<P> The median income for a family was $41,672 . Males had a median income of $31,863 versus $22,616 for females . The per capita income for the city was $17,419 . About 14.1% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.9% of those under age 18 and 15.5% of those ages 65 or over . </P> <P> The majority of the population is employed in the services, wholesale and retail trades, and government sectors . Corpus Christi has an unemployment rate of 5.6% as of November 2016 . </P> <P> The Port of Corpus Christi, which is the fifth - largest U.S. port and deepest inshore port on the Gulf of Mexico, handles mostly oil and agricultural products . Much of the local economy is driven by tourism and the oil and petrochemicals industry . In 2005, the port was ranked as the 47th - largest in the world by cargo tonnage . </P> <P> Corpus Christi is home to Naval Air Station Corpus Christi providing 6,200 civilian jobs to the local economy, making it the single largest employer in the city . Corpus Christi Army Depot, located on NAS Corpus Christi, is the largest helicopter repair facility in the world . Additionally located on NAS Corpus Christi is the United States Coast Guard Sector / Air Station Corpus Christi . </P>

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