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About Corpus Christi, TX - Regional Profile |
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| Building Permits |
May YTD 2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
| CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI |
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| New Residential Permits |
439 |
1,252 |
1,692 |
1,531 |
1,457 |
| New Residential Valuation |
$62,741,580 |
$148,450,658 |
$241,180,554 |
$199,543,259 |
$172,818,160 |
| New Commercial Permits |
82 |
280 |
361 |
318 |
306 |
| New Commercial Valuation |
$35,284,582 |
$108,504,979 |
$132,941,420 |
$205,205,534 |
$118,167,688 |
Source: City of Corpus Christi
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| Enplanements/Corpus Christi International Airport |
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Source: Corpus Christi International Airport |
| Employment by Sector for Selected Month/Corpus Christi MSA |
May-08 |
May-07 |
May-06 |
May-05 |
May-04 |
| Total Non-Farm Employment |
179,200 |
178,300 |
174,600 |
172,200 |
167,300 |
| Natural Resources, Mining and Construction |
21,200 |
19,400 |
18,300 |
18,400 |
15,400 |
| Manufacturing |
10,900 |
11,300 |
11,400 |
10,500 |
11,500 |
| Trade, Transportation and Utilities |
32,200 |
31,600 |
30,800 |
30,300 |
29,700 |
| Professional and Business Services |
16,100 |
17,300 |
16,700 |
16,000 |
16,100 |
| Educational and Health Services |
27,200 |
26,800 |
26,100 |
26,400 |
25,700 |
| Leisure and Hospitality |
21,800 |
22,000 |
21,000 |
20,800 |
19,200 |
| Government |
32,800 |
33,100 |
33,400 |
32,900 |
32,600 |
Source: Texas Workforce Commission |

| Unemployment Rate for 13 month period |
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Source: Texas Workforce Commission |
| Average Annual Wages from 3rd Quarter 2007 Data |
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| ACCRA Cost of Living Index / Comparison of Port Cities |
2008
1st Quarter
|
2007
Annual Average |
2007
3rd Quarter |
2007
2nd Quarter |
| Corpus Christi MSA |
88.0 |
88.2 |
89.2 |
88.0 |
| Houston, Texas |
88.2 |
87.7 |
87.6 |
87.7 |
| Savannah, Georgia |
95.2 |
94.8 |
93.8 |
96.0 |
| Mobile, Alabama |
92.4 |
93.2 |
93.1 |
94.9 |
| Miami, Florida |
116.3 |
115.4 |
114.7 |
116.3 |
| New Orleans, Louisiana |
99.8 |
99.6 |
98.5 |
101.3 |
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
90.9 |
91.2 |
92.2 |
91.3 |
| Baltimore, Maryland |
119.7 |
118.0 |
118.1 |
117.6 |
National Average = 100
Source: ACCRA
**** Indicates cities that did not participate in that quarter's COLI survey

| Per Capita Personal Income |
Est. 2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
| Aransas County |
$31,775 |
$27,504 |
$26,186 |
$25,394 |
$24,894 |
| Bee County |
$19,366 |
$17,564 |
$16,715 |
$15,695 |
$15,520 |
| Corpus Christi MSA |
$31,464 |
$28,603 |
$27,340 |
$26,271 |
$24,845 |
| Jim Wells County |
$26,787 |
$24,184 |
$22,722 |
$21,149 |
$19,953 |
| Kleberg County |
$26,740 |
$24,761 |
$22,884 |
$21,157 |
$19,856 |
| Nueces County |
$32,299 |
$29,541 |
$28,212 |
$26,638 |
$25,425 |
| San Patricio County |
$27,452 |
$24,674 |
$23,698 |
$22,669 |
$21,630 |
| Texas |
$35,166 |
$32,460 |
$30,732 |
$29,074 |
$28,721 |
| United States |
$36,714 |
$34,471 |
$33,050 |
$31,484 |
$30,810 |
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
2006 Estimates released April 24, 2008
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| Gross Sales - Retail Trade |
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2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
City of
Alice |
$351,701,513 |
$ 333,856,579 |
$ 226,358,656 |
$ 209,638,529 |
$ 222,292,978 |
City of
Aransas Pass |
$233,561,088 |
240,478,140 |
217,497,471 |
203,888,937 |
188,849,117 |
City of
Beeville |
$194,078,596 |
165,485,103 |
150,125,898 |
142,796,453 |
141,924,223 |
City of
Corpus Christi |
$3,608,353,619 |
3,441,423,616 |
3,297,428,831 |
3,103,345,947 |
3,002,424,669 |
City of
Kingsville |
$463,640,849 |
417,511,708 |
343,291,221 |
313,097,148 |
266,725,878 |
City of Port
Aransas |
$52,293,229 |
49,791,222 |
46,784,916 |
44,546,676 |
40,120,833 |
City of
Portland |
$201,612,998 |
192,794,149 |
207,169,564 |
141,091,767 |
124,509,248 |
City of
Robstown |
$182,847,387 |
149,736,994 |
136,407,689 |
130,323,121 |
98,566,063 |
Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts |
| Bank Deposits (in millions for June 30 of each year) |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
| Aransas County |
$ 255 |
$ 248 |
$ 244 |
$ 221 |
$ 210 |
| Bee County |
$ 214 |
$ 210 |
$ 199 |
$ 201 |
$ 216 |
| Jim Wells County |
$ 384 |
$ 359 |
$ 337 |
$ 318 |
$ 277 |
| Kleberg County |
$ 271 |
$ 243 |
$ 229 |
$ 232 |
$ 237 |
| Nueces County |
$ 3,273 |
$ 3,347 |
$ 3,177 |
$ 3,220 |
$ 2,915 |
| San Patricio County |
$ 424 |
$ 414 |
$ 394 |
$ 379 |
$ 374 |
Source: FDIC

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