Keller, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

45,976

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

45.1

2.27% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

3.44%

7.35% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$174,950

1.33% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$594,300

6.56% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Keller, TX is home to a population of 46k people, from which 95.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 11% of Keller, TX residents were born outside of the country (5.07k people).

In 2024, there were 12.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (35.1k people) in Keller, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.89k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 2.32k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.3%

2024 Citizenship

95.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.3% of Keller, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Keller, TX was 95.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Keller, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
35.1k ± 1.01k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
2.89k ± 686
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
2.32k ± 587

10.2%

Hispanic Population

4.7k people

10.2% of the people in Keller, TX are hispanic (4.7k people).

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

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

11%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

5.07k people

11%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

5.03k people

As of 2024, 11% of Keller, TX residents (5.07k 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 Keller, TX was 11%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
673 ± 169
Gulf War (1990s)
651 ± 205
Gulf War (2001-)
596 ± 146

Keller, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.03 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Keller, TX employs 23k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Keller, TX were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (3,110 people), Manufacturing (2,959 people), and Finance & Insurance (2,318 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($222,375), Information ($183,682), and Utilities ($177,583).

Employment

Occupations

23k

2024 Value

± 1,251

0.687%

1 Year growth

± 7.47%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Keller, TX grew at a rate of 0.687%, from 22.8k employees to 23k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Keller, TX, are Management Occupations (4,720 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,746 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (2,522 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Keller, 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

23k

2024 Value

± 1,251

0.687%

1 Year growth

± 7.47%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Keller, TX grew at a rate of 0.687%, from 22.8k employees to 23k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Keller, TX, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (3,110 people), Manufacturing (2,959 people), and Finance & Insurance (2,318 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Keller, TX, though some of these residents may live in Keller, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$124,036

Median earning men ± $10,105

$57,172

Median earning women ± $6,457

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($250,001), Wholesale Trade ($183,289), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($167,396).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($108,813), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($88,594), and Public Administration ($87,366).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Keller, TX was $594,300 in 2024, which is 1.79 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $557,700 to $594,300, a 6.56% increase. The homeownership rate in Keller, TX is 83.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Keller, TX have an average commute time of 27.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Keller, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$594,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$21,377

$13,742

Median Property Taxes

±$751

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 Keller, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

83.5%

Homeownership

2024

62%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 83.5% of the housing units in Keller, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 81.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Keller, 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.

$174,950

Median Household Income

± $12,338

16.5k

Number of Households

± 971

In 2024, the median household income of the 16.5k households in Keller, TX grew to $174,950 from the previous year's value of $172,654.

The following chart displays the households in Keller, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less 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 (66.2%)
Worked At Home (25.8%)
Carpooled (5.4%)

In 2024, 66.2% of workers in Keller, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (25.8%) and those who carpooled to work (5.4%).

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

27.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Keller, TX have a longer commute time (27.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.03% of the workforce in Keller, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.44% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Keller, TX (1.57k out of 45.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Keller, TX is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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