Corpus Christi

Population: 317,383
Median household income: $66,325
Median home value: $197,100

Corpus Christi is a community in Nueces County, Texas, home to 317,383 residents. The median household income of $66,325 is in line with the Nueces County median ($66,021).

Between 2019 and 2023, Corpus Christi's population declined 2.6% from 325,780 to 317,383, while its median home value rose 39.7% from $141,100 to $197,100.

The typical home was built around 1981. 17.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 317,383
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $66,325
Median home value: $197,100
Median gross rent: $1,230
Housing units: 134,981
Homeownership rate: 57.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

325,780317,383

Median household income

$56,333$66,325

Median home value

$141,100$197,100

Median gross rent

$1,028$1,230

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	325,780	$56,333	$141,100	$1,028
2020	326,332	$57,387	$150,100	$1,055
2021	318,168	$59,993	$157,400	$1,099
2022	317,804	$64,449	$180,900	$1,178
2023	317,383	$66,325	$197,100	$1,230

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	19,786	6.2%
5 to 17	56,065	17.7%
18 to 24	32,247	10.2%
25 to 34	44,541	14.0%
35 to 44	43,180	13.6%
45 to 54	36,749	11.6%
55 to 64	37,291	11.7%
65 to 74	28,680	9.0%
75 and over	18,844	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	95,599	30.1%
Black or African American	12,756	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	435	0.1%
Asian	7,892	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	48	0.0%
Some other race	693	0.2%
Two or more races	5,058	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	194,902	61.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.2%

High school graduate28.6%

Some college or associate's32.8%

Bachelor's degree15.8%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	29,773	14.2%
High school graduate	59,886	28.6%
Some college or associate's	68,679	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	32,972	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	17,975	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit1.1%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	117,944	80.8%
Carpooled	15,381	10.5%
Public transit	1,645	1.1%
Walked	1,858	1.3%
Bicycle	267	0.2%
Worked from home	6,998	4.8%
Other means	1,837	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	38,871	28.0%
15 to 29 min	76,279	54.9%
30 to 44 min	14,130	10.2%
45 to 59 min	3,874	2.8%
60+ min	5,778	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 17.5% (54,372 of 310,195)

	Count	Share
Family households	79,381	67.3%
Nonfamily households	38,657	32.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	118,038	87.4%
Vacant	16,943	12.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	68,306	57.9%
Renter-occupied	49,732	42.1%

1-unit, detached64.7%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units13.9%

20 or more units7.3%

Mobile home & other3.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	87,317	64.7%
1-unit, attached	2,615	1.9%
2 to 4 units	11,984	8.9%
5 to 19 units	18,829	13.9%
20 or more units	9,888	7.3%
Mobile home & other	4,348	3.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4817000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 166 sq mi
Water area: 329 sq mi
Center point: 27.7543, -97.1734