What is the average income in ZIP code 78402?

For tax year 2022, the average adjusted gross income on the 270 individual tax returns filed in 78402 was $85,663, compared with $93,613 for Texas.

How many people in 78402 get the earned income tax credit?

40 returns in 78402 (14.8%) claimed the earned income tax credit for tax year 2022.

Why might these numbers differ from Census income figures?

IRS figures count tax returns, not households, and use adjusted gross income from the return. People who do not file a return are not included.

Checked Oct 22, 2026

ZIP Code 78402 Income and Tax Statistics

Corpus Christi, TX. Individual income tax returns for tax year 2022, from IRS Statistics of Income

Tax returns: 270; 420 people on returns
Average adjusted gross income: $85,663; Texas $93,613
Average salaries and wages: $61,540; Returns with wages
Average income tax: $15,530; Texas $19,415

Returns by adjusted gross income

Returns with negative income are not included

$1 to $24,9998029.6%
$25,000 to $49,9995018.5%
$50,000 to $74,9994014.8%
$75,000 to $99,999207.4%
$100,000 to $199,9995018.5%
$200,000 or more3011.1%

Income, credits and taxes in 78402

Returns that reported each item, the total amount and the average for those returns

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Item	Returns	Share of returns	Total	Average
Salaries and wages	200	74.1%	$12.31M	$61,540
Business or professional income	40	14.8%	$263K	$6,575
Net capital gains	80	29.6%	$767K	$9,588
Taxable pensions and annuities	80	29.6%	$2.33M	$29,113
Taxable Social Security benefits	60	22.2%	$1.26M	$21,000
Itemized deductions	0	0.0%	$0	Not shown
Earned income tax credit	40	14.8%	$79K	$1,975
Refundable child tax credit	0	0.0%	$0	Not shown
Income tax after credits	200	74.1%	$3.11M	$15,530
Refunds	170	63.0%	$434K	$2,553

Frequently asked questions

What is the average income in ZIP code 78402?: For tax year 2022, the average adjusted gross income on the 270 individual tax returns filed in 78402 was $85,663, compared with $93,613 for Texas.
How many people in 78402 get the earned income tax credit?: 40 returns in 78402 (14.8%) claimed the earned income tax credit for tax year 2022.
Why might these numbers differ from Census income figures?: IRS figures count tax returns, not households, and use adjusted gross income from the return. People who do not file a return are not included.

Source: Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income · Tax year 2022

Data sources

Statistics of Income (ZIP code data and migration data)Internal Revenue Service

IRS counts are rounded to the nearest 10, and items reported on fewer than 20 returns in a ZIP code are left out to protect taxpayer privacy. ZIP codes with fewer than 100 returns are combined by the IRS and are not shown.

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