ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Texas

ZIP Code 78401: Corpus Christi, TX

ZIP Code 78401 (Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas) has an estimated 4,344 residents in 1,445 households. The median household income is $40,841, the median home value is $77,500 and the median gross rent is $1,052/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated

Total population

4,344

Margin of error ±617

Median household income

$40,841

Margin of error ±$9,111

Median home value

$77,500

Margin of error ±$35,670

Median gross rent

$1,052/mo

Margin of error ±$162

Median age

45.7 yrs

Margin of error ±3.3 yrs

Mean travel time to work

18.2 min

Margin of error ±6.5 min

How ZIP 78401 compares with Texas and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 7840145.7 yrsTexas35.6 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 78401$40,841Texas$78,476United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 78401$23,843Texas$40,752United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 7840134.9%Texas13.8%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 784012.0%Texas5.3%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 7840116.0%Texas33.8%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 78401$77,500Texas$283,800United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 78401$1,052/moTexas$1,403/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 7840114.0%Texas62.6%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 7840118.2 minTexas26.7 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 784011.9%Texas14.4%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 78401

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 78401 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
MeasureZIP 78401Margin of errorTexasUnited States
Total population4,344±61730,188,424334,922,499
Median age45.7 yrs±3.3 yrs35.6 yrs38.9 yrs
Households1,445±26310,992,816129,227,496
Median household income$40,841±$9,111$78,476$80,734
Per capita income$23,843±$4,953$40,752$44,673
Poverty rate34.9%±6.4 pts13.8%12.5%
Unemployment rate2.0%±1.8 pts5.3%5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.0%±4.6 pts33.8%35.7%
Median home value$77,500±$35,670$283,800$332,700
Median gross rent$1,052/mo±$162$1,403/mo$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes14.0%±4.2 pts62.6%65.2%
Mean travel time to work18.2 min±6.5 min26.7 min26.4 min
Worked from home1.9%±1.8 pts14.4%15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 78401
GroupZIP 78401TexasUnited States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino33.5%39.1%57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino11.4%11.9%11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino1.2%0.1%0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.7%5.5%5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%0.1%0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.2%0.4%0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino0.4%3.1%4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)52.6%39.7%19.3%

Where ZIP 78401 is

State
Texas
Main county
Nueces County
Largest overlapping place
Corpus Christi (100% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area
2.15 sq mi· about 2,020 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in Nueces County

78330 Nueces County, TX78339 Banquete, TX78343 Nueces County, TX78347 Nueces County, TX78351 Driscoll, TX78373 Corpus Christi, TX78380 Nueces County, TX78402 Corpus Christi, TX78404 Corpus Christi, TX78405 Corpus Christi, TX78406 Corpus Christi, TX78407 Corpus Christi, TX78408 Corpus Christi, TX78409 Corpus Christi, TX78410 Corpus Christi, TX78411 Corpus Christi, TX78412 Corpus Christi, TX78413 Corpus Christi, TX78414 Corpus Christi, TX78415 Nueces County, TX78416 Corpus Christi, TX78417 Corpus Christi, TX78419 Corpus Christi, TX

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About ZIP codes and ZCTAs: the Census Bureau publishes statistics for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP code delivery areas. Learn how they differ.

Sources

  • U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
  • U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
  • Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.