RealitosTX
32 people call this town in Texas home.
Is Realitos a good place to live?
69% of residents live below the poverty line in Realitos, where Texas’ towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Realitos has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
32 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Realitos: who provides what
Realitos is unincorporated, so Duval 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Realitos.
Most of Realitos’ workers head elsewhere: there are 0.4 jobs for each of them
The median commute is under 71 miles. Among working residents in Realitos, 2% work locally. The top destinations are Alice (12%), Corpus Christi (12%) and Benavides (8%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Realitos, expect mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 98°, January nights drop to 46° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Realitos is cold waves, at a high overall level
Of the losses FEMA expects in Realitos, 52% come from cold waves and 26% from inland flooding. On expected storm and flood damage, Realitos sits above 63% of U.S. communities. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2021.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A smaller share of adults binge drink in Realitos than in most of Texas or the rest of the country
In Realitos, 13% of adults smoke cigarettes. No town among the 642 in Texas we compare has a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Realitos. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Realitos is ahead of Texas on 7 and behind on 18. Also worth knowing: among 642 Texas towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Realitos.
| Realitos | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Realitos | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.3% | 17% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 16.2% | 21.2% |
| More adults with diabetes | 26.8% | 12.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Realitos
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Realitos; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Realitos residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
98% of working residents leave Realitos for work
Where Realitos’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Realitos
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
Realitos ( REE-ə-LEE-təs) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Duval County, Texas, United States. The population was 121 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 443 ft
- ZIP code
- 78376
- Area code
- 361
Questions about Realitos
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Realitos, TX a good place to live?
Realitos has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.