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 8,779 people and three associated neighborhoods, Aransas Pass is the 289th largest community in Texas.
Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Aransas Pass is worth considering.
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.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Aransas Pass rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.06% of adults 25 and older in Aransas Pass have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Aransas Pass in 2022 was $32,155, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,620 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 45.32% 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, Irish, English, Italian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Aransas Pass is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.