People QuickFacts Corpus Christi Texas Population, 2011 estimate 307,953 25,674,681 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 305,215 25,145,561 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.9% 2.1% Population, 2010 305,215 25,145,561 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.1% 7.7% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 25.8% 27.3% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 11.9% 10.3% Female persons, percent, 2010 51.0% 50.4%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 80.9% 70.4% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 4.3% 11.8% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.6% 0.7% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.8% 3.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.5% 2.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 59.7% 37.6% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 33.3% 45.3%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 78.9% 81.5% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 7.6% 16.1% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 39.2% 34.2% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 79.3% 80.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 20.6% 25.8% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 18.9 24.8  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 60.2% 64.8% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 28.4% 24.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $107,600 $123,500 Households, 2006-2010 109,160 8,539,206 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.68 2.78 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $22,921 $24,870 Median household income 2006-2010 $43,457 $49,646 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 18.8% 16.8%     Business QuickFacts Corpus Christi Texas Total number of firms, 2007 26,041 2,164,852 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.7% 7.1% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.9% 0.9% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.1% 5.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 34.0% 20.7% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.1% 28.2%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) D 593,541,502 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,682,580 424,238,194 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 4,133,779 311,334,781 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $14,584 $13,061 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 607,063 42,054,592     Geography QuickFacts Corpus Christi Texas Land area in square miles, 2010 160.61 261,231.71 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,900.3 96.3 FIPS Code 17000 48 Counties Aransas County Kleberg County Nueces County San Patricio County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts