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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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CBSA!18580=METRO("Corpus Christi, TX")

Corpus Christi, TX metro area

The Corpus Christi, TX metropolitan area spans 3 counties and had 450,187 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $32.6 billion that year.

Texas3 countiesPart of Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX
GDP, 2024$32.6B#123 of 387 · +2.6% nominal
Income per person, 2024$58,257#250 of 387
Unemployment, 20254.4%#248 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)92.7#224 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Corpus Christi, TXUnited States
Corpus Christi, TXUnited States
350K375K400K425K450K475K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$10B$20B$30B$40B2005201020152020GDP

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 3 counties of the metro area; current dollars.

Industries, 2024

Share of the metro economy; blank where BEA suppresses a county figure.

IndustryValue addedShareUS share
Real estate$4.2B12.9%13.7%
Government$3.8B11.6%11.1%
Manufacturing$7.0B21.3%9.5%
Finance & insurance$927M2.8%8.7%
Professional services——8.0%
Health care——7.5%
Wholesale trade$1.1B3.4%6.3%
Retail trade$2.4B7.3%5.9%
Information$570M1.7%5.7%
Construction$2.5B7.5%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing——3.3%
Accommodation & food$1.3B4.1%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$854M2.6%3.0%
Other services$665M2.0%2.0%
Management of companies——1.8%
Utilities$904M2.8%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$755M2.3%1.3%
Education——1.1%
Arts & recreation$140M0.4%1.0%
Agriculture$71M0.2%0.8%
Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent
0%5%10%15%201620182020202220242026Unemployment rate

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

Counties in the metro area

OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).

CountyStateTypeFIPS
Aransas CountyTexasOutlying48007
Nueces CountyTexasCentral48355
San Patricio CountyTexasCentral48409