Corpus Christi, Texas demographics

Corpus Christi, TX demographics: median age 36.9; 24.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Corpus Christi city, Texas · Incorporated city · GEOID 4817000. The survey estimates a population of 317,419 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Corpus Christi is 36.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.3 years. There are 118,741 households (±1,175). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	36.9 ±0.3	35.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 317,419
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Under 18	74,413 ±1,654	23.4% ±0.5 pp	25.0%	22.0%
18–34	76,263 ±1,309	24.0% ±0.4 pp	24.2%	22.8%
35–64	117,188 ±2,076	36.9% ±0.7 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	49,555 ±1,480	15.6% ±0.5 pp	13.4%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 317,419
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Male	158,387 ±623	49.9% ±0.2 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	159,032 ±625	50.1% ±0.2 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 317,419
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
White alone	143,740 ±2,976	45.3% ±0.9 pp	48.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	13,287 ±718	4.2% ±0.2 pp	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,630 ±488	0.5% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	0.9%
Asian alone	7,953 ±470	2.5% ±0.1 pp	5.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	240 ±129 · low precision	0.1% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	19,882 ±1,921	6.3% ±0.6 pp	9.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	130,687 ±3,430	41.2% ±1.1 pp	23.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 317,419
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	120,477 ±1,034	38.0% ±0.3 pp	60.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	196,942 ±1,030	62.0% ±0.3 pp	39.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 118,741
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Married-couple family	52,637 ±1,423	44.3% ±1.1 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	7,252 ±697	6.1% ±0.6 pp	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	20,087 ±1,134	16.9% ±0.9 pp	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	30,920 ±1,468	26.0% ±1.2 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	7,845 ±809	6.6% ±0.7 pp	6.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 118,741
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	38,358 ±1,297	32.3% ±1.0 pp	34.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	80,383 ±1,544	67.7% ±1.1 pp	65.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 118,741
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	30,920 ±1,468	26.0% ±1.2 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	40,955 ±1,547	34.5% ±1.3 pp	31.4%	33.8%
Three-person households	20,476 ±1,289	17.2% ±1.1 pp	16.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	14,977 ±1,128	12.6% ±0.9 pp	14.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	7,087 ±712	6.0% ±0.6 pp	7.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	2,412 ±382	2.0% ±0.3 pp	2.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	1,914 ±425	1.6% ±0.4 pp	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 317,419
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Native	289,429 ±1,849	91.2% ±0.6 pp	82.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	27,990 ±1,846	8.8% ±0.6 pp	17.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 298,075
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
English only	202,288 ±2,421	67.9% ±0.8 pp	64.9%	77.7%
Spanish	87,255 ±2,301	29.3% ±0.8 pp	28.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	441 ±181	0.1% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	449 ±186	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	720 ±400 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,510 ±575	0.5% ±0.2 pp	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	528 ±218	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1,271 ±493	0.4% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	643 ±246	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.9%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	1,927 ±422	0.6% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	693 ±239	0.2% ±0.1 pp	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	99 ±75 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	251 ±147 · low precision	0.1% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 211,031
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	30,322 ±1,717	14.4% ±0.8 pp	14.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	59,677 ±2,361	28.3% ±1.1 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	49,657 ±2,033	23.5% ±1.0 pp	20.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	19,835 ±1,180	9.4% ±0.6 pp	7.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	33,783 ±1,466	16.0% ±0.7 pp	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	17,757 ±1,229	8.4% ±0.6 pp	12.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 313,890
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Same house	266,013 ±2,930	84.7% ±0.9 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	32,431 ±2,815	10.3% ±0.9 pp	7.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	9,736 ±1,532	3.1% ±0.5 pp	3.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	4,533 ±842	1.4% ±0.3 pp	2.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	1,177 ±538	0.4% ±0.2 pp	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

17.8% of Corpus Christi residents (±0.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 17.1% in Texas and 8.4% nationally. 89.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Corpus Christi	Texas	U.S.	Compared with Texas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	17.8% ±0.8 pp	17.1%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.6% ±0.7 pp	91.4%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.8% ±0.5 pp	6.2%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Corpus Christi . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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