Sandy Hollow-EscondidasTX
Some 539 people live in this town, in Texas.
Is Sandy Hollow-Escondidas a good place to live?
82% of residents live below the poverty line in Sandy Hollow-Escondidas, above both the Texas town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Sandy Hollow-Escondidas has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
539 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Sandy Hollow-Escondidas: who provides what
Sandy Hollow-Escondidas 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Sandy Hollow-Escondidas.
More children than Texas overall
Children under 18 are 75% of residents (25% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 7% of residents (38% statewide). 36% of Sandy Hollow-Escondidas adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 42% and 87% women
The Census survey reached too few of Sandy Hollow-Escondidas’ residents to say more: its margin here is ±22.6 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Sandy Hollow-Escondidas | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 45.6% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 29.1% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.4% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 0% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 0% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.1% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.7% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.1% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.4% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 0% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 26.5% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.4% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.6% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
With only 0.3 jobs per working resident, most people in Sandy Hollow-Escondidas work out of town
Sandy Hollow-Escondidas had 29 jobs in 2023, down 40 from 2013. Half of commuters travel less than 27 miles. The top destinations are Corpus Christi (38%), Alice (6%) and Kingsville (4%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Sandy Hollow-Escondidas is hurricanes, at a high overall level
The FEMA hazard score for Sandy Hollow-Escondidas comes to 78 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Sandy Hollow-Escondidas after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2021. FEMA puts just over a third of the town’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 24% to inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Sandy Hollow-Escondidas
Sandy Hollow-Escondidas’ July high stands at 96°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Sandy Hollow-Escondidas is
The share of adults 18 to 64 in Sandy Hollow-Escondidas who have no health insurance: 18%. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Sandy Hollow-Escondidas is ahead of Texas on 3 and behind on 3. Among adults here, 15% have diabetes and 16% report frequent mental distress.
| Sandy Hollow-Escondidas | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Sandy Hollow-Escondidas | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.5% | 12.5% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 9.1% | 10.5% |
| More adults with diabetes | 15.1% | 12.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.2% of Sandy Hollow-Escondidas is conserved land
One park or preserve covers 4 acres in Sandy Hollow-Escondidas.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lipantitlan State Historic Site | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Sandy Hollow-Escondidas
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Sandy Hollow-Escondidas; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Sandy Hollow-Escondidas residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
100% of working residents leave Sandy Hollow-Escondidas for work
Where Sandy Hollow-Escondidas’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Sandy Hollow-Escondidas
CDP in Texas, United States
Sandy Hollow-Escondidas is a census-designated place (CDP) in Nueces County, Texas, United States. The population was 342 at the 2020 census, up from 296 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 8.1 sq mi
Questions about Sandy Hollow-Escondidas
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sandy Hollow-Escondidas, TX a good place to live?
Sandy Hollow-Escondidas has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Some 539 people live in this town, in Texas.