The airport terminal has a restaurant. The Port of Corpus Christi is the nation's 6th largest deep sea port. Basic industries of the area include petrochemicals, oil and gas refineries, tourism, agriculture, fishing, and manufacturing. The Corpus Christi Army Depot, located at the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, is the area's largest employer, with over 3,000 civilian employees. Corpus Christi is the 2nd most frequented visitor destination in Texas, with 4 million tourists a year.
City government is of the city manager-council type.
The city has become the regional health-care center for all of South Texas. There are 18 hospitals with over 2,500 beds. 140 churches represent 38 denominations. Del Mar College is a two-year junior college. In addition, there are several private and parochial schools in the city.