Nueces County
BY THE NUMBERS
2013
Population
352,359
Employment
170,112
Unemployment Rate
5.8%
Wages Per Employee
$53,960
Average Personal Income
$42,944
Sales Volume ($ mil)
35,031
New Home Value
$163,880
— % National Average
73%
Nueces county
Employment Growth
is one of the three
5.0%
counties that
form the Corpus
Christi metro area.
2.5%
It is also the most
populated county
in the Coastal
0.0%
2008
2009
Bend, making up
60 percent of the
region’s population. -2.5%
As with other
communities in the
region, the county has experienced record
employment and population growth.
The shale oil and gas production boom
in the Eagle Ford Shale region has fueled
ex