Texas · Census place 39148
Killeen city, TX
Quick answer
Killeen city has 156,144 residents, ranking #19 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $58,339, the median home is worth $196,000 and median gross rent runs $1,147 a month.
- Population
- 156,144Killeen city residents
- Median household income
- $58,339Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $196,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,147Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 30 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 48.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Killeen city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Killeen city median would spend about 23.6% 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 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.2% of residents and 48.6% 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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