Texas · Census place 39124
Kilgore city, TX
Quick answer
Kilgore city has 13,444 residents, ranking #222 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $58,141, the median home is worth $154,600 and median gross rent runs $1,082 a month.
- Population
- 13,444Kilgore city residents
- Median household income
- $58,141Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $154,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,082Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 69.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Kilgore city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Kilgore city median would spend about 22.3% 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 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.6% of residents and 69.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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