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2014 – 2015
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Nueces and Surrounding Counties
Demographics
Facts
Top 20 Employers in the Corpus Christi MSA
Population
Population by Age Group
Percentage of Race
Effective Buying Income
Cost of Living
Education
Education Attainment (Population 25 years and over)
Post-Secondary Institution
Housing
Housing Tenure
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Nueces and Surrounding Counties County Population
Kenedy 412 Brooks 7,237 Kleberg 32,101 Jim Wells 41,680 Nueces 352,107 San Patricio 66,137 Bee 32,799 Refugio 7,305 Goliad 7,465 Duval 11,640 McMullen 764 Live Oak 11,867 Calhoun 21,806 Jackson 14,591 Lavaca 19,581 Dewitt 20,503 Gonzales 20,312
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Demographics Corpus Christi Facts
Corpus Christi is the 8th largest city in Texas with an estimated population of 316,381
The average high temperature in January is 65 degrees.
Tourism generates an annual economic impact of $1 billion for the Corpus Christi region.
The Corpus Christi area has over 113 miles of Gulf Coast beaches; visitors to Corpus Christi have access to nearly 70 miles of beachfront on Padre and Mustang islands.
More than one of every 10 non-agricultural jobs in the Corpus Christi MSA is related to the travel and tourism industry.
According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Port of Corpus Christi is the 5th largest port in the United States by tonnage shipped.
The area’s major industries are (1) petrochemical, (2) military and (3) tourism.
The King Ranch is one of the largest and oldest working cattle and horse ranches in the world. The ranch has ranch history, wildlife and agriculture tours.
2 ½ hrs from San Antonio, 3 hrs from Houston, and 3 ½ hours from Austin
Texas Facts
Texas has one of the highest proportions of Hispanic families in the nation.
Texans spend more on hair spray, cosmetics, deodorant, and diet pills than the average American.
Texas leads the nation in the purchase of baby foods, formulas and disposable diapers.
The fastest growing product categories in Texas supermarkets include iced-tea drinks, refrigerated prepared salads and coleslaws, liquid diet supplements, refrigerated tortillas and fresh bagels.
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Top 20 Employers in the Corpus Christi MSA Company Product/Service Number of Employees Corpus Christi Army Depot Helicopter Repair 5,800 Corpus Christi ISD School District 5,178 CHRISTUS Spohn Health Systems Hospital 5,144 H.E.B. Grocery Company 5,000 City of Corpus Christi City Government 3,171 Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Flight Training 2,822 Bay, Ltd. Heavy Fabrication 2,100 Driscoll Children’s Hospital Children’s Hospital 1,800 Del Mar College Junior College 1,542 Corpus Christi Medical Center Hospital 1,300 Nueces Count County Government 1,034 Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi Four-year University 991 Flint Hills Resources Petroleum Refining 920 Kiewit Offshore Service Offshore Rig Manufacturers 900 Corpus Christi State School Special-Needs Residential 850 Valero Refining Petroleum Refining 822 Sam Kane Beef Processors Beef Processing & Packing 800 Sherwin Alumina Alumina 800 Flour Bluff ISD School District 750 Calallen ISD School District 700
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Population
Corpus Christi Nueces County Corpus Christi MSA Coastal Bend
316,381 + 352,107 442,600 7,115,856
Source: US Census Bureau Population by Age Group
Corpus Christi population by age group
6.63% 1 - 19 26.5% 20 - 24 67.30% 25 - 34 35 - 44 32.4% 55 - 64 65+ 26%
Percentage of Race
Corpus Christi population by age group
Caucasian 33% African American 60% Native American 4% Asian
1% Pacific Islander
2% Hispanic 0%
Source: US Census Bureau
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Demographics Effective Buying Income
Area Median Household Income Per Capital Income Total Income
Corpus Christi CSA $47,029 $23,970 $6,689,479,000.0
Source: US Census Bureau
Cost of Living
Area Cost of Living index
Corpus Christi 82%
Texas 91%
National Average 100%
Source: AreaVibes Inc. 2014
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Education Education Attainment (Population 25 years and over)
IndexCorpus Christi Texas National
Completed 8th grade 79.6% 73.1% 69.3%
Completed high school 75.8% 67.1% 58.6%
Completed some college 51.1% 34.2% 35.7%
Completed associate degree 25.6% 13.9% 18.4%
Completed bachelors 19.6% 10.3% 13.9%
Completed masters 7.2% 3.0% 5.9%
Completed professional degree 2.5% 0.3% 1.5%
Completed doctorate 0.8% 0.0% 0.5%
Source: AreaVibes Inc. 2014
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Education Post-Secondary Institution
School name Number of students Del Mar College (Corpus Christi) 12,236 Texas A&M University of Corpus Christi 10,508 Texas A&M University of Kingsville 8,067 Coastal Ben College (Beeville, Kingsville, Alice) 3,992
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Housing Housing Tenure
Statistic Corpus Christi Texas National
Average number of people per household 2.8 2.8 3
Median value owner occupied home $107,600 $114,200 $200,419
Median property taxes paid $1,366 $1,232 $1,696
Median rent asked $796 $712 $801
Percent owner occupied 63.4% 73.8% 72.3%
Percent renter occupied 36.6% 26.2% 27.7%
Source: AreaVibes Inc. 2014
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Media Information
Print Print Account Rep. E-mail Office # Corpus Christi Caller-Times Steve Arnold [email protected] 361.886.3624 Tejano y Groupo News Leonardo Quiroz [email protected] 361.853.1804
TV Station Sales Rep. E-mail Office # Fax # KIII-ABC Charles Burnes [email protected] 361.986.8412 361.986.8440 KORO-Univision Claire Arredondo [email protected] 361.883.2823 361.883.2262 KRIS-NBC Linda Tubridy [email protected] 361.654.1677 361.886.6116 KZTV-CBS Linda Tubridy [email protected] 361.654.1677 361.886.6116 KAJA-Telemundo Linda Tubridy [email protected] 361.654.1677 361.886.6116 Time Warner Linda Hattersley [email protected] 361.857.2757 361.855.3866 KTMV Carlos Lopez [email protected] 361.289.8877 KUQI-Fox Tim Noble [email protected] 361.600.3804 361.882.1973 Grande Samantha Stemplinger [email protected] 361.876.1062
Radio Station Dial Position Format Website Sales Rep. Office # KKLM-FM 88.7 Christian Contemp. www.klove.com 800.525.5683 KLUX-FM 89.5 Catholic Radio Public www.klux.org Russ Martin 361.289.1420 KEDT-FM 90.3 Radio “NPR” Christian www.kedt.org Leanne Winkler 361.855.2213 KBNJ-FM 91.7 Contemp. www.kbnj.org Joe Fahl 361.855.0975 KKBA-FM 92.7 Adult Contemp. Victoria Reyes 361.561.2331 KMXR-FM 93.9 Oldies Celeste Torres 361.289.0111 KZFM-FM 95.5 Hip Hop www.hotz95.com Victoria Reyes 361.561.2331 KLTG-FM 96.5 Hot AC www.thebeach965online.com Gabrielle Gutierrez 361.883.1600 KFTX-FM 97.5 Country www.kftx.com Cyndi Rowden 361.883.5987 KLHB-FM 98.3 Tejano www.club983.com Gabrielle Gutierrez 361.883.1600 KRYS-FM 99.1 Country www.krysfm.com Celeste Torres 361.289.0111 KSAB-FM 99.9 Tejano www.ksabfm.com Celeste Torres 361.289.0111 KNCN-FM 101.3 Rock www.c101.com Celeste Torres 361.289.0111 KKPN-FM 102.3 Hot AC www.theplanet1023.com Johnny Boots 361.814.3800 KPUS-FM 104.5 Classic Rock Johnny Boots 361.814.3800 KMJR-FM 105.5 Spanish Gabrielle Gutierrez 361.883.1600 KJKE-FM 107.3 JAKE Johnny Boots 361.814.3800 KCTA-AM 1030 Religious www.kctaradio.com Ashlyn York 361.882.7711 KSIX-AM 1230 Sports “ESPN” Radio www.espn1230ksix.com Victoria Reyes 361.561.2331 KINE-AM 1330 Spanish Carlos Lopez 361.289.8877 KKTX-AM 1360 News Talk www.1360online.com Celeste Torres 361.289.0111 KUNO-AM 1400 Spanish Celeste Torres 361.289.0111 KEYS-AM 1440 News Talk www.1440keys.com Victoria Reyes 361.561.2331 KROB-AM 1510 Spanish Ben Benavides 361.299.6001 KDAE-AM 1590 Religious www.radiolibertad.com 361.299.1992
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Local Restaurants Restaurants Address Website Phone Water Street Oyster Bar & Grill 309 N Water St, Corpus Christi, TX www.waterstreetoysterbar.com 361.881.9448 Executive Surf Club 309 N Water St, Corpus Christi, TX www.executivesurfclub.com 361.884.7873 Thai Spice 523 N Water St, Corpus Christi, TX 361.883.8884 Downtown Grill 622 N Water St, Corpus Christi, TX www.downtowngrillcc.com 361.883.4745 Mesquite Street Grill 224 N Mesquite St, Corpus Christi, TX 361.884.8870 Vietnam 701 N Water St, Corpus Christi, TX http://vietnam-restaurant.com 361.853.2682 Blackbeard’s 3117 Surfside Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX http://blackbeardsrestaurant.net/ 361.884.1030 Fajitaville 221 S Hotel Pl, Corpus Christi, TX www.fajitaville.com 361.888.5554 Pier 99 2822 N Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX www.pier99restaurant.com 361.887.0764
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