Kingsville, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

24,994

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

26.3

4.36% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

30.8%

0.706% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$58,148

4.49% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$149,400

11% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Kingsville, TX is home to a population of 25k people, from which 95.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 6.48% of Kingsville, TX residents were born outside of the country (1.62k people).

In 2024, there were 1.88 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (10.9k people) in Kingsville, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.81k White (Hispanic) and 4.58k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.9%

2024 Citizenship

96%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.9% of Kingsville, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Kingsville, TX was 96%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kingsville, TX

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
10.9k ± 1.19k
White (Hispanic)
5.81k ± 1.02k
White (Non-Hispanic)
4.58k ± 234

73%

Hispanic Population

18.2k people

73% of the people in Kingsville, TX are hispanic (18.2k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Kingsville, 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

6.48%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.62k people

6.98%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.75k people

As of 2024, 6.48% of Kingsville, TX residents (1.62k 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 Kingsville, TX was 6.98%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
503 ± 219
Vietnam
401 ± 138
Gulf War (1990s)
266 ± 127

Kingsville, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.25 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Kingsville, TX employs 11.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kingsville, TX were Retail Trade (1,830 people), Educational Services (1,413 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,192 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($88,323), Utilities ($67,721), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($65,950).

Employment

Occupations

11.1k

2024 Value

± 1,143

0.253%

1 Year growth

± 14%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kingsville, TX grew at a rate of 0.253%, from 11.1k employees to 11.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kingsville, TX, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,283 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,173 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,012 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kingsville, 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

11.1k

2024 Value

± 1,143

0.253%

1 Year growth

± 14%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kingsville, TX grew at a rate of 0.253%, from 11.1k employees to 11.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kingsville, TX, are Retail Trade (1,830 people), Educational Services (1,413 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,192 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kingsville, TX, though some of these residents may live in Kingsville, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,533

Median earning men ± $5,116

$25,827

Median earning women ± $4,381

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($66,733), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($66,650), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,873).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($43,594), Manufacturing ($37,969), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($35,865).

Education

The student population of Kingsville, TX in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 3,310 male students and 3,554 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Kingsville, TX are Hispanic or Latino (878 and 75.2%), White (201 and 17.2%), Black or African American (49 and 4.2%), and Two or More Races (21 and 1.8%).

The largest universities in Kingsville, TX by number of degrees awarded are Texas A&M University-Kingsville (1,435 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Kingsville, TX are General Studies (132 and 9.2%), General Computer & Information Sciences (126 and 8.78%), and General Business Administration & Management (79 and 5.51%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $5,137 for in-state students and $18,133 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Kingsville, TX, the percentage of applicants admitted was 90.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 16%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 6,864 (48.2% men and 51.8% 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 2024 there were 6,864 students enrolled in Kingsville, TX, 48.2% men and 51.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 4,882 records, of which 54.7% were women and 45.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Studies
132 degrees awarded
Kinesiology & Exercise Science
61 degrees awarded
General Animal Sciences
58 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Kingsville, TX was General Studies with 132 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1,435 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Texas A&M University-Kingsville with 1,435 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 677 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Kingsville, TX, which is 0.893 times less than the 758 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 878 degrees mean that there were 4.37 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 201 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 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($4,755) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,190) 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 Kingsville, TX was $149,400 in 2024, which is 0.449 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $134,600 to $149,400, a 11% increase. The homeownership rate in Kingsville, TX is 44.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kingsville, TX have an average commute time of 18.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kingsville, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$149,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$20,289

$4,299

Median Property Taxes

±$510

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

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

Rent vs Own

44.2%

Homeownership

2024

65.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 44.2% of the housing units in Kingsville, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 45.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Kingsville, 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.

$58,148

Median Household Income

± $9,517

9.72k

Number of Households

± 1,000

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.72k households in Kingsville, TX grew to $58,148 from the previous year's value of $55,649.

The following chart displays the households in Kingsville, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kingsville, 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 (75.6%)
Carpooled (12.9%)
Worked At Home (5.98%)

In 2024, 75.6% of workers in Kingsville, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.9%) and those who worked at home (5.98%).

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

18.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kingsville, TX have a shorter commute time (18.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.25% of the workforce in Kingsville, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

30.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kingsville, TX (7.14k out of 23.2k 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 Kingsville, 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.

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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