Tierra GrandeTX
In Texas, this town has 161 residents.
Is Tierra Grande a good place to live?
Tierra Grande’s January low is 48°F, against 37°F in Texas’ towns and 22°F across U.S. towns. Tierra Grande has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
161 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Tierra Grande.
More than half of Tierra Grande’s working residents commute to Corpus Christi
The top destinations are Corpus Christi (62%), San Antonio (3%) and Laredo (2%). Half commute less than 13 miles. Just over a tenth of Tierra Grande residents live below the poverty line.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Tierra Grande has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from hurricanes
Expected losses in Tierra Grande break down as 48% from hurricanes and 21% from inland flooding. The FEMA hazard score here in the town is 75 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Tierra Grande: mild winters and hot summers
For Tierra Grande, the peak summer temperature is 95°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Tierra Grande stands out in Texas and nationally, with fewer of its adults who have been diagnosed with depression
Among adults in Tierra Grande, 11% report frequent physical distress. In Tierra Grande, 13% of adults report frequent mental distress.
| Tierra Grande | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.6% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Tierra Grande | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.9% | 12.5% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 3.3% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Tierra Grande
USS Lexington and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tierra Grande. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi MuseumUSS Lexington
21 mi National SeashorePadre Island National Seashore573K visitors a year
13 mi Zoo & aquariumTexas State Aquarium
13 mi MuseumArt Museum of South Texas
11 mi GardenSouth Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature CenterPhoto credits
USS Lexington: USN, Public domain · Padre Island National Seashore: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Texas State Aquarium: Smcafee87, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Art Museum of South Texas: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0 · South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center: Phil Slattery, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Tierra Grande: who provides what
Tierra Grande 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 Tierra Grande for work
Where Tierra Grande’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Tierra Grande
About 9 of every 100 Tierra Grande residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About Tierra Grande
CDP in Texas, United States
Tierra Grande is a census-designated place (CDP) in Nueces County, Texas, United States. The population was 303 at the 2020 census, down from 403 in 2010.
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- Area
- 4.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 56 ft
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