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Corpus Christi, TX

317,383 Population
162.3 square miles 1,955.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.3 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area: 37.4 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 35.5 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6461%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female50%
  • Male
  • Female
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30%White4%Black0%†Native2%Asian0%†Islander0%†Other2%†Two+61%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$33,579 ±$736 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area: $33,684 ±$633
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $39,446 ±$156
$66,325 ±$1,722 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area: $65,801 ±$1,312
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Texas: $76,292 ±$265

17.5% ±1.2% (54,372  ±3,642) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in the Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area: 17.3% 75,923 (±1% / ±4,248)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,005,417 (±0.2% / ±42,798)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty26%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty14%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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20.8 minutes ±0.6 (2,895,335  ±95,523) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area: 21.8 4,082,820 (±0.5 / ±115,602)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Texas: 26.7 325,128,060 (±0.1 / ±1,129,828)

Families

118,038 ±1,060 Number of households
  • the Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area: 167,004 ±1,477
  • Texas: 10,747,240 ±15,647
2.6 ±0 (309,087  ±126) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area: 2.6 437,355 (±0 / ±138)
  • a little less than the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,034,526

Population by household type

Married couples55%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married47%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale39%Female31%
Now marriedMale48%Female47%
DivorcedMale10%Female14%
WidowedMale2%†Female8%
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5.2% ±0.8% (4,017  ±591) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area: 5.5% † 5,705 (±0.7% / ±674)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 5.7% 413,078 (±0.1% / ±6,578)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

1%†15-194%†20-2410%†25-2910%†30-358%†35-392%†40-441%†45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

134,981 ±511 Number of housing units
  • the Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area: 198,858 ±96
  • Texas: 11,890,808 ±698

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied87%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied58%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit67%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$197,100 ±$3,306 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area: $195,400 ±$3,288
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Texas: $260,400 ±$738

15.4% ±1% (48,393  ±3,125.4) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area: 14.6% 64,481 (±0.8% / ±3,517.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 14.3% 4,197,721 (±0.1% / ±35,125.8)

Social

85.8% ±1.6% (179,512  ±3,422) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area: 85.5% 255,077 (±1.3% / ±3,958.3)
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 85.7% 16,534,908 (±0.2% / ±41,819.2)
24.3% ±0.8% (50,947  ±1,727.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area: 23% 68,524 (±0.7% / ±1,941.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 33.1% 6,381,971 (±0.1% / ±26,865.5)

Population by highest level of education

14%No degree29%High school33%Some college16%Bachelor's9%Post-grad
* Universe: Population 25 years and over
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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8.7% ±0.5% (27,730  ±1,672) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area: 7.7% 34,441
  • about half the rate in Texas: 17.2% 5,095,888

9% ±0.5% (21,518  ±1,260) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area: 9% 30,345 (±0.4% / ±1,288)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Texas: 6.4% 1,408,009 (±0.1% / ±11,267)

Veterans by wartime service

122†WWII754†Korea7,352Vietnam6,693†Gulf (1990s)6,387†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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21,518 Total veterans ±1,260 19,509 Male ±1,203 2,009 Female ±280

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Corpus Christi, TX <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US4817000-corpus-christi-tx/>