College Station vs Kurten

A side-by-side comparison of College Station and Kurten: population, income, housing, and more.

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

College Station has the higher population (122,280 vs 557 in Kurten). Kurten has the higher median household income ($64,500 vs $51,776 in College Station). College Station has the higher median home value ($326,500 vs $178,600 in Kurten).

Population, income & housing

	College Station	Kurten
Population	122,280	557
Median age	22.9 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$51,776	$64,500
Median home value	$326,500	$178,600
Median gross rent	$1,168	$1,300
Housing units	50,730	202
Homeownership rate	35.9%	86.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.1%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	College Station	Kurten
Population	113,686 → 122,280 (+7.6%)	373 → 557 (+49.3%)
Median household income	$45,820 → $51,776 (+13.0%)	$56,250 → $64,500 (+14.7%)
Median home value	$241,600 → $326,500 (+35.1%)	$137,500 → $178,600 (+29.9%)
Median gross rent	$983 → $1,168 (+18.8%)	$1,000 → $1,300 (+30.0%)

College Station

Population

113,686122,280

Median household income

$45,820$51,776

Median home value

$241,600$326,500

Median gross rent

$983$1,168

Kurten

Population

373557

Median household income

$56,250$64,500

Median home value

$137,500$178,600

Median gross rent

$1,000$1,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	College Station	Kurten
Under 5	4.8%	7.4%
5 to 17	12.4%	14.5%
18 to 24	39.9%	5.9%
25 to 34	13.0%	5.2%
35 to 44	10.3%	15.3%
45 to 54	6.8%	9.7%
55 to 64	6.2%	8.8%
65 to 74	4.2%	24.1%
75 and over	2.6%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	College Station	Kurten
White (non-Hispanic)	60.5%	59.1%
Black or African American	8.1%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	9.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.0%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	18.4%	38.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	College Station	Kurten
No high school diploma	5.4%	18.4%
High school graduate	14.4%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	23.1%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	29.5%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	27.6%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	College Station	Kurten
Drove alone	70.8%	79.1%
Carpooled	8.0%	6.8%
Public transit	2.3%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.1%	5.0%
Other means	1.1%	9.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	College Station	Kurten
1-unit, detached	42.1%	66.8%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.5%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	17.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	15.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	29.7%

Poverty & households

	College Station	Kurten
Poverty rate	28.6%	5.4%
Average household size	2.42	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	17	32
Median year structure built	1998	1990