Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area
The Corpus Christi, TX metro area is made up of 3 counties in Texas: Nueces, San Patricio, and Aransas, largest first. About 451,191 people lived there on July 1, 2025 (Census estimate), 1.2% more than in April 2020.
- Population, July 2025
- 451,191 1.2% more than in April 2020
- Type
- Metropolitan statistical area
- Counties
- 3: 2 central, 1 outlying
- Land area
- 1,785 sq mi (4,623 km²)
- Time zone
- Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
- State
- Texas
- Combined statistical area
- Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX
- CBSA code
- 18580
Counties in the Corpus Christi, TX metro area, largest first
| County | Role | Population, July 2025 | Share of the area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nueces County | Central | 352,992 | 78.2% |
| San Patricio County | Central | 72,053 | 16.0% |
| Aransas County | Outlying | 26,146 | 5.8% |
A central county holds the area’s core, an urban area of at least 50,000 people. An outlying county is in the area because of commuting: at least a quarter of its workers have jobs in the central counties, or at least a quarter of the people working there live in them. A county belongs to one metro or micro area at most, and it counts whole, countryside included.
Principal city
- Corpus Christi317,419 people
OMB names the area after its largest principal cities. A principal city is the area’s largest city, plus any other city that is very large or a big job center, and smaller ones with at least as many jobs as working residents (2020 Census and commuting figures). People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.
Part of the Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX combined statistical area
OMB joins neighboring metro and micro areas into a combined statistical area when enough people commute between them. The other 2 areas in this one, largest first:
- Alice, TX Micro Area45,383 people
- Kingsville, TX Micro Area30,315 people
Bordering metro and micro areas, nearest first
Areas with a county on this area’s edge. Distances are straight lines between the areas’ largest cities.
- Kingsville, TX Micro Area45 mi west
- Alice, TX Micro Area55 mi west
- Beeville, TX Micro Area57 mi northwest
- Port Lavaca, TX Micro Area68 mi northeast
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