Aransas Pass is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Texas. With a population of 8,742 people and three associated neighborhoods, Aransas Pass is the 289th largest community in Texas. Aransas Pass has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Aransas Pass, where the median household income is $59,359.00.
The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Aransas Pass has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Aransas Pass a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Aransas Pass is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.
Being a small city, Aransas Pass does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Aransas Pass are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.21% of adults in Aransas Pass have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Aransas Pass in 2022 was $32,655, which is middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $130,620 for a family of four. However, Aransas Pass contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Aransas Pass is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Aransas Pass home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Aransas Pass, accounting for 46.15% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Aransas Pass residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Aransas Pass include German, English, Irish, French, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Aransas Pass is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.