL MEMORIAL (about 24 miles;
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Driscoll:
- CORPUS CHRISTI INTL (about 19 miles; CORPUS CHRISTI,
TX; ID: CRP)
- VICTORIA REGIONAL (about 100 miles; VICTORIA, TX;
ID: VCT)
- VALLEY INTL (about 101 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; ID: HRL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Driscoll:
- BISHOP MUNI (about 5 miles; BISHOP, TX; ID: 07R)
- NUECES COUNTY (about 8 miles; ROBSTOWN, TX; ID: T53)
- KINGSVILLE NAS (about 13 miles; KINGSVILLE, TX; ID:
NQI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Driscoll:
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE (about 15 miles;
KINGSVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,860)
- DEL MAR COLLEGE (about 26 miles; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX;
FT enrollment: 5,454)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI (about 28
miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 5,282)
- COASTAL BEND COLLEGE (about 52 miles; BEEVILLE, TX;
FT enrollment: 2,150)
- VICTORIA COLLEGE (about 94 miles; VICTORIA, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,511)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (about 96
miles; EDINBURG, TX; FT enrollment: 9,651)
- TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN (about 101
miles; HARLINGEN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,167)
Public primary/middle schools in Driscoll:
- DRISCOLL EL (Students: 208; Location: 410 W
AVE D; Grades: PK - 05)
- DRISCOLL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 87;
Location: 410 W AVE D; Grades: 06 - 08)
- COASTAL BEND YOUTH CITY (Students: 53;
Location: 2547 U S HWY 77; Grades: 05 - 12)
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