Language Spoken At Home in Nueces County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 316,598 | 100% |
English only | 187,632 | 59.3% |
Language other than English | 128,966 | 40.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 38,898 | 12.3% |
Spanish | 121,095 | 38.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 36,441 | 11.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,476 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 751 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 3,807 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,633 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 588 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 73 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Nueces County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 340,568 | 100% |
American | 11,364 | 3.3% |
Arab | 810 | 0.2% |
Czech | 2,437 | 0.7% |
Danish | 457 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 2,442 | 0.7% |
English | 16,483 | 4.8% |
French (except Basque) | 6,471 | 1.9% |
French Canadian | 778 | 0.2% |
German | 32,245 | 9.5% |
Greek | 744 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 221 | 0.1% |
Irish | 19,887 | 5.8% |
Italian | 5,890 | 1.7% |
Lithuanian | 107 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 1,430 | 0.4% |
Polish | 3,377 | 1.0% |
Portuguese | 261 | 0.1% |
Russian | 786 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,569 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 4,058 | 1.2% |
Slovak | 44 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 863 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 1,684 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 130 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 122 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 933 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 417 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Nueces County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 122,305 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 83,017 | 67.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 37,407 | 30.6% |
Married-couple family | 54,216 | 44.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 21,939 | 17.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 7,634 | 6.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,652 | 3.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 21,167 | 17.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 11,816 | 9.7% |
Nonfamily households | 39,288 | 32.1% |
Householder living alone | 31,664 | 25.9% |
65 years and over | 9,956 | 8.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 44,237 | 36.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 29,800 | 24.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Nueces County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 334,390 | 100% |
Householder | 122,305 | 36.6% |
Spouse | 54,199 | 16.2% |
Child | 108,516 | 32.5% |
Other relatives | 30,931 | 9.2% |
Nonrelatives | 18,439 | 5.5% |
Unmarried partner | 8,626 | 2.6% |
Marital Status in Nueces County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 129,864 | 100% |
Never married | 47,347 | 36.5% |
Now married, except separated | 60,786 | 46.8% |
Separated | 3,239 | 2.5% |
Widowed | 3,256 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 15,236 | 11.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 137,558 | 100% |
Never married | 39,678 | 28.8% |
Now married, except separated | 58,968 | 42.9% |
Separated | 4,772 | 3.5% |
Widowed | 13,441 | 9.8% |
Divorced | 20,699 | 15.0% |
Fertility in Nueces County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 4,750 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 2,103 | 44.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 56 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 28 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 108 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 14 | 0% |
Grandparents in Nueces County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 11,495 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 5,511 | 47.9% |
Less than 1 year | 1,253 | 10.9% |
1 or 2 years | 1,136 | 9.9% |
3 or 4 years | 882 | 7.7% |
5 or more years | 2,240 | 19.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,511 | 100% |
Who are female | 3,381 | 61.4% |
Who are married | 3,929 | 71.3% |
School Enrollment in Nueces County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 92,741 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 5,512 | 5.9% |
Kindergarten | 4,829 | 5.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 39,460 | 42.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 19,633 | 21.2% |
College or graduate school | 23,307 | 25.1% |
Educational Attainment in Nueces County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 217,032 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 21,736 | 10.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 23,783 | 11.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 56,953 | 26.2% |
Some college, no degree | 55,977 | 25.8% |
Associate's degree | 15,152 | 7.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 27,079 | 12.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 16,352 | 7.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 79.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.0% |
Veteran Status in Nueces County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 250,322 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 28,874 | 11.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Nueces County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 335,639 | 100% |
With a disability | 57,444 | 17.1% |
Under 18 years | 87,905 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,298 | 7.2% |
18 to 64 years | 207,682 | 100% |
With a disability | 32,149 | 15.5% |
65 years and over | 40,052 | 100% |
With a disability | 18,997 | 47.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Nueces County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 336,146 | 100% |
Same house | 270,560 | 80.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 64,061 | 19.1% |
Same county | 43,932 | 13.1% |
Different county | 20,129 | 6.0% |
Same state | 13,817 | 4.1% |
Different state | 6,312 | 1.9% |
Abroad | 1,525 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Nueces County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 340,568 | 100% |
Native | 314,755 | 92.4% |
Born in United States | 311,128 | 91.4% |
State of residence | 254,258 | 74.7% |
Different state | 56,870 | 16.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 3,627 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 25,813 | 7.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Nueces County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 25,813 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 10,600 | 41.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 15,213 | 58.9% |
Year of Entry in Nueces County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 29,440 | 100% |
Native | 3,627 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 81 | 2.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,546 | 97.8% |
Foreign born | 25,813 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,006 | 3.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 24,807 | 96.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Nueces County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 25,813 | 100% |
Europe | 1,793 | 6.9% |
Asia | 4,666 | 18.1% |
Africa | 276 | 1.1% |
Oceania | 164 | 0.6% |
Latin America | 18,481 | 71.6% |
Northern America | 433 | 1.7% |