Texas · Census place 17000
Corpus Christi city, TX
Quick answer
Corpus Christi city has 317,383 residents, ranking #8 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $66,325, the median home is worth $197,100 and median gross rent runs $1,230 a month.
- Population
- 317,383Corpus Christi city residents
- Median household income
- $66,325Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $197,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,230Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Corpus Christi city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Corpus Christi city median would spend about 22.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.5% of residents and 57.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Fort Worth city 941,311
- El Paso city 678,147
- Arlington city 394,769
- Plano city 287,339
- Lubbock city 261,078
- Laredo city 255,949
- Irving city 255,036
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