BanqueteTX
Population 619: a town settled in 1859.
Is Banquete a good place to live?
Banquete’s January low is 47°F, where Texas’ towns sit at 37°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. Banquete has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
619 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Banquete.
The schools Banquete’s kids attend
The public schools here belong to Banquete ISD. Two of its 4 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. Public school enrollment locally: 744 students across 3 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banquete ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 336 | B |
| Banquete H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 247 | B |
NCES · EDFacts
About one in three of Banquete’s working residents commute to Corpus Christi
The average trip to work for Banquete comes to 17 minutes. The top destinations are Corpus Christi (33%), Robstown (6%) and San Antonio (5%). For residents locally, the share who live below the poverty line is 14%. Half the trips to work are shorter than 25 miles.
| Banquete | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Banquete faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by hurricanes
Banquete’s FEMA hazard score stands at 78 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 33% come from hurricanes and 27% from drought. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Banquete after 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2021.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Banquete: mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 95°, January nights drop to 47° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Banquete is
Among adults in Banquete, 39% have high blood pressure. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Banquete is ahead of Texas on 1 and behind on 18. In Banquete, 20% of adults have diabetes, and 41% get no exercise outside work.
| Banquete | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 30% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 20% | 14% |
| What stands out | Banquete | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.9% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 34.7% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 0.1% of Banquete
In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 0.4 miles of trail. Banquete’s trail density comes in at 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Banquete | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sablatura Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Banquete
Moving to Banquete: who provides what
Banquete is unincorporated, so Nueces County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave Banquete for work
Where Banquete’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Banquete; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Banquete residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About Banquete
CDP in Texas, United States
Banquete ( bang-KET-ee) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Nueces County, Texas, United States. Banquete is located at the intersection of State Highway 44 and FM 666, 23 miles west of Corpus Christi. Banquete should not be confused with Rancho Banquete, a census-designated place situated several miles west of the community. Banquete was first listed as a CDP in the 2010 census. As of the 2020 census, Banquete had a population of 745.
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- Area
- 2.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 95 ft
- ZIP code
- 78339
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