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Moving to Driscoll, Texas

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Population: 825. Estimated population in July 2024: 822 (-0.4% change)
Males: 391 (47.4%), Females: 434 (52.6%)

Nueces County

Zip code: 78351

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.2 years
Median household income: $34,583
Median house value: $29,200

Population by Race

Races in Driscoll:

  • Hispanic (84.0%)
  • Other race (38.2%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (15.4%)
  • Two or more races (5.3%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (4.5%), Irish (2.1%), French (1.6%), Czech (1.2%), United States (1.1%).

Land area: 1.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Driscoll

  • High school or higher: 53.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 11.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Driscoll city

  • Never married: 24.1%
  • Now married: 55.6%
  • Separated: 5.4%
  • Widowed: 7.1%
  • Divorced: 7.7%

6.4% Foreign born (6.2% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +150 (+22.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Driscoll:

  • CHRISTUS SPOHN HOSPITAL KLEBERG (about 15 miles; KINGSVILLE, TX)
  • NORTHWEST REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX)
  • CHRISTUS SPOHN HOSPITAL MEMORIAL (about 24 miles; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Driscoll:

  • CORPUS CHRISTI INTL (about 19 miles; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Abbreviation: CRP)
  • VICTORIA REGIONAL (about 100 miles; VICTORIA, TX; Abbreviation: VCT)
  • VALLEY INTL (about 101 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; Abbreviation: HRL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Driscoll:

  • BISHOP MUNI (about 5 miles; BISHOP, TX; Abbreviation: 07R)
  • NUECES COUNTY (about 8 miles; ROBSTOWN, TX; Abbreviation: T53)
  • KINGSVILLE NAS (about 13 miles; KINGSVILLE, TX; Abbreviation: NQI)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Driscoll:

  • TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE (about 15 miles; KINGSVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,860)
  • DEL MAR COLLEGE (about 26 miles; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,454)
  • TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI (about 28 miles; Corpus Christi, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,282)
  • COASTAL BEND COLLEGE (about 52 miles; BEEVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,150)
  • VICTORIA COLLEGE (about 94 miles; VICTORIA, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,511)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (about 96 miles; EDINBURG, TX; Full-time enrollment: 9,651)
  • TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN (about 101 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,167)

Public primary/middle schools in Driscoll:

  • DRISCOLL EL (Students: 208; Location: 410 W AVE D; Grades: PK – 05)
  • DRISCOLL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 87; Location: 410 W AVE D; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • COASTAL BEND YOUTH CITY (Students: 53; Location: 2547 U S HWY 77; Grades: 05 – 12)

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