Corpus Christi is a popular destination for single career-starters. One thing that you will notice when you are out and about town is that there is a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters out at restaurants, listening to live music, and enjoying other activities. They are a real visible part of the culture of Corpus Christi. This makes Corpus Christi a good place to live for young professionals. With so many people in this demographic, Corpus Christi presents many opportunities for single professionals to enjoy themselves, socialize, and to create lasting relationships.
Corpus Christi is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.
One important feature of Corpus Christi is that it is one of the most car-oriented large cities in the country. In fact, 80.82% of people commute to and from work every day by private automobile, eschewing alternative forms of transportation, which are not widely available in Corpus Christi anyway. So, if you like to drive, Corpus Christi is the city for you! The landscape around Corpus Christi reflects this: wide streets, parking lots, plenty of highways, malls, and shopping centers are what you'll find.
The citizens of Corpus Christi are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.34% of adults in Corpus Christi having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Corpus Christi in 2022 was $33,579, 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 $134,316 for a family of four. However, Corpus Christi contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Corpus Christi is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Corpus Christi home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Corpus Christi, accounting for 61.41% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Corpus Christi residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Corpus Christi include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Corpus Christi is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
