Kingsville, TX

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US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

27.5

0.365% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

31%

6.45% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$55,649

9.19% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$134,600

13.2% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

11,057

0.109% 1-year growth

About

In N/A, Kingsville, TX had a population of N/A people with a median age of 27.5 and a median household income of $55,649. Between N/A and N/A the population of Kingsville, TX N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income grew from $50,963 to $55,649, a 9.19% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Kingsville, TX are White (Hispanic) (33.7%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (32.5%), White (Non-Hispanic) (18.7%), Other (Hispanic) (5.49%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.81%).

None of the households in Kingsville, 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% of the residents in Kingsville, TX are U.S. citizens.

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

In 2023, the median property value in Kingsville, TX was $134,600, and the homeownership rate was 45.3%.

United States Texas Kleberg County, TX Kingsville, TX Coastal Bend COG (Central) & Willacy County PUMA, TX

Population & Diversity

Kingsville, TX is home to a population of N/A people, from which 96% are citizens. As of 2023, 6.98% of Kingsville, TX residents were born outside of the country (1.75k people).

In 2023, there were 1.04 times more White (Hispanic) residents (8.46k people) in Kingsville, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 8.14k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 4.67k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96%

2023 Citizenship

96.6%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 96% of Kingsville, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Kingsville, TX was 96.6%, 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

White (Hispanic)
8.46k ± 1.08k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
8.14k ± 1.19k
White (Non-Hispanic)
4.67k ± 362

72.7%

Hispanic Population

18.2k people

72.7% 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
2,397,739 ± 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

6.98%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.75k people

6.74%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.7k people

As of 2023, 6.98% of Kingsville, TX residents (1.75k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Kingsville, TX was 6.74%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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-)
580 ± 244
Vietnam
419 ± 149
Gulf War (1990s)
301 ± 148

Kingsville, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.38 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Kingsville, TX employs 11.1k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Kingsville, TX were Retail Trade (2,008 people), Educational Services (1,654 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,070 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($92,308), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($64,412), and Transportation & Warehousing ($62,727).

Employment

Occupations

11.1k

2023 Value

± 1,048

0.109%

1 Year growth

± 13.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Kingsville, TX grew at a rate of 0.109%, from 11k employees to 11.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kingsville, TX, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,321 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,057 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (940 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

2023 Value

± 1,048

0.109%

1 Year growth

± 13.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Kingsville, TX grew at a rate of 0.109%, from 11k employees to 11.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kingsville, TX, are Retail Trade (2,008 people), Educational Services (1,654 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,070 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.

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.

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 Kingsville, 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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

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

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

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

The most popular majors in Kingsville, 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 Kingsville, 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 Kingsville, 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 Kingsville, 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 Kingsville, TX was Mechanical Engineering with 64 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

1,510 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 Kingsville, 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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for N/A.

Measure

In 2023, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for N/A.

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in N/A were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Kingsville, TX was $134,600 in 2023, which is 0.444 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $118,900 to $134,600, a 13.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Kingsville, TX is 45.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65%.

Housing

Property

$134,600

Median Property Value 2023

±$17,645

N/A

Median Property Taxes

±N/A

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

45.3%

Homeownership

2023

66.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 45.3% of the housing units in Kingsville, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 46.5%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Kingsville, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$55,649

Median Household Income

± $5,822

9.66k

Number of Households

± 937

In 2023, the median household income of the 9.66k households in Kingsville, TX grew to $55,649 from the previous year's value of $50,963.

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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kingsville, 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 2023

Drove Alone (75.3%)
Carpooled (13.2%)
Worked At Home (5.53%)

In 2023, 75.3% of workers in Kingsville, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.2%) and those who worked at home (5.53%).

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

N/A minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kingsville, TX have a similar commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.9% 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

31% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kingsville, TX (7.24k out of 23.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. 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
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.

Health

81.7% of the population of Kingsville, TX has health coverage, with 40.1% on employee plans, 21.1% on Medicaid, 8.28% on Medicare, 10.4% on non-group plans, and 1.78% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.975% increase from the previous year (1,641 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 638 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.4% were men and 48.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26% under 18 years, 35.2% between 18 and 34 years, 27.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.4% were men and 48.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

18.3%

Uninsured

40.1%

Employer Coverage

21.1%

Medicaid

8.28%

Medicare

10.4%

Non-Group

1.78%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Kingsville, TX declined by 4.97% from 19.3% to 18.3%.

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

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