Kenedy County, Texas

Kenedy County has a population of 145 and has shrunk 8.9% since the 2020 census.

Home price
$302,999
Income
$38,882
Population
145
Unemployment
0.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$302,999(statewide)
Median gross rent$1,386(statewide)
Median year homes here were built1957county
Share of homes built before 198074.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant56.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented47.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use22.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,015county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$811county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,321county
Home insurance / yr$4,085(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.1(statewide)
Median household income$38,882county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate15.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home14.3%county
Unemployment rate0.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force44.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed0.0%county
Share of workers employed by government14.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry33.9%county
Economic output per resident$1,839,634county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.40%(statewide)
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.20%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time24.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service49 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport369393county
Miles to nearest general aviation field22 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station165 micounty
Households without a vehicle16.4%county
Traffic deaths1379.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.0(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher13.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher52.8%county
Public schools in the county1county
Public school enrollment126county
Students per full-time teacher11.5county
Free lunch eligible61.4%(statewide)
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution30 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians61(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter10.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance24.8%county
Frequent mental distress22.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity49.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes26.0%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population145county
Land area in square miles1,459county
People per square mile of land0.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3,572(statewide)
Convenience stores3,848(statewide)
Share living far from a food store64.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-8.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents19county
Median age54.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1813.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over39.3%county
Share of households that are one person16.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States46.9%county
Second languages87.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls63.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents286county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-25county
Households that moved in879,909(statewide)
Households that moved away824,544(statewide)
Average income of arriving households$77,574(statewide)
Average income of departing households$76,329(statewide)
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes17(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year210,217(statewide)
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings33.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature75.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation28.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.84 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F168 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing4 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days288 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 15county
Average first fall frostNov 30county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$134county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh10.4¢county
Household electricity use1,283 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity83.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas16.4%county
Homes heated by propane0.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband69.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk0.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk21.2county
Landslide risk0.5county
Hail risk6.2county
Earthquake risk0.5county
Tornado risk4.5county
Tropical cyclone risk73.1county
Extreme heat risk6.5county
Winter weather risk1.5county
Strong wind risk1.2county
Wildfire risk44.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Kenedy County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Texas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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