Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Corpus Christi spent less per resident in 2022 than 67% of similar cities
Corpus Christi’s city government spent $390.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to July 31, 2024, about $1,235 per resident. Water and other utilities ($125 million) and the airport ($10.6 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Corpus Christi is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,009 per resident in 2022: less than 67% of them
Corpus Christi’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,009 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 24 Texas cities of 250,000–499,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,166, and the middle half spent $952–$1,413. Corpus Christi spent less than 67% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($70.5 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Texas cities of 250,000–499,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Corpus Christi itself left out).
About $1,235 per resident a year, or $3.38 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 22%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 18% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Corpus Christi reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,009 · 2023: $1,139 · 2024: $1,235.
full-time in March 2025, up from 3,194 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $3,387 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.61% of the home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Corpus Christi’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Corpus Christi’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Corpus Christi →
Who’s in charge in Corpus Christi
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Corpus Christi’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cctexas.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 92 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (316,239).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Corpus Christi Independent School District
Corpus Christi’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,440 per pupil, $6,763 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal.
Flour Bluff Independent School District · $11,271 per pupil
Tuloso-Midway Independent School District · $13,173 per pupil
West Oso Independent School District · $13,062 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Corpus Christi’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Corpus Christi alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Nueces County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican55.2%67,201 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat43.8%53,248 votesOthers: 1.0% (1,229 votes).
Most votes in Nueces County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Corpus Christi lies in Nueces County; the rest in Aransas County, Kleberg County, San Patricio County. Every 2024 race in Nueces County is on the county’s page.
Nueces County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Corpus Christi.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cctexas.com ↗
- 2Texas HouseCorpus Christi is split between 3 districts
- 3Texas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Texas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Corpus Christi compares with the towns next door
No neighbor is close in size, so the comparison above uses Texas cities of 250,000–499,999 that don’t run their own schools. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Ingleside on the Bay | $442 | $4,163 |
| Portland | $1,331 | $4,376 |
| Aransas Pass | $2,756 | $2,242 |
| Ingleside | estimate | $2,914 |
| Port Aransas | estimate | $4,388 |
| Corpus Christi | $1,009 | $3,387 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Corpus Christi’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Corpus Christi’s government
How much does Corpus Christi spend per resident?
About $1,235 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to July 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,009 was less than 67% of 24 Texas cities of 250,000–499,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Corpus Christi?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,387 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.61% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cctexas.com.
Who runs Corpus Christi’s government?
See cctexas.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Corpus Christi yet.
How did Corpus Christi vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Corpus Christi alone. Nueces County, where 100% of Corpus Christi lies, voted Trump 55.2%, Harris 43.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Corpus Christi?
3,451 full-time and 147 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $21.5M (about $258.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Corpus Christi in the state legislature?
Corpus Christi is split among 3 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Texas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Corpus Christi’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →