2024 population: 424,592 ( 2,482 from 2020)
Land area: 1532.5 square miles
Population density: 277.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	129,653	30.54%	5.7%
Black:	14,273	3.36%	2.3%
Indian:	1,203	0.28%	5.6%
Asian:	10,050	2.37%	9.2%
2+ races:	4,457	1.05%	7.3%
Hispanic:	264,956	62.40%	3.7%

Total non-White:	294,939	69.46%	3.6%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	21,688	12.8
Deaths:	19,175	11.4
Net Migration:	-4,698	-2.8
Net Immigration:	4,376	2.6

Change in White population:	-7,803	-1.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	10,285	2.4

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
422,110
137,456	32.56%
14,608	3.46%
1,139	0.27%
9,200	2.18%
4,153	0.98%
255,554	60.54%
284,654	67.44%

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
53,060	12.4
31,945	7.5
-2,941	-0.7
5,884	1.4

-18,094	-4.2
12,019	2.8

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):

2022
Number	Percent
36.2
103,304	24.3%
321,288	75.7%
63,416	14.9%

154,042
2.68

105,483	68.5%
70,510	66.8%
12,908	12.2%
48,559	31.5%

2010
Number	Percent
36.0
111,053	25.9%
317,132	74.1%
54,876	12.8%

157,019
2.68

108,745	69.3%
74,053	68.1%
13,420	12.3%
48,274	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%

2022 Housing Data for Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	9,359	6.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	7,966	5.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	6,062	3.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	6,855	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	6,845	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	6,229	4.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	5,778	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	5,907	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	5,986	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	11,796	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	14,794	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	20,597	13.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	14,455	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	10,479	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	10,364	6.7%
$200,000 or more	10,570	6.9%

Median Household Income	63,998
Per Capita Income	32,036

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	10,425	6.8%
Public Assistance	3,101	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	28,117	18.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	64,221	67.5%
Unemployed	3,186	3.3%
In Armed Forces	1,490	1.6%

Total Labor Force	68,897	72.4%
Not in Labor Force	26,220	27.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	73,841	57,187	56.4%
Non-Profit	3,297	6,630	33.2%
Self-Employed	12,051	6,437	65.2%

Local Government	6,092	9,627	38.8%
State Government	3,098	4,592	40.3%
Federal Government	4,344	1,705	71.8%

Total Private + Self	85,892	63,624	57.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	16,831	22,554	42.7%
Total	102,723	86,178	54.4%

Pct. Govt.	15.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	23,136	12.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	39,429	20.8%
Professional, Technical	38,679	20.4%
Service Occupations	38,318	20.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	613	0.3%
All others	49,660	26.2%

White Collar		53.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	26,475	14.0%
Retail trade	22,692	12.0%
Construction	21,069	11.1%
Educational services	18,552	9.8%
Accommodation and food services	16,834	8.9%
Manufacturing	12,643	6.7%
Public administration	10,473	5.5%
Other services	10,244	5.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	8,744	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8,260	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	8,045	4.3%
Finance and insurance	5,352	2.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4,188	2.2%
Wholesale trade	3,896	2.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3,883	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,520	1.3%
Information	1,994	1.1%
Utilities	1,933	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,256	0.7%
Management	169	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	245,544	58.16%
Puerto Rican	2,216	0.52%
Cuban	1,244	0.29%
Dominican	256	0.06%

Total Central American	2,599	0.62%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	950	0.23%
Honduran	869	0.21%
Nicaraguan	230	0.05%
Panamanian	137	0.03%
Salvadoran	413	0.10%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	2,173	0.51%
Argentinean	79	0.02%
Bolivian	57	0.01%
Chilean	348	0.08%
Colombian	549	0.13%
Ecuadorian	75	0.02%
Paraguayan	133	0.03%
Peruvian	61	0.01%
Uruguayan	19	0.00%
Venezuelan	852	0.20%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	15,587	3.69%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	2,901	0.69%
Indian	1,491	0.35%
Chinese	1,206	0.29%
Vietnamese	1,028	0.24%
Korean	420	0.10%
Taiwanese	216	0.05%
Japanese	209	0.05%
Thai	177	0.04%
Bangladeshi	111	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	262,385	66.4%
Spanish	124,062	31.4%
Tagalog	1,776	0.4%
Other Indo-European	1,744	0.4%
Chinese	1,367	0.3%
Other Asian	990	0.3%
Vietnamese	697	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	518	0.1%
German, other Germanic	443	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	30,621	7.3%
Irish	19,675	4.7%
English	19,644	4.7%
American	11,223	2.7%
Italian	4,847	1.1%
Scottish	4,774	1.1%
French	4,052	1.0%
Polish	3,418	0.8%
African	3,095	0.7%
Czech	2,477	0.6%
European	2,355	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	2,199	0.5%
Dutch	1,935	0.5%
Swedish	1,402	0.3%
Norwegian	1,373	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	400,964	95.0%
Not a citizen	21,223	5.0%

Native	387,127	91.7%
Foreign-born	35,060	8.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
18,946	6.9%	24,894	9.0%	82,436	29.8%	90,122	32.6%	38,648	14.0%	21,328	7.7%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	18,946	6.9%
9-12 Years	24,894	9.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	82,436	29.8%
Some College	90,122	32.6%
Bach. Degree	38,648	14.0%
Grad Degree	21,328	7.7%
Average years of education: 12.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	321,924	299,916	22,008	6.8%
1991	327,748	299,954	27,794	8.5%
1992	340,208	305,860	34,348	10.1%
1993	341,362	310,504	30,858	9.0%
1994	348,362	315,544	32,818	9.4%
1995	350,108	317,722	32,386	9.3%
1996	356,648	326,098	30,550	8.6%
1997	356,918	328,938	27,980	7.8%
1998	353,054	328,282	24,772	7.0%
1999	354,060	330,464	23,596	6.7%

2000	351,718	332,696	19,022	5.4%
2001	354,044	334,942	19,102	5.4%
2002	360,150	337,880	22,270	6.2%
2003	369,710	345,228	24,482	6.6%
2004	371,762	348,246	23,516	6.3%
2005	373,832	352,520	21,312	5.7%
2006	373,680	354,912	18,768	5.0%
2007	373,860	357,316	16,544	4.4%
2008	384,980	367,084	17,896	4.6%
2009	393,612	366,056	27,556	7.0%

2010	386,496	353,456	33,040	8.5%
2011	389,010	355,924	33,086	8.5%
2012	393,984	367,646	26,338	6.7%
2013	397,162	372,014	25,148	6.3%
2014	397,320	376,010	21,310	5.4%
2015	392,280	371,786	20,494	5.2%
2016	396,900	373,380	23,520	5.9%
2017	397,074	374,050	23,024	5.8%
2018	395,794	376,240	19,554	4.9%
2019	393,462	376,490	16,972	4.3%

2020	386,282	350,910	35,372	9.2%
2021	386,832	359,318	27,514	7.1%
2022	386,784	367,908	18,876	4.9%
2023	396,468	379,334	17,134	4.3%
2024	399,738	382,378	17,360	4.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	181,387
Median Value	$175,452

Occupied	154,042	84.9%
Vacant	27,345	15.1%

Owned	93,504	60.7%
Rented	60,538	39.3%
Median Rent	$1,190

Single-Family Units	124,850	68.8%
Detached	121,247	66.8%
Attached	3,603	2.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	32,806	18.1%
Mobile Homes	8,048	4.4%

Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area