Nueces County, Texas

Nueces County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 313,645. The is  and it is part of the. Nueces County is named for the, which flows through the county.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,021 (1,166 ). 2,165 km² (836 sq mi) of it is land and 856 km² (331 sq mi) of it (28.34%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:US 77.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 181.svg|23px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 44.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 313,645 people, 110,365 households, and 79,683 families residing in the county. The was 145/km² (375/sq mi). There were 123,041 housing units at an average density of 57/km² (147/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 72.03%, 4.24% or , 0.64% , 1.16% , 0.07% , 18.74% from , and 3.13% from two or more races. 55.78% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 110,365 households out of which 36.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.80% were living together, 15.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.80% were non-families. 22.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.30.

In the county, the population was spread out with 28.40% under the age of 18, 10.50% from 18 to 24, 28.90% from 25 to 44, 21.10% from 45 to 64, and 11.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 95.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,959, and the median income for a family was $41,066. Males had a median income of $31,571 versus $22,324 for females. The for the county was $17,036. About 14.70% of families and 18.20% of the population were below the, including 24.00% of those under age 18 and 15.80% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns
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