Victoria, Texas
Victoria is a Gulf Coast city and the seat of Victoria County, set on the Guadalupe River in the Coastal Bend region roughly 75 miles northeast of Corpus Christi. Positioned in the flat coastal plain between the larger cities of South Texas, it grew from an early settlement into a regional hub for agriculture, ranching, and the petrochemical industry that lines the coast.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 66,500
- Change from 2020 base
- +1.5%
- Land area
- 37.2 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Victoria County
Place type, county footprint, and land area use the Census Bureau's January 1, 2025 geography. Population uses Vintage 2025 estimates through July 1, 2025; change compares that estimate with the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Geography file | Population file
Property here runs through the appraisal district and tax office for Victoria County. The homestead exemption, appraisal cap, protests, and any MUD, PID, or special districts all sit at the parcel level.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
County context
What to know around Victoria
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Victoria.
County History
Victoria County was founded as the only primarily Mexican colony in Texas
Empresario Martín De León founded the Victoria colony in 1824. It was the only primarily Mexican colony in Texas.
Property Tax Basics
Two offices handle your property taxes
In Victoria County, one office sets your property value and a separate office collects your tax bill.
Ranching Heritage
Victoria County has deep roots as a Texas cattle ranching center
Cattle ranching was the economic backbone of Victoria County for over a century, rooted in the livestock traditions of the De León colony.
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