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Population (year 2000): 3,370. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,667 (+8.8% change)
Males: 1,753 (52.0%), Females: 1,617 (48.0%)
Nueces County
Zip code:
78373
Median resident age: 45.1 years
Median household income: $39,432 (year 2000)
Median house value: $110,500 (year 2000)
Races in Port Aransas:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.4%)
- Hispanic (6.1%)
- Other race (2.2%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Asian Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (18.8%), English (16.7%),
Irish (13.2%), United States (10.2%), French (4.5%),
Scotch-Irish (4.4%).
Elevation: 6 feet
Land area: 8.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Port Aransas
- High school or higher: 87.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.6%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Port Aransas city
- Never married: 17.7%
- Now married: 60.6%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 4.2%
- Divorced: 15.8%
3.8% Foreign born (1.4% Europe, 1.1% Latin
America, 0.8% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,100 (+48.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Port Aransas:
- NORTH BAY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; ARANSAS PASS, TX)
- CORPUS CHRISTI MEDICAL CENTER,THE (about 21 miles;
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX)
- DRISCOLL CHILDRENS HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; CORPUS
CHRISTI, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Port
Aransas:
- CORPUS CHRISTI INTL (about 30 miles; CORPUS CHRISTI,
TX; ID: CRP)
- VICTORIA REGIONAL (about 72 miles; VICTORIA, TX; ID:
VCT)
- VALLEY INTL (about 118 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; ID:
HRL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Port Aransas:
- MUSTANG BEACH (about 3 miles; PORT ARANSAS, TX; ID:
2R8)
- T P MC CAMPBELL (about 12 miles; INGLESIDE, TX; ID:
T43)
- CORPUS CHRISTI NAS/TRUAX FIELD (about 18 miles;
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; ID: NGP)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Port Aransas:
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI (about 21
miles; Corpus Christi, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,282)
- DEL MAR COLLEGE (about 24 miles; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX;
FT enrollment: 5,454)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE (about 60 miles;
KINGSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,860)
- COASTAL BEND COLLEGE (about 63 miles; BEEVILLE, TX;
FT enrollment: 2,150)
- VICTORIA COLLEGE (about 68 miles; VICTORIA, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,511)
- TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN (about 120
miles; HARLINGEN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,167)
- WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 123 miles;
WHARTON, TX; FT enrollment: 3,124)
Public high school in Port Aransas:
- PORT ARANSAS H S (Students: 184; Location:
100 STA ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Port Aransas:
- OLSEN EL (Students: 256; Location: 100 STA
ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- BRUNDRETT MIDDLE (Students: 134; Location:
100 STA ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Port Aransas:
- WILLIAM R. BILL ELLIS MEMORIAL LIBRARY
(Operating income: $147,395; Location: 700 W AVENUE A;
17,195 books; 658 audio materials; 2,942 video
materials; 85 serial subscriptions)
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