Texas · Census place 38992
Kerens, TX population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Kerens, Texas (Kerens, TX — Census place “Kerens city”) is 1,898 residents, ranking #763 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $50,313, the median home is worth $126,400 and median gross rent runs $807 a month. Looking for the Kerens Texas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Kerens, TX: 75144.
- Population
- 1,898Kerens city residents
- Median household income
- $50,313Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $126,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $807Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 30.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 52.2%Owner-occupied households
Kerens ZIP codes (Texas)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Kerens.
The Kerens TX ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Kerens city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Kerens city median would spend about 19.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.2% of residents and 52.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Kerens city, TX in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Kerens city is a small town in Texas, with 1,898 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #763 of 1,863 ranked by population — larger than 59% of them. The median age here is 30.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Kerens city earn a median of $50,313 a year, 35.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 22% below the $64,654 median for the 1,008 Texas cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 15.2% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Kerens city is valued at $126,400, 58.3% below the national figure and 29% below the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $807 a month, 42.6% below the national figure, or roughly $9,684 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 52.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Kerens city?
- Kerens city has 1,898 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #763 of 1,863 in Texas.
- What is the median household income in Kerens city?
- Median household income in Kerens city is $50,313 a year, 35.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Kerens city?
- Median gross rent is $807 a month and the median home value is $126,400, so rent absorbs about 19.2% of median household income.
- Is Kerens city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Kerens city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Kerens city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.