| Official Name: | Agua Dulce, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nueces |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.88 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.88 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.34 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.34 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 685 |
| Population Density Km2: | 906.77 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 16 |
| Coordinates: | 27.7825°N -97.9108°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 78330 |
| Area Code: | 361 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-01396 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2409667 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2348.97 |
Agua Dulce is a city in Nueces County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located on the Texas Mexican Railway at the intersection of State Highway 44 and Farm to Market Road 70 in west-central Nueces County. The name, Spanish for "sweet water", refers to a nearby creek. A town in Texas, Sweetwater in Nolan County in West Texas, uses the English name.
The town was established by the 1900s.[2]
The population of Agua Dulce was 685 in the 2020 census.
Agua Dulce is located at 27.7831°N -97.91°W (27.783077, –97.910033).[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.3sqmi, all land.
| White (NH) | 126 | 18.39% | |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 1 | 0.15% | |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 5 | 0.73% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 553 | 80.73% | |
| Total | 685 |
As of the census[5] of 2000, 737 people, 234 households, and 200 families were residing in the city. Its population density was 2338.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The 257 housing units averaged 815.3 per mi2 (310.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 79.38% White, 0.14% African American, 0.68% Native American, 16.15% from other races, and 3.66% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 66.08% of the population.
Of the 234 households, 46.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.5% were not families. About 12.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.15, and the average family size was 3.46.
In the city, the age distribution was 32.2% under 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $31,406, and for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $27,375 versus $18,875 for females. The per capita income for the city was $10,847. About 22.0% of families and 25.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.0% of those under age 18 and 21.0% of those age 65 or over.
Agua Dulce is served by the Agua Dulce Independent School District,[6] and home to the Agua Dulce Longhorns.
Del Mar College is the designated community college for all of Nueces County.[7]