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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.

How do Corpus Christi, TX compare?

Population, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income (Census Bureau estimates Vintage 2025, 2020 Census, Building Permits Survey 2025, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates)
FigureCorpus Christi, TX
Residents, July 2025 (estimate)317,247
Change since April 2020−0.3%
Residents counted in the 2020 Census317,863
Residents per square mile (2020)1,910
Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents–
Median home value ÷ median household income3.1 years of income
A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less)23.0%
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. ■ differs from Corpus Christi beyond the margins of error.
MeasureCorpus Christi, TX
Total population317,419±50
Median age36.9±0.3
Hispanic or Latino (any race)62.0%±0.3 pts
White alone, not Hispanic29.2%±0.4 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic3.8%±0.2 pts
Asian alone, not Hispanic2.5%±0.1 pts
Born outside the United States8.8%±0.6 pts
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)24.4%±0.9 pts
Median household income$67,394±$1,835
Per capita income$34,788±$753
People below the poverty line17.1%±1.1 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%±0.6 pts
Median home value (owner-occupied)$210,400±$4,036
Median gross rent$1,292±$27
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent43.1%±2.1 pts
Owner-occupied homes57.9%±1.0 pts
Built 2020 or later1.7%±0.3 pts
Worked from home5.3%±0.7 pts
Drove alone to work80.3%±1.1 pts
Public transportation1.2%±0.3 pts
Mean travel time to work21.3 min±0.7
No health insurance coverage17.8%±0.9 pts

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov