Killeen vs Temple

A side-by-side comparison of Killeen and Temple: population, income, housing, and more.

Killeen and Temple are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Killeen has the higher population (156,144 vs 86,358 in Temple). Temple has the higher median household income ($64,945 vs $58,339 in Killeen). Temple has the higher median home value ($220,300 vs $196,000 in Killeen).

Population, income & housing

	Killeen	Temple
Population	156,144	86,358
Median age	30.0 yrs	33.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,339	$64,945
Median home value	$196,000	$220,300
Median gross rent	$1,147	$1,174
Housing units	65,809	35,228
Homeownership rate	48.6%	52.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.0%	29.5%
Unemployment rate	10.6%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Killeen	Temple
Population	145,686 → 156,144 (+7.2%)	74,762 → 86,358 (+15.5%)
Median household income	$49,630 → $58,339 (+17.5%)	$54,873 → $64,945 (+18.4%)
Median home value	$126,200 → $196,000 (+55.3%)	$143,400 → $220,300 (+53.6%)
Median gross rent	$923 → $1,147 (+24.3%)	$889 → $1,174 (+32.1%)

Killeen

Population

145,686156,144

Median household income

$49,630$58,339

Median home value

$126,200$196,000

Median gross rent

$923$1,147

Temple

Population

74,76286,358

Median household income

$54,873$64,945

Median home value

$143,400$220,300

Median gross rent

$889$1,174

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Killeen	Temple
Under 5	9.4%	8.0%
5 to 17	19.8%	19.6%
18 to 24	11.1%	8.8%
25 to 34	18.4%	15.7%
35 to 44	14.2%	13.3%
45 to 54	10.4%	9.8%
55 to 64	8.8%	9.7%
65 to 74	5.5%	8.0%
75 and over	2.5%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Killeen	Temple
White (non-Hispanic)	26.0%	50.6%
Black or African American	34.7%	12.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	3.9%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.1%
Some other race	0.7%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.3%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	27.5%	29.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Killeen	Temple
No high school diploma	7.6%	11.9%
High school graduate	27.5%	25.7%
Some college or associate's	42.8%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Killeen	Temple
Drove alone	78.8%	77.3%
Carpooled	10.7%	11.1%
Public transit	0.5%	0.3%
Walked	1.4%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.6%	9.3%
Other means	1.1%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Killeen	Temple
1-unit, detached	60.5%	65.4%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	15.9%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	11.5%	11.1%
20 or more units	4.3%	8.8%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Killeen	Temple
Poverty rate	17.2%	17.3%
Average household size	2.61	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	1995	1990