2024 population: 450,187 ( 4,242 from 2020)
Land area: 1784.6 square miles
Population density: 252.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	146,704	32.59%	4.6%
Black:	14,683	3.26%	1.8%
Indian:	1,405	0.31%	7.3%
Asian:	10,460	2.32%	8.4%
2+ races:	4,895	1.09%	9.4%
Hispanic:	272,040	60.43%	3.9%

Total non-White:	303,483	67.41%	3.9%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	22,517	12.6
Deaths:	20,964	11.8
Net Migration:	-1,961	-1.1
Net Immigration:	4,371	2.5

Change in White population:	-7,108	-1.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	11,350	2.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
445,945
153,812	34.49%
14,945	3.35%
1,309	0.29%
9,645	2.16%
4,475	1.00%
261,759	58.70%
292,133	65.51%

2010
428,185
155,550	36.33%
13,338	3.12%
1,169	0.27%
6,704	1.57%
3,720	0.87%
247,231	57.74%
272,635	63.67%

2000
403,280
165,523	41.04%
14,788	3.67%
1,270	0.31%
4,662	1.16%
3,925	0.97%
212,703	52.74%
237,757	58.96%

1990
367,786
165,924	45.11%
13,211	3.59%
998	0.27%
3,441	0.94%
n/a
184,212	50.09%
201,862	54.89%

1980
340,488
164,124	48.20%
12,767	3.75%
510	0.15%
1,714	0.50%
n/a
160,914	47.26%
176,364	51.80%

1970
293,734
154,863	52.72%
7,047	2.40%
152	0.05%
280	0.10%
n/a
129,146	43.97%
138,871	47.28%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
55,300	12.9
35,154	8.2
-1,668	-0.4
5,866	1.4

-1,738	-0.4
19,498	4.6

Number	Rate
2000's
59,811	14.8
30,521	7.6
-17,655	-4.4
3,317	0.8

-9,973	-2.5
34,878	8.6

Number	Rate
1990's
67,078	18.2
29,813	8.1
-842	-0.2
5,267	1.4

-401	-0.1
35,895	9.8

Number	Rate
1980's
69,724	20.5
25,680	7.5
-14,767	-4.3
n/a

1,800	0.5
25,498	7.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-611	-0.2
n/a

9,261	3.2
37,493	12.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
37.9
105,755	23.5%
344,432	76.5%
74,667	16.6%

168,972
2.60

114,871	68.0%
77,345	67.3%
13,845	12.1%
54,101	32.0%

2010
Number	Percent
72.0
-206,079	-48.1%
634,264	148.1%
109,752	25.6%

314,038
2.68

217,490	69.3%
148,106	68.1%
26,840	12.3%
96,548	30.7%

2000
Number	Percent
33.9
115,035	28.5%
288,245	71.5%
46,446	11.5%

141,530
2.80

103,761	73.3%
76,424	73.7%
11,570	11.2%
37,769	26.7%

1990
Number	Percent
30.9
112,064	30.5%
255,722	69.5%
38,364	10.4%

125,294
2.89

94,808	75.7%
74,272	78.3%
9,574	10.1%
30,486	24.3%

1980
Number	Percent
27.4
113,723	33.4%
226,765	66.6%
29,262	8.6%

109,840
3.06

86,652	78.9%
73,546	84.9%
6,329	7.3%
23,188	21.1%

2024 Housing Data for Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	10,257	6.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	7,344	4.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	6,209	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	6,885	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	6,299	3.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	6,807	4.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	7,158	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	6,292	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	5,459	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	12,484	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	17,979	10.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	22,089	13.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	16,318	9.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	11,115	6.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	12,601	7.5%
$200,000 or more	13,676	8.1%

Median Household Income	67,507
Per Capita Income	35,211

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	10,724	6.3%
Public Assistance	3,676	2.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	28,918	17.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	73,922	67.1%
Unemployed	3,435	3.1%
In Armed Forces	1,457	1.3%

Total Labor Force	78,814	71.6%
Not in Labor Force	31,308	28.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	76,655	60,192	56.0%
Non-Profit	3,799	8,127	31.9%
Self-Employed	12,213	7,171	63.0%

Local Government	7,099	10,415	40.5%
State Government	3,470	4,417	44.0%
Federal Government	4,854	2,102	69.8%

Total Private + Self	88,868	67,363	56.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	19,222	25,061	43.4%
Total	108,090	92,424	53.9%

Pct. Govt.	16.1%
Pct. Private + Self	77.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	25,433	12.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	41,820	20.8%
Professional, Technical	42,934	21.4%
Service Occupations	39,970	19.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	626	0.3%
All others	50,602	25.2%

