| Official Name: | Coyote Acres, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Texas |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Texas |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | --> |
| Mapsize: | 300px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jim Wells |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 13.3 |
| Area Land Km2: | 13.3 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 570 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 70 |
| Elevation Ft: | 230 |
| Coordinates: | 27.7225°N -98.1342°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-17426[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1852695[2] |
Coyote Acres is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jim Wells County, Texas, United States. The population was 570 at the 2020 census, up from 508 at the 2010 census.[3]
Coyote Acres is located in central Jim Wells County at 27.7225°N -98.1342°W (27.722475, -98.134288),[4] about 6miles southwest of Alice, the county seat. It is bordered to the east by Alice Acres.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Coyote Acres CDP has a total area of 13.3km2, all land.[3]
As of the census of 2000, there were 389 people, 109 households, and 92 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 76.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 113 housing units at an average density of 22.1/sq mi (8.5/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 65.55% White, 0.77% African American, 32.90% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 86.63% of the population.
There were 109 households, out of which 45.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples living together, 20.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.7% were non-families. 11.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.57 and the average family size was 3.83.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 37.5% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $19,250, and the median income for a family was $14,083. Males had a median income of $26,518 versus $12,083 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $6,709. About 45.8% of families and 57.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 69.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
Coyote Acres is served by the Alice Independent School District.[5] The district operates Alice High School.