Corpus Christi

Population & Demographics

Corpus Christi, TX

Corpus Christi is home to 317,419 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 135,133 resident workers commute each day.

TexasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
317,419
people
Population

317,419 residents

Median age 36.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Corpus Christi population & demographics

Who lives in Corpus Christi — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
317,419
Median age
36.9yrs
Median household income
$67,394
Median home value
$210,400
Median gross rent
$1,292/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
24.4%
Poverty rate
17.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Corpus Christi

How Corpus Christi breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino62.0%
White29.2%
Black3.8%
Asian2.5%
Two or more races2.0%
Some other race0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Corpus Christi

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Corpus Christi.

Corpus Christi at a glance
Employed Residents
135,133
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
19.4mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
61.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
5.3%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Houston
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Corpus Christi proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Corpus Christi commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

69
Commute Score

69 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Corpus Christi

135,133 commutes, one dot at a time

Corpus Christi

Where 135,133 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Corpus Christi, by worker count.

1Corpus Christi0.0 mi82,764
2Houston185.4 mi5,354
3San Antonio136.4 mi5,339
4Austin177.6 mi2,437
5Ingleside15.3 mi1,418
6Portland11.4 mi1,355
7Alice40.7 mi1,137
8Port Aransas21.4 mi1,022

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Corpus Christi.

1Corpus Christi0.0 mi82,764
2Portland11.4 mi2,935
3San Antonio136.4 mi2,845
4Kingsville32.0 mi1,646
5Robstown16.6 mi1,628
6Houston185.4 mi1,411
7Brownsville124.1 mi1,134
8Ingleside15.3 mi1,033

Top industries

The sectors that employ Corpus Christi’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance21.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services12.4%
RTRetail Trade11.2%
EDEducational Services10.9%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services6.5%
COConstruction6.3%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.4%
WSWholesale Trade3.4%
FIFinance and Insurance3.1%
Connectivity

Internet options for Corpus Christi

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

8 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps98%
5 Gbps98%
8 Gbps
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