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RobstownTX

A town of 10,236. A typical home worth about $117K.

Population
10,236
−11.7% since 2010
Typical home
$117K
+4.6% in a year
Household income
$34K
median
Median age
42.2
years
Jobs based here
3,573
Balanced

What makes Robstown stand out

The 3 things Robstown does most differently from other towns.

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A shrinking town

Robstown has shrunk 11.7% since 2010

11,487 people in 2010; 10,236 today.

11,4872010
10,1432020
10,236Today

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS

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Housing

A typical Robstown home is worth about $117K

The typical Robstown home is worth about $117,000, up 4.6% in a year, 61% below the Texas typical home.

$117KZillow home value

Typical home value

Robstown$117K
Texas$299K
+4.6%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health

Healthier than 9% of U.S. towns

Robstown beats the Texas average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 16.

DHealth Grade
26 measures vs. Texas
2 better8 too close to call16 worse
What stands outRobstownTX
Fewer adults who have had cancer5.1%6.1%
More adults treating high blood pressure77.2%74.1%
More uninsured adults39%19.1%
Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi
16.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
13th
percentile among TX towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Work & commute

About one in six working residents works right in Robstown

Most working residents leave Robstown for work: only 16% work in town. The top destinations are Corpus Christi (38%), San Antonio (4%) and Houston (4%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

16%work in town

Where working residents work

In Robstown16%
Corpus Christi38%
San Antonio4%
Houston4%
Austin2%
18 mi
median commute distance
3,573
jobs based in Robstown
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Safety

Less crime per resident than 16% of U.S. towns

Robstown reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 84% report less.

C−Safety Grade

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Robstown4.2
Texas3.5
U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Robstown21
Texas18.1
U.S.15.5
16th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
12th
percentile among TX towns
44
violent crimes reported in 2025
219
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
Schools

Robstown’s public schools outperform 16% of Texas districts

The public schools Robstown’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 84% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

C−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Robert Driscoll Jr. STEM AcademyPK–5676C−
Lotspeich Leadership AcademyPK–5368D
San Pedro Fine Arts AcademyPK–5243C−
Seale J H6–8533C−
Robstown Early College H S9–12750C+
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduationAll 5 schools →
Natural hazards

High risk, with hurricanes at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities.

73risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
73High riskLowerHigher
HurricanesInland floodingCold waves
186
paid flood claims since 1979
8
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Robstown has warm winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 47°, and snow is almost unheard of.

96°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter49–70°
Spring64–83°
Summer75–94°
Fall64–84°
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
96°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors

1.1% of Robstown is conserved land

1.7 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.

1.1%conserved
Map of Robstown: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
1.1%
conserved · 87 of 8,288 acres
1.7 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Diaz Park—7
2. Southside Park—2
3. Portella Park—2
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Robstown

City in Texas, United States

Robstown is a city in Nueces County, Texas, of the United States of America, and is a western suburb of Corpus Christi. It was founded in 1907 by a land speculator from Keota, Iowa by the name of George H. Paul. Paul purchased 10,410.43 acres of the Driscoll Ranch located north of the Texas-Mexican Railroad built in 1875. Around the same period, Robert Driscoll Jr. opened a small shop known locally as "Robs Store". The residents soon started referring to the surrounding settlement as "Rob's town", a name that eventually became Robstown. The population was 10,383 as of July 1, 2024. Robstown has its own city government with the current Mayor, Mary Ann Y. Saenz as of March 18, 2026. There are…

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Population
10,143
Area
16 sq mi
Elevation
72 ft
ZIP code
78380
Area code
361

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