Kleberg County, TX

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2024 Population

30,579

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

1.02% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

28.1%

2.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$61,292

6.39% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$161,300

5.98% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

13,184

0.73% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Kleberg County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.4% of the residents in Kleberg County, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Kleberg County, TX are Texas A & M University-Kingsville (1,510 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Kleberg County, TX was $161,300, and the homeownership rate was 52.5%.

Most people in Kleberg County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20 minutes. The average car ownership in Kleberg County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Kleberg County, TX borders Brooks County, TX, Jim Wells County, TX, Kenedy County, TX, and Nueces County, TX.

United States Texas Kingsville, TX

Population & Diversity

Kleberg County, TX is home to a population of 30.6k people, from which 96.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 5.7% of Kleberg County, TX residents were born outside of the country (1.74k people).

In 2024, there were 2.07 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (13.5k people) in Kleberg County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.52k White (Hispanic) and 6.36k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.4%

2024 Citizenship

96.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.4% of Kleberg County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Kleberg County, TX was 96.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Kleberg County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kleberg County, TX

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
13.5k ± 1.24k
White (Hispanic)
6.52k ± 1.01k
White (Non-Hispanic)
6.36k ± 76

71.4%

Hispanic Population

21.8k people

71.4% of the people in Kleberg County, TX are hispanic (21.8k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Kleberg County, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
India
325,248 ± 13,925 people
El Salvador
221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

Foreign-Born Population

5.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.74k people

6.36%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.95k people

As of 2024, 5.7% of Kleberg County, TX residents (1.74k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Kleberg County, TX was 6.36%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Kleberg County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
595 ± 151
Gulf War (2001-)
570 ± 216
Gulf War (1990s)
382 ± 144

Kleberg County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.04 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Kleberg County, TX.

Economy

The economy of Kleberg County, TX employs 13.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kleberg County, TX were Retail Trade (2,033 people), Educational Services (1,685 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,405 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($89,573), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($68,241), and Transportation & Warehousing ($65,590).

Employment

Occupations

13.2k

2024 Value

± 1,183

−0.73%

1 Year decline

± 12.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kleberg County, TX declined at a rate of −0.73%, from 13.3k employees to 13.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kleberg County, TX, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,484 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,288 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,176 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kleberg County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

13.2k

2024 Value

± 1,183

−0.73%

1 Year decline

± 12.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kleberg County, TX declined at a rate of −0.73%, from 13.3k employees to 13.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kleberg County, TX, are Retail Trade (2,033 people), Educational Services (1,685 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,405 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kleberg County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Kleberg County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,140

Median earning men ± $5,474

$27,077

Median earning women ± $3,883

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($68,426), Public Administration ($66,833), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($62,917).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($62,000), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,987), and Construction ($44,844).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

40
Other Services (except Public Administration)
36
Finance and Insurance
32
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$64.6k
Transportation and Warehousing
$52.5k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$47.6k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Kleberg County, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.726%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Kleberg County, TX awarded 1,510 degrees. The student population of Kleberg County, TX in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 3,209 male students and 3,353 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Kleberg County, TX are Hispanic or Latino (912 and 73.1%), White (231 and 18.5%), Black or African American (57 and 4.57%), and Asian (28 and 2.24%).

The largest universities in Kleberg County, TX by number of degrees awarded are Texas A & M University-Kingsville (1,510 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Kleberg County, TX are General Business Administration & Management (114 and 7.55%), General Computer & Information Sciences (114 and 7.55%), and General Civil Engineering (85 and 5.63%).

The median tuition cost in Kleberg County, TX for a public four year colleges is $5,137 for in-state students and $18,493 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Kleberg County, TX, the percentage of applicants admitted was 92.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 16.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 6,562 (48.9% men and 51.1% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 6,562 students enrolled in Kleberg County, TX, 48.9% men and 51.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 4,587 records, of which 55.5% were women and 44.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Mechanical Engineering
64 degrees awarded
General Education
49 degrees awarded
General Civil Engineering
65 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Kleberg County, TX was Mechanical Engineering with 64 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Kleberg County, TX according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Texas A & M University-Kingsville

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1,510 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Texas A & M University-Kingsville with 1,510 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 741 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Kleberg County, TX, which is 0.964 times less than the 769 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 912 degrees mean that there were 3.95 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 231 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($5,137) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($4,755) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,196) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Kleberg County, TX was $161,300 in 2024, which is 0.485 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $152,200 to $161,300, a 5.98% increase. The homeownership rate in Kleberg County, TX is 52.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kleberg County, TX have an average commute time of 20 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kleberg County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 24.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Kleberg County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 2.57%.

Housing

Property

$161,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$13,189

$6,225

Median Property Taxes

±$579

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Kleberg County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Kleberg County, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

52.5%

Homeownership

2024

67%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 52.5% of the housing units in Kleberg County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 53.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Kleberg County, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$61,292

Median Household Income

± $4,466

11.9k

Number of Households

± 1,053

In 2024, the median household income of the 11.9k households in Kleberg County, TX grew to $61,292 from the previous year's value of $57,612.

The following chart displays the households in Kleberg County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kleberg County, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (75.6%)
Carpooled (12.2%)
Worked At Home (6.24%)

In 2024, 75.6% of workers in Kleberg County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.2%) and those who worked at home (6.24%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kleberg County, TX have a shorter commute time (20 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.8% of the workforce in Kleberg County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Kleberg County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Kleberg County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kleberg County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 24.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Kleberg County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 2.57%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

28.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kleberg County, TX (8.08k out of 28.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kleberg County, TX is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 29.1% of the children was living in poverty in Kleberg County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.3%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 500 in Kleberg County, TX. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 297 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

83.8% of the population of Kleberg County, TX has health coverage, with 41.3% on employee plans, 18.9% on Medicaid, 9.06% on Medicare, 12.9% on non-group plans, and 1.6% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kleberg County, TX see 2,357 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,357 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1687 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1503 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,357 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Kleberg County, TX

Primary care physicians in Kleberg County, TX see an average of 2,357 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,357 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Kleberg County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.6% under 18 years, 30.6% between 18 and 34 years, 29.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 13% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

16.2%

Uninsured

41.3%

Employer Coverage

18.9%

Medicaid

9.06%

Medicare

12.9%

Non-Group

1.6%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Kleberg County, TX declined by 4.43% from 17% to 16.2%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Kleberg County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 62 in Kleberg County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Kleberg County, TX.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 41.5% in Kleberg County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Kleberg County, TX.