Dripping Springs vs Kyle

A side-by-side comparison of Dripping Springs and Kyle: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kyle has the higher population (52,439 vs 6,322 in Dripping Springs). Dripping Springs has the higher median household income ($106,103 vs $89,645 in Kyle). Dripping Springs has the higher median home value ($579,300 vs $302,200 in Kyle).

Population, income & housing

	Dripping Springs	Kyle
Population	6,322	52,439
Median age	37.3 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$106,103	$89,645
Median home value	$579,300	$302,200
Median gross rent	$1,985	$1,661
Housing units	2,605	19,225
Homeownership rate	51.4%	68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	63.1%	32.4%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dripping Springs	Kyle
Population	4,119 → 6,322 (+53.5%)	42,706 → 52,439 (+22.8%)
Median household income	$80,000 → $106,103 (+32.6%)	$79,348 → $89,645 (+13.0%)
Median home value	$389,200 → $579,300 (+48.8%)	$196,700 → $302,200 (+53.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,160 → $1,985 (+71.1%)	$1,466 → $1,661 (+13.3%)

Dripping Springs

Population

4,1196,322

Median household income

$80,000$106,103

Median home value

$389,200$579,300

Median gross rent

$1,160$1,985

Kyle

Population

42,70652,439

Median household income

$79,348$89,645

Median home value

$196,700$302,200

Median gross rent

$1,466$1,661

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dripping Springs	Kyle
Under 5	6.5%	7.4%
5 to 17	25.3%	20.1%
18 to 24	5.6%	10.0%
25 to 34	10.3%	16.1%
35 to 44	18.3%	16.5%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.5%
55 to 64	5.6%	10.3%
65 to 74	6.7%	4.7%
75 and over	9.6%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dripping Springs	Kyle
White (non-Hispanic)	75.1%	41.1%
Black or African American	0.9%	5.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	8.7%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	12.7%	49.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dripping Springs	Kyle
No high school diploma	3.7%	9.0%
High school graduate	10.9%	24.0%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	41.4%	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	21.8%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dripping Springs	Kyle
Drove alone	48.2%	77.9%
Carpooled	4.2%	8.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.4%
Walked	2.0%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	37.9%	12.3%
Other means	7.6%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dripping Springs	Kyle
1-unit, detached	50.7%	75.1%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	14.6%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	8.0%
20 or more units	23.1%	8.7%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Dripping Springs	Kyle
Poverty rate	2.1%	7.1%
Average household size	2.53	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	25	35
Median year structure built	2013	2009