Corpus Christi, TX
Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area
Figures are medians for the whole Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area, not the city proper.
Among the 300 U.S. metros CityLedger tracks, Corpus Christi ranks 210th for affordability — how far a typical paycheck stretches after local prices — and 209th for income. A household earns $68,650 a year while median rent runs $1,293/mo, making it expensive relative to what residents earn. Affordability and price level are different lenses: the raw cost of living here runs 7% below the U.S. average.
Its strongest card is commute (60th of 300), while health is the soft spot (286th). Housing usually decides a move: rent ranks 164th and home prices 70th among the 300 metros CityLedger tracks.
For your salary & household
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On $75,000 for just you in Corpus Christi, your take-home is worth about $66,163 once local prices are factored in — local prices stretch it further than the U.S. average.
Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.
The numbers
Income & cost
- Median income
- 209th of 300↑20.5%$68,650
- Cost of living?The local price level vs. the U.S. average of 100 (BEA). Lower means cheaper. This is raw prices, not adjusted for income.
- 103rd of 30093 (US=100)
- Cost-adj. income?Median household income divided by the local price level — what the typical paycheck is really worth here.
- $74,079
- Per-capita income
- $36,444
- Full-time pay
- $40,752
Housing
- Median rent
- 164th of 300↑23.7%$1,293/mo
- Home value
- 70th of 300↑54.6%$232,100
- Property tax
- $3,158/yr · 1.4%
- Sales tax
- 8.20%
Jobs & education
- Unemployment
- 120th of 3004.1%
- Bachelor's+
- 251st of 30025.2%
- Avg commute
- 60th of 30021.6 min
People
- Population
- 448,853
- Population change
- +4.6%
- Median age
- 38.4 yrs
- Foreign-born
- 9.3%
- Broadband
- 93.1%
Environment & risk
- Air quality (AQI)
- 234th of 30051
- Natural-hazard loss
- 242nd of 300$20/$10k
Health
- Fair/poor health
- 286th of 30025.9%
- Uninsured (18–64)
- 24.6%
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS), U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. EPA, FEMA, CDC, NOAA — every figure's source is listed on our methodology page. Data built 2026-06-14. ↑↓ mark the change since 2019.
How CityLedger scores it
Transparent weights — see our methodology.
Strengths
- + Home prices
- + Commute
Watch-outs
- – Affordability
- – Household income
- – Education
- – Air quality
- – Hazard safety
- – Health
Climate
30-year normals (1991–2020) from the nearest station — corpus christi.
What jobs pay in Corpus Christi
Median annual wage by occupation (BLS OEWS 2025) — half of workers in each role earn more, half less.
- IT managers
- $153,870
- Financial managers
- $138,150
- Pharmacists
- $136,150
- Lawyers
- $129,180
- Software developers
- $123,580
- Civil engineers
- $95,160
- General & operations managers
- $90,600
- Registered nurses
- $82,690
- Accountants & auditors
- $75,580
- Police officers
- $73,400
- Secondary school teachers
- $63,020
- Web developers
- $61,980
- Elementary school teachers
- $60,210
- Electricians
- $59,410
- Plumbers
- $59,390
- Truck drivers (heavy)
- $49,000
- Carpenters
- $47,200
- Construction laborers
- $42,440
- Maintenance & repair workers
- $41,370
- Customer service reps
- $37,070
- Janitors
- $30,690
- Retail salespersons
- $29,200
- Cashiers
- $28,140
- Waiters & waitresses
- $22,820
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 — annual median wage. Cross-industry, all experience levels.
Where new residents move from
The states sending the most people to the Corpus Christi metro, by estimated movers (U.S. Census 2022 migration flows, 5-year). Moves from elsewhere in Texas are excluded to show where out-of-state arrivals originate.
- Florida982
- California458
- Maryland393
- Missouri377
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2022 Migration Flows (5-year).
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Corpus Christi metro — frequently asked
- What is the median rent in the Corpus Christi metro?
- Median gross rent across the Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area is $1,293 a month (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024). That figure covers the whole metro area, not just the city of Corpus Christi.
- What is the median household income in the Corpus Christi metro?
- A typical household in the Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area earns $68,650 a year (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- Is Corpus Christi expensive to live in?
- The overall cost of living in the Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area runs about 7% below the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024) — prices are lower than average, before accounting for local pay.
- Does a paycheck go far in the Corpus Christi metro?
- After adjusting for local prices, the median household income is worth about $74,079 (versus its face value of $68,650). CityLedger rates the Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area expensive for what residents earn.
- What is the typical home value in the Corpus Christi metro?
- The median home value across the Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area is $232,100 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- What is the unemployment rate in the Corpus Christi metro?
- The unemployment rate in the Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area is 4.1% (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).