Kilgore vs Lakeport

A side-by-side comparison of Kilgore and Lakeport: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kilgore has the higher population (13,444 vs 1,250 in Lakeport). Lakeport has the higher median household income ($63,929 vs $58,141 in Kilgore). Kilgore has the higher median home value ($154,600 vs $119,900 in Lakeport).

Population, income & housing

	Kilgore	Lakeport
Population	13,444	1,250
Median age	33.2 yrs	31.6 yrs
Median household income	$58,141	$63,929
Median home value	$154,600	$119,900
Median gross rent	$1,082	$1,161
Housing units	5,190	461
Homeownership rate	69.1%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kilgore	Lakeport
Population	14,827 → 13,444 (-9.3%)	1,296 → 1,250 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$56,715 → $58,141 (+2.5%)	$55,216 → $63,929 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$122,200 → $154,600 (+26.5%)	$92,400 → $119,900 (+29.8%)
Median gross rent	$833 → $1,082 (+29.9%)	$1,053 → $1,161 (+10.3%)

Kilgore

Population

14,82713,444

Median household income

$56,715$58,141

Median home value

$122,200$154,600

Median gross rent

$833$1,082

Lakeport

Population

1,2961,250

Median household income

$55,216$63,929

Median home value

$92,400$119,900

Median gross rent

$1,053$1,161

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kilgore	Lakeport
Under 5	8.4%	11.3%
5 to 17	20.7%	23.0%
18 to 24	10.8%	7.0%
25 to 34	12.5%	14.2%
35 to 44	13.5%	11.3%
45 to 54	10.1%	13.3%
55 to 64	12.3%	9.2%
65 to 74	5.4%	5.8%
75 and over	6.3%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kilgore	Lakeport
White (non-Hispanic)	50.7%	22.1%
Black or African American	13.6%	47.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.6%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	28.1%	21.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kilgore	Lakeport
No high school diploma	19.1%	17.3%
High school graduate	30.3%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kilgore	Lakeport
Drove alone	83.1%	90.1%
Carpooled	9.8%	5.1%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	4.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kilgore	Lakeport
1-unit, detached	80.7%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	14.5%

Poverty & households

	Kilgore	Lakeport
Poverty rate	19.6%	20.9%
Average household size	2.86	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1972	1986