It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Aransas Pass has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Aransas Pass has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Aransas Pass than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Aransas Pass may be for you.
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: 15.06% of adults in Aransas Pass have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
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.
