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Golf Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Padre Isles Northshore Oso Beach Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi is a four-year university Country Club Country Club Golf Course that offers numerous bachelor, master and doctoral degrees in five colleges: Business, Education, Liberal Arts, Nursing & Health Sciences and Science & Engineering. L.E. Ramey Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, located on its own 240-acre Sinton River Hills island, features state-of-the-art learning centers, support Golf Course Municipal Country facilities, student apartments and its own beach. Surrounded by Golf Course Club the Corpus Christi and Oso Bays, the campus is approximately ten miles from downtown Corpus Christi. Population Average Home Prices Del Mar College Corpus Corpus Nueces 12 County 2010 $152,200 Del Mar is a two-year community college that offers academic, Christi Christi MSA County Region 2011 $156,600 occupational and non-credit courses. Associate of Art, Science and 2012 $168,300 Applied Science degrees in over 50 university transfer majors are 2000 277,451 403,208 319,645 549,012 2013 $179,700 awarded at Del Mar, as well as Enhanced Skills Certificates and 2010 305,215 393,177 340,223 536,979 2014 $201,750 Certificates of Achievement in more than 80 occupational fields. 2013 316,381 442,600 352,107 546,877 Source: Texas A&M University Real Estate Center Both non-credit and credit students have Regional Age Distribution - 2013 access to classes, laboratories and the latest Age Group 2014 Building Permits Issued technology that upgrade their current skills, (City of Corpus Christi) 19 or Under 28.3% Corpus Christi prepare them for further study or train them for immediate employment in the Coastal Bend 20 – 29 14.3% New Residential 1,134 was ranked 5t h New Commercial 294 Most Desirable area. 30 – 39 12.3% C i t y In 2005, the Texas Higher Education 40 – 49 12.4% For Relocating Source: City of Corpus Christi Coordinating Board visited the College and rated 50 – 64 18.9% Families 14 programs as exemplary--a record for an 65+ 13.7% institution of Del Mar College’s size. Museums & Attractions The City of Corpus Christi is strategically located on the Art Museum of South Texas Educational Institution Enrollment Oct. 2013 Gulf of Mexico. Corpus Christi Race & Ethnicity – 2010 census Texas State Aquarium White (alone) 33.0% Padre Island National Seashore Climate Texas A& M University-Corpus Christi 10,033 Black 4.3% South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Del Mar College 12,236 Average Daily Temperature 71° F American Indian 0.6% Center Asian Cultures Museum and Agua Dulce ISD 371 Average July Temperature 84° F Asian/ Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander 1.9% Education Center Corpus Christi Arts Center Banquete ISD 809 Average January Temperature 56° F Multi-Race (2 or more) 2.5% Corpus Christi Museum of Science and Bishop ISD 1,298 Average Wind Speed 13 mph History Mustang Island State Park Hispanic or Latino 59.7% Calallen ISD 3,954 Average Annual Rainfall 30.4 inches USS Lexington Museum Corpus Christi ISD 38,678 Average Days of Sunshine 288 Regional Household Information - 2011 Whataburger Field home of Corpus Christi Driscoll ISD 307 Hooks Minor League Baseball Average Persons per Household 2.08 Flour Bluff ISD 5,633 Mileage to Other Major Texas Cities London ISD 437 Total Number of Households 444 Port Aransas ISD 561 Austin 192 ACCRA Cost of Living Rankings: Average Annual Robstown ISD 3,822 Dallas / Fort Worth 377 Regional Income - 2011 2014 Houston 207 Tuloso-Midway ISD 3,417 Area Median Household Per Capita Corpus Christi, TX 92.7 San Antonio 143 West Oso ISD 1,958 Income Income Baltimore, MD 109.5 Corpus Christi $45,267 $23,870 Nueces County $44,815 $23,525 Savannah, GA 91.5 Regional Educational Attainment 2013 (over 25 years old) Coastal Bend Region $40,858 $19,891 New Orleans, LA 97.0 High School Graduate or higher 80.7% Source: U.S. Census Bureau Miami, FL 111.4 Bachelor Degree or higher 20.8% Corpus Christi Metropolitan Statistical Area consists of Nueces, Aransas and San Patricio Counties. Houston, TX 99.0 Coastal Bend Region consists of Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval, Jim Baton Rouge, LA 94.6 Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, McMullen, Nueces, Refugio, and Source: Workforce Development San Patricio counties. The Port of 2014 Major Employers – Corpus Christi MSA 2014 Labor Force Corpus Christi is Community Ratings Business Type of Product - Service Civilian Employment the Sixth Largest Nueces County Corpus Christi Army Depot Helicopter Repair 6,500 Port in the Labor Force 179,933 Corpus Christi ISD School District 5,178 Nation Employment 171,289 Texas ranked #1 for best state to do business CHRISTUS