Tierra VerdeTX
Some 39 people live in this town, in Texas.
Is Tierra Verde a good place to live?
44% of residents live below the poverty line in Tierra Verde, above both Texas’ towns (12%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 5 of the 643 Texas towns we compare have a higher midpoint age than Tierra Verde. Tierra Verde has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Tierra Verde.
About one in three of Tierra Verde’s working residents commute to Corpus Christi
Jobs in Tierra Verde grew by 29 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 45. Half commute less than 26 miles. The top destinations are Corpus Christi (33%), Robstown (7%) and San Antonio (7%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a high hazard risk in Tierra Verde: hurricanes
Tierra Verde’s FEMA risk score works out to 78 of 100. Expected losses in Tierra Verde break down as 33% from hurricanes and 27% from drought.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Tierra Verde brings 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
A smaller share of adults in Tierra Verde have been diagnosed with depression than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
In Tierra Verde, 36% of adults worry about having enough food. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Tierra Verde is ahead of Texas on 1 and behind on 18. Just over a fifth of adults locally have diabetes; 41% get no exercise outside work.
| Tierra Verde | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 30% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 20% | 14% |
| What stands out | Tierra Verde | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.4% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 36.6% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Tierra Verde
Moving to Tierra Verde: who provides what
Tierra Verde 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 Verde for work
Where Tierra Verde’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Tierra Verde; the nearest are
College town 23 of every 100 Tierra Verde residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About Tierra Verde
CDP in Texas, United States
Tierra Verde is a census-designated place (CDP) in Nueces County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Tierra Verde had a population of 298. Prior to the census, it was part of the Spring Garden-Terra Verde CDP.
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- Area
- 2.0 sq mi
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Is Tierra Verde, TX a good place to live?
Tierra Verde has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Some 39 people live in this town, in Texas.
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