White Collar		54.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	29,054	14.5%
Retail trade	22,749	11.3%
Construction	21,228	10.6%
Educational services	20,037	10.0%
Accommodation and food services	17,833	8.9%
Manufacturing	14,170	7.1%
Public administration	11,595	5.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	10,198	5.1%
Other services	9,836	4.9%
Transportation and warehousing	8,862	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8,814	4.4%
Finance and insurance	5,944	3.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4,236	2.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3,863	1.9%
Wholesale trade	3,813	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,127	1.6%
Utilities	2,027	1.0%
Information	1,833	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,360	0.7%
Management	180	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	238,033	53.13%
Puerto Rican	2,640	0.59%
Cuban	1,968	0.44%
Dominican	366	0.08%

Total Central American	2,896	0.65%
Costa Rican	42	0.01%
Guatemalan	1,032	0.23%
Honduran	613	0.14%
Nicaraguan	334	0.07%
Panamanian	256	0.06%
Salvadoran	619	0.14%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	2,269	0.51%
Argentinean	46	0.01%
Bolivian	81	0.02%
Chilean	327	0.07%
Colombian	410	0.09%
Ecuadorian	101	0.02%
Paraguayan	125	0.03%
Peruvian	146	0.03%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	1,033	0.23%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	18,688	4.17%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	3,028	0.68%
Vietnamese	1,509	0.34%
Indian	1,281	0.29%
Chinese	1,169	0.26%
Korean	780	0.17%
Taiwanese	264	0.06%
Japanese	199	0.04%
Thai	127	0.03%
Bangladeshi	95	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	289,703	68.8%
Spanish	120,689	28.7%
Tagalog	2,211	0.5%
Other Indo-European	2,042	0.5%
Chinese	1,435	0.3%
Vietnamese	992	0.2%
Other Asian	826	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	762	0.2%
German, other Germanic	646	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	36,917	8.2%
English	27,351	6.1%
Irish	24,658	5.5%
American	13,470	3.0%
Italian	5,732	1.3%
Scottish	4,522	1.0%
French	4,411	1.0%
Polish	3,332	0.7%
Czech	3,214	0.7%
European	2,555	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	2,443	0.5%
Dutch	1,992	0.4%
African	1,656	0.4%
Norwegian	1,501	0.3%
Swedish	1,376	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	426,118	95.1%
Not a citizen	21,894	4.9%

Native	412,046	92.0%
Foreign-born	35,966	8.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
18,529	6.2%	24,659	8.2%	89,904	29.9%	97,598	32.5%	46,105	15.4%	23,460	7.8%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	18,529	6.2%
9-12 Years	24,659	8.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	89,904	29.9%
Some College	97,598	32.5%
Bach. Degree	46,105	15.4%
Grad Degree	23,460	7.8%
Average years of education: 12.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	336,730	314,124	22,606	6.7%
1991	343,076	314,708	28,368	8.3%
1992	355,926	320,620	35,306	9.9%
1993	357,954	326,114	31,840	8.9%
1994	365,822	331,874	33,948	9.3%
1995	367,828	334,334	33,494	9.1%
1996	374,610	343,184	31,426	8.4%
1997	375,752	346,534	29,218	7.8%
1998	372,398	346,430	25,968	7.0%
1999	373,522	348,778	24,744	6.6%

2000	371,228	351,036	20,192	5.4%
2001	373,846	353,472	20,374	5.4%
2002	380,622	356,918	23,704	6.2%
2003	391,184	365,104	26,080	6.7%
2004	393,768	368,428	25,340	6.4%
2005	395,856	373,322	22,534	5.7%
2006	395,720	375,904	19,816	5.0%
2007	395,870	378,422	17,448	4.4%
2008	407,784	388,876	18,908	4.6%
2009	416,812	387,676	29,136	7.0%

2010	405,898	371,066	34,832	8.6%
2011	408,638	373,776	34,862	8.5%
2012	413,822	386,112	27,710	6.7%
2013	417,260	390,782	26,478	6.3%
2014	417,694	395,242	22,452	5.4%
2015	412,410	390,888	21,522	5.2%
2016	417,382	392,718	24,664	5.9%
2017	417,738	393,298	24,440	5.9%
2018	414,926	394,230	20,696	5.0%
2019	412,026	394,260	17,766	4.3%

2020	404,398	367,492	36,906	9.1%
2021	405,380	376,526	28,854	7.1%
2022	405,372	385,520	19,852	4.9%
2023	415,512	397,448	18,064	4.3%
2024	419,858	401,542	18,316	4.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	200,842
Median Value	$210,824

Occupied	168,972	84.1%
Vacant	31,870	15.9%

Owned	104,791	62.0%
Rented	64,181	38.0%
Median Rent	$1,272

Single-Family Units	137,093	68.3%
Detached	132,952	66.2%
Attached	4,141	2.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	36,852	18.3%
Mobile Homes	11,008	5.5%

Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area