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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

San Antonio, TX vs Corpus Christi, TX

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

San Antonio spends 35.8% more per capita than Corpus Christi ($4,464/person difference). Corpus Christi, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 70/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
San Antonio, TX
Pop. 1,445,662
B
68/100
Budget Balance93
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
Corpus Christi, TX
Pop. 317,804
B
70/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Total Spending
$24.5B
$4.0B
Spending / Capita
$16,943
$12,479
Total Revenue
$124.1B
$15.0B
Revenue / Capita
$85,853
$47,140
Total Debt
$3.1B
$593.1M
Debt / Capita
$2,131
$1,866
Population
1,445,662
317,804
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
San Antonio$0
Corpus Christi$52
Fire Protection
San Antonio$396
Corpus Christi$217
Highways & Roads
San Antonio$158
Corpus Christi$71
Parks & Recreation
San Antonio$1,045
Corpus Christi$751
Education
San Antonio$23
Corpus Christi$0
Health
San Antonio$293
Corpus Christi$167

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

San AntonioCorpus Christi
Property Tax
$9
$373
Sales Tax
$293
$346
Income Tax
$1,000
$1,344
Intergovernmental
$14,312
$6,076
Charges & Fees
$4,025
$5,136
Other
$3,184
$3,079

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

San AntonioCorpus Christi
Police
$0
$52
Fire Protection
$396
$217
Highways & Roads
$158
$71
Education
$23
$0
Public Welfare
$1,188
$672
Health
$293
$167
Hospitals
$993
$1,004
Parks & Recreation
$1,045
$751
Housing
$3,570
$2,573
Sewerage
$100
$117
Utilities
$3,826
$3,402
Other
$5,352
$3,452
B
San Antonio, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 68/100
Good fiscal health
B
Corpus Christi, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 70/100
Good fiscal health

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