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Kimble County

Texas · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
4,389
Median household income
$69,455
People below poverty
11.7%
Median home value
$201,300

Income

The median income of households in Kimble County, Texas was $69,455. An estimated 3.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in Kimble County, Texas in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.4
$10,000 to $14,999 6.3
$15,000 to $24,999 10.9
$25,000 to $34,999 10.1
$35,000 to $49,999 8.4
$50,000 to $74,999 13.4
$75,000 to $99,999 13.7
$100,000 to $149,999 23
$150,000 to $199,999 4.9
$200,000 or more 6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in Kimble County, Texas in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 45625
Female 42132

An estimated 66.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 50.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 28.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,003. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in Kimble County, Texas in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 66.6
Social Security 50.1
Retirement income 28.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6
Cash public assistance income 4.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 11.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 20.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 14.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 7.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in Kimble County, Texas in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 11.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 20.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 14.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 7.2

In 2020-2024, 11.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 51.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 57.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 28% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in Kimble County, Texas in 2020-2024, 86.3% had health insurance coverage and 13.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 65.2% and public coverage was 44.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.3%.


In 2020-2024, Kimble County, Texas had a total population of 4,389 - 2,228 (50.8%) females and 2,161 (49.2%) males. The median age was 47.4 years. An estimated 17% of the population was under 18 years, 26.6% was 19 to 44 years, 23.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 31.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for Kimble County, Texas in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 73 144
5 to 9 131 52
10 to 14 96 63
15 to 19 95 144
20 to 24 111 108
25 to 29 144 149
30 to 34 91 57
35 to 39 95 49
40 to 44 149 216
45 to 49 118 190
50 to 54 142 81
55 to 59 151 91
60 to 64 142 136
65 to 69 183 250
70 to 74 235 221
75 to 79 81 110
80 to 84 117 68
85 and over 7 99

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 74% were White; 1.4% were Black or African American; 8.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 19.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 26.5% of the people in Kimble County, Texas were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 70% of the people in Kimble County, Texas were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,041 households in Kimble County, Texas. The average household size was 2.13 people.

Married-couple households made up 49.9% of the households in Kimble County, Texas while cohabiting couple households made up 3.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 25.4% of all households, while 21.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 18.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 19.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 38.5% of all households.

In Kimble County, Texas, 23.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 52.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in Kimble County, Texas in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 49.9
Cohabiting Couples 3.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 56.9% of males and 56.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 26.4 16.5
Now married, except separated 56.9 56.3
Separated 2.8 0.4
Widowed 4.7 11.2
Divorced 9.2 15.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In Kimble County, Texas, 113 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 98.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 93.8% of the people living in Kimble County, Texas were U.S. natives. 77.6% of the Kimble County, Texas population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 6.2% of Kimble County, Texas residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 41.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 78.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of Kimble County, Texas come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for Kimble County, Texas.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in Kimble County, Texas in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 94.9
Asia 0
Europe 5.1
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in Kimble County, Texas in 2020-2024, 17.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 16.7% of people at least five years old; 7.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in Kimble County, Texas in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 16.7
Other Indo-European languages 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 94.8 % of the people at least one year old living in Kimble County, Texas were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of Kimble County, Texas in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 94.8
Different house, same county 1.5
Different county, same state 3
Different state 0.7
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 79.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 27.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 20.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in Kimble County, Texas was 640 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 21 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 529. College or graduate school enrollment was 90.

Educational Attainment of People in Kimble County, Texas in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 20.4
High school diploma or equivalency 26.9
Some college, no degree 21.5
Associate's degree 4.1
Bachelor's degree 18.5
Graduate or professional degree 8.6

Disability

In Kimble County, Texas, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 22.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.8% of people under 18 years old, to 17.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 39.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In Kimble County, Texas, 54 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 45.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 57.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 27.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 15.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,161 57.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 550 27.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 313 15.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in Kimble County, Texas worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in Kimble County, Texas in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 7
Construction 8.8
Manufacturing 2.5
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 17
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.1
Information 1.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.8
Other Services, except public administration 6.2
Public administration 8.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in Kimble County, Texas in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 738 36.5
Service occupations 398 19.7
Sales and office occupations 504 24.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 201 9.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 183 9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 75.2% of Kimble County, Texas workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 17% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in Kimble County, Texas in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 75.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 17
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.4
Other means 1
Worked from home 6.3

In 2020-2024, Kimble County, Texas had a total of 2,736 housing units. Of these housing units, 79.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 6.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 14.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in Kimble County, Texas in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 79.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 6.2
Mobile homes 14.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

11.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 11.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in Kimble County, Texas was 5.2 rooms, and of these housing units 53.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, Kimble County, Texas had 2,041 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 695 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 78.9% while renters occupied 21.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.17 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.99.

2.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 13.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.1% and another 28.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in Kimble County, Texas:

House Heating Fuel Used in Kimble County, Texas in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 25.8
Electricity 69.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 4.9
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in Kimble County, Texas was $201,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 35.2 % had a mortgage. 64.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,592 and for owners without a mortgage it was $622.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for Kimble County, Texas was $790. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.