Spohn Health System Hospital 5,144 th Unemployment 8,643 8 year in a row H.E.B. Grocery Company 5,000 Unemployment Rate 4.8% 4th Best Mid-Sized Cities for Jobs 2013 (Forbes City of Corpus Christi City Government 3,171 Naval Air Station- Corpus Christi Flight Training 2,827 Corpus Christi MSA Magazine) Kiewit Offshore Services Offshore Rig Manufacturer 2,200 Labor Force 220,842 The Hot Spot in #2 Boating State in the U.S. Bay, Ltd. Industrial Construction 2,100 Employment 209,695 2011 Driscoll Children’s Hospital Hospital 1,800 Unemployment 11,147 Port of Corpus Christi America’s Birdiest City 2012 Del Mar College Junior College 1,542 Unemployment Rate 5.0% Corpus Christi Medical Center Hospital 1,300 150 miles from U.S./Mexico border #6 Digital City - Center for Digital Government, 2012 Region – First Data Corporation Teleservices 1,200 45’ channel depth 54th out of 299 cities in the Nation for Whataburger Corporate Offices 1,115 Labor Force 300,634 24,019-acre Foreign Trade Zone, the percentage change in house prices –Fannie Susser Holdings Corporation Convenience Stores 1,100 Employment 285,886 largest in the U.S. st Nueces County County Government 1,034 Unemployment 14,695 Mae, 1 quarter 2013 Texas A&M University Corpus Christi Four-year University 991 125+ acres of open storage and fabrication Unemployment Rate 4.4% Best Performing Cities of 2009 – Milken sites Flint Hills Resources Crude Oil Refining 920 th Annual Unemployment Rate Average Institute (ranked 44 overall out of 299) C. 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State Supported Living Center Special-needs Facility 850 Heavy lift capabilities Valero Refining Crude Oil Refining 824 Dockside rail from multiple carriers Corpus Christi MSA Nueces County Region Sherwin Alumina Alumina 800 Excellent highway access 2011 8.0% 7.7% 7.0% Flour Bluff ISD School District 750 295,500+ sq. ft. of covered dockside Highly Competitive Sam Kane Beef Processors Beef Packing & Processing 739 2012 6.5% 6.3% 5.5% storage 2013 6.0% 5.7% 5.3% Cost of Doing Business 2014 5.0% 4.8% 4.4% Source: Economic Research Federal Reserve Bank 2014 Employment by Industry – Corpus Christi MSA POCC Ship and Barge Activity: 2014 Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend Industry Employment Dry Cargo: 376 Corpus Christi ranked 17th in the Top 25 Cities Total Nonagricultural 192,200 Tankers: 1,088 Mining, Logging, & Construction 25,600 For Global Trade – 2013 Global Trade Magazine Barges: 5,406 th Manufacturing 9,700 Ranked 46 out of 200 for Low Cost of Doing Total: 6,870 Tax & Incentives Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 34,400 Business (Large Metropolitan Areas) - Forbes Information 2,000 Tonnage Figures: 2014 Magazines Finance and Insurance 4,800 (in short tons) Professional & Business Services 15,400 Top 30% for Low Cost of Doing Business - Potential Incentives Educational & Health Services 30,200 Break Bulk: 348,059 Moody’s Economy.com Grain: 2,984,208 Leisure & Hospitality 25,400 Texas Enterprise Fund Top 20% for Low Workforce Costs – Moody’s Other Services 8,000 Chemical: 1,951,762 Texas Enterprise Zone Program Economy.com Government 33,200 Dry Bulk: 8,700,428 Sales and Use Tax Exemption Source: Texas Workforce Commission Liquid Bulk: 475,785 78% of National Average for Construction Type A Grants and Low-Interest Loans Petroleum: 74,994,238 Cost – R.S. Means Total: 89,454,480 Chapter 380 Grants Bonds Lowest Office Rents – Moody’s Economy.com Freeport Exemption Top Trade Partners- 2014 Access to Foreign Trade Zone 122 Transportation 1. Venezuela Retail Sales Tax 2. Nigeria 3. Mexico State of Texas 6.25% 4. Russia RTA .50% Corpus Christi International Airport Rail Service 5. United Kingdom Corpus Christi 1.50% Three Class I railroads: Located 8 miles from Downtown Corpus Christi 6. Iraq 8.25% Burlington Northern Santa Fe Two Runways: 6,080’ x 150’ and 7,508’ x 150’ 7. Kuwait Union Pacific Daily Flights to: Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston 8. Jamaica Margins Tax For detailed information and statistics on Kansas City Southern Carriers: American, Continental, Southwest 9. Algeria 1% on gross receipts less compensation or cost of goods sold. workforce, taxes, incentives, and other Air Freight Services: Southwest Airlines Cargo, 10. Brazil Retailers and wholesalers will have a rate of .5% and sole Major 2 or 4 Lane Highways subjects, or to order a customized report, 11. China proprietorships and general partnerships are exempt. Signature Flight Support, and DHL Express Two full service Fixed Base Operators: Atlantic Interstate 37 please visit our website: Air Center & Signature Flight Support US Highway 181 & 77 Source: Port of Corpus Christi Texas has no personal income tax. Yearly Statistics State 44, 358, 286, 357, 443, 35 Source: Texas Comptroller’s Office www.ccredc.com Source: Airport GAR .