Corpus Christi Population 2024

Corpus Christi is a Texas city on the Gulf of Mexico, located 130 miles southeast of San Antonio. Corpus Christi population in 2024 is estimated to be 323,648, covering city area of 488.73 sq mi (1,265.80 sq km), Corpus Christi means body of Christ in Ecclesiastical Latin, in reference to the Christian sacrament of Holy Communion. In 1519, The city name Corpus Christi was given to the settlement and surrounding bay by Spanish explorer Alonso Alvarez de Pineda, Spanish explorer discovered on the Western Christian feast day of Corpus Christi. Due to high wind speeds, Corpus Christi is one of the popular cities for wind surfing, sailing, kiteboarding and kite flying. Corpus Christi is considered to be safe city in the State of Texas comparing with crime rate of national average.

• Contents
• Population by Age
• Population by Race
• Nativity by Place of Birth

Below is the Corpus Christi population by year:

The Corpus Christi metropolitan statistical area is a metropolitan area in South Texas that covers three counties, Aransas, Nueces, and San Patricio. According to bls, Unemployment rate in Corpus Christi is 8.4 in June 2021, improved from 11.5 as compared in June 2020 and unemployment rate is of Texas is 6.6 and US is 11.2. Weekly average wage of Corpus Christi is $1,048 compared to U.S weekly average wage of $1,339. The key economy areas are Mining, logging, and construction, Trade, transportation, and utilities , Financial activities, Professional services, Education, health services, Leisure and hospitality. Corpus Christi population in 2023 is estimated to be 322,981, population in 2022 is estimated to be 321,614, and in 2021 is estimated to be 317,768.

Corpus Christi Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, Total Corpus Christi population is 326,590, out of these 161,802 are male, 164,788 are female, The sex ratio of Corpus Christi is 98. The median age of the Corpus Christi population is 35.3, Corpus Christi population by age are, under 18 years is 79,844, 16 years and over is 255,483, 18 years and over is 246,746, 21 years and over is 232,913, 65 years and over is 58,258. 49.5% are male, 50.5% are female, Population of Corpus Christi by age percentwise is, 24.4% are under 18 years old, 78.2% are 16 years and over, 75.6% are 18 years and over, 71.3% are 21 years and over, 14.5% are 65 years and over. There are total 134,604 housing units, The voting population of Corpus Christi are 227,415, out of these 109,967 are male voters, 117,448 are female voters, 48.4% are male, 51.6% are female.

Corpus Christi Population by Race

White Population

White population in Corpus Christi, Texas are 292,495, percentage wise 89.6 percent are whites.

Black Population

Black population in Corpus Christi, Texas are 13,816, percentage wise 4.2 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in Corpus Christi, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Carribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in Corpus Christi are 7,663, percentage wise 2.3 percent are asians, out of these 3,449 are Asian Indians, 754 are Chinese, 2,213 are Filipinos, 171 are Japanese, 186 are Korean, 381 are Vietnamese and 509 are other Asian nationals.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in Corpus Christi, Texas are 207,217. Percentage wise 63.4 percent are hispanics, out of these 194,386 are Mexican people, 1,904 are Puerto Ricans, 311 are Cubans, and 10,616 are other Hispanic or Latinos.

Nativity by Place of Birth

According to 2019 estimates, Corpus Christi native population is 293,845, out of these 241,152 born in the Texas state and 49,808 born in other state in the United States. Foreign born or Population born outside the US are 32,745, out of these 12,767 are Naturalised US citizen, 1,448 are in Europe, 2,375 in Asia, 535 in Africa, 7,647 in Latin America and 585 in Northern America. Non-US Citizens, Total Foreigners living in Corpus Christi are 19,978, out of these 404 are from Europe, 3,442 are from Asia, 59 from Africa, 15,664 are from Latin America and 325 are from Northern America.