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Kerr County, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Kerr County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Kerr County is a small Texas Hill Country county of 53,166 residents, with a median age of 48.8 years and a labor force participation rate of 54.4%, reflecting a notably older population that constrains the available workforce pool. Roughly 31.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, unemployment sits at 2.9%, and median worker earnings of $35,796 run below the median household income of $69,395, suggesting a mix of part-time or lower-wage employment alongside retiree households. The county posted 3.5% population growth over five years, median home values stand at $285,100, and median gross rent of $1,079 per month points to housing costs that remain moderate relative to many Texas metros.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

53,166

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$69,395

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

48.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.5% since 2018

Kerr County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone39,539 (73.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race7,406 (13.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,244 (6.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,456 (2.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone850 (1.6%)
  • Asian Alone618 (1.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish6,284
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic204
  3. 3.Other Indo-European88
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island81
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)47

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

28.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

7.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,289

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$45,302

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$39,822

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,646
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)2,967
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,844
  4. 4.Construction (Group)2,500
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,395

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,818
  2. 2.Service Occupations5,086
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations4,904
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,675
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,646

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Other Services (LQ 1.67×)1,857
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.51×)2,457
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.48×)557
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.29×)2,677
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.19×)3,044

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$285,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,079/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9992,943 (18.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9992,070 (13.0%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,779 (11.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,595 (10.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,404 (8.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999970 (6.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

31.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,796

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone16,880 (72.4%)
  • Carpooled2,943 (12.6%)
  • Worked At Home2,376 (10.2%)
  • Walked550 (2.4%)
  • Other262 (1.1%)
  • Bicycle245 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.