Humidity & wind
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Population
317,247
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$210,400
Owner-occupied units
Corpus Christi, TX
Texas · 27.754° N, 97.173° W · 168 sq mi
Corpus Christi is a city in Texas, with a population of 317,247 and about 1,891 residents per square mile. The median household earns $67,394 a year, and the median home is worth $210,400.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
168 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,891
People per square mile
Rank by population
#64
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#41
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$67,394
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,292
Per month
Homeownership
57.9%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
21.3 min
One way
People
Median age
36.9
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
24.4%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
8.8%
Households
118,741
2.6 people each
Climate · 2021–2025 average
Clear days 46/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 157/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 0/yr
Days above 90° 0/yr
Below freezing 1/yr
Annual rainfall 42in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
August
Average high 86°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 55°F
What people here do for work
Education & health care 25.4%
Retail trade 12.5%
Arts, food & hospitality 10.8%
Construction 9.9%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Texas
State bird
Northern Mockingbird
State flower
Bluebonnet
State capital
Austin
Nickname
The Lone Star State
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Cities near Corpus Christi
- Victoria, TX75 mi · 66,500
- Harlingen, TX113 mi · 72,467
- Edinburg, TX116 mi · 110,700
- Brownsville, TX123 mi · 192,957
- McAllen, TX125 mi · 150,640
- Pharr, TX127 mi · 80,830
- Mission, TX128 mi · 88,992
- Laredo, TX142 mi · 269,515
Cities about the same size
- Irvine, CA318,764
- Santa Ana, CA315,586
- Cincinnati, OH314,367
- Riverside, CA323,057
- Newark, NJ323,808
- Stockton, CA324,597
- Greensboro, NC308,667
- Pittsburgh, PA307,632
More in Texas
- Houston2,397,315
- San Antonio1,548,422
- Dallas1,329,491
- Fort Worth1,028,117
- Austin1,002,632
- El Paso683,012
- Arlington402,134
- Plano293,028
Wealthiest person in Texas
Name
Elon Musk
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$388B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Austin
Source of wealth
Tesla, SpaceX
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Texas · private sector
Employer
Walmart
Sector
Retail
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Texas
Company
Exxon Mobil
Revenue
$349.6B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Spring
Ticker
XOM
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.