Corpus Christi is a large coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Texas. With a population of 277,569 people and 54 constituent neighborhoods, Corpus Christi is the eighth largest community in Texas.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Corpus Christi is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Corpus Christi is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Corpus Christi who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.21%), sales jobs (12.94%), and management occupations (6.69%).

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Corpus Christi are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Corpus Christi Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Corpus Christi who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 19.65% of adults in Corpus Christi have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Corpus Christi in 2000 was $17,419, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $69,676 for a family of four.

Corpus Christi is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Corpus Christi home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Corpus Christi is White, followed by African-American. Corpus Christi also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 54.26% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Corpus Christi include German, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Corpus Christi is English. Some people also speak Spanish.