How many renters in Corpus Christi, TX pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Corpus Christi, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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52.0% (±2.4 points) of renting households in Corpus Christi, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

43.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 31.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 52.0% (±2.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 43.1% (±2.1 points)
Median share of income: 31.1% (±1.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Corpus Christi

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Corpus Christi	Nueces County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	11.3% (±1.5 points)	11.5%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	11.5% (±1.6 points)	11.4%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	11.8% (±1.6 points)	11.6%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	13.4% (±1.4 points)	13.1%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.9% (±1.2 points)	8.9%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	43.1% (±2.1 points)	43.4%	42.3%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Corpus Christi against Nueces County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Corpus Christi	Nueces County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	52.0% (±2.4 points)	52.3% (±2.4 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	43.1% (±2.1 points)	43.4% (±2.1 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	31.1% (±1.2 points)	31.3% (±1.2 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$50,675 (±$3,019)	$49,664 (±$2,928)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,292 (±$27)	$1,283 (±$28)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Corpus Christi, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Nueces County (52.3%).

It is not measurably different from Texas (51.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Nueces County, Corpus Christi ranks 5 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 538 of 1,366.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Corpus Christi

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Corpus Christi
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Corpus Christi	—	52.0% (±2.4 points)	—
Ingleside on the Bay	6.0 mi	81.5% (±45.4 points)	Not measurably different
Port Aransas	6.9 mi	71.1% (±23.9 points)	Not measurably different
Ingleside	8.3 mi	53.6% (±15.2 points)	Not measurably different
Aransas Pass	12 mi	43.2% (±13.4 points)	Not measurably different
Portland	13 mi	51.9% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Gregory	14 mi	75.2% (±37.5 points)	Not measurably different
Taft	21 mi	46.8% (±26.7 points)	Not measurably different
Taft Southwest	21 mi	0.0% (±43.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Taft Southwest, TX (0.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Nueces County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Driscoll	84.2% (±67.6 points)
2	Port Aransas	71.1% (±23.9 points)
3	Bishop	63.2% (±28.5 points)
4	Robstown	56.0% (±17.7 points)
5	Corpus Christi	52.0% (±2.4 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Corpus Christi

Are renters in Corpus Christi rent-burdened?

52.0% of renting households in Corpus Christi pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Corpus Christi spend on rent?

The median renting household in Corpus Christi, TX spends 31.1% (±1.2 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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