Kinney County, Texas

Kinney County has a population of 3,157 and has shrunk 0.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $82,000, about 1.2 times the county's median household income of $70,000.

Home price
$82,000
Income
$70,000
Population
3,157
Unemployment
0.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$82,000county
Median gross rent$1,272county
Median year homes here were built1983county
Share of homes built before 198042.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile23.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant22.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented16.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use9.1%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$70,000county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate8.4%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 home16.4%county
Unemployment rate0.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed22.7%county
Share of workers employed by government18.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.0%county
Economic output per resident$51,457county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.41%county
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 time15.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service118 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5466684county
Miles to nearest general aviation field21 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station29 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.1%county
Traffic deaths1045.3county
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 higher11.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher82.9%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment521county
Students per full-time teacher10.9county
Free lunch eligible58.3%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution92 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 matter7.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance21.7%county
Frequent mental distress16.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes18.2%county

Place

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

Population3,157county
Land area in square miles1,361county
People per square mile of land2.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store30.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract100.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents9county
Median age50.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 187.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over26.5%county
Share of households that are one person29.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States19.4%county
Second languages48.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls59.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents352county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents0county
Households that moved in73county
Households that moved away70county
Average income of arriving households$63,082county
Average income of departing households$79,471county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
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 temperature72.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation11.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.93 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F166 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing13 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days271 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 1county
Average first fall frostNov 27county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$146county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.2¢county
Household electricity use1,128 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity75.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas7.5%county
Homes heated by propane17.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband70.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk6.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk72.7county
Landslide risk4.5county
Hail risk42.3county
Earthquake risk1.7county
Tornado risk11.8county
Tropical cyclone risk40.8county
Extreme heat risk24.8county
Winter weather risk11.2county
Strong wind risk3.7county
Wildfire risk15.2county

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 Kinney 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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