Joshua vs Keene

A side-by-side comparison of Joshua and Keene: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Joshua has the higher population (8,279 vs 6,574 in Keene). Joshua has the higher median household income ($60,466 vs $50,796 in Keene). Joshua has the higher median home value ($271,000 vs $219,900 in Keene).

Population, income & housing

	Joshua	Keene
Population	8,279	6,574
Median age	36.6 yrs	33.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,466	$50,796
Median home value	$271,000	$219,900
Median gross rent	$1,286	$950
Housing units	3,320	2,629
Homeownership rate	58.0%	52.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.5%	25.6%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Joshua	Keene
Population	7,477 → 8,279 (+10.7%)	6,396 → 6,574 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$57,042 → $60,466 (+6.0%)	$47,813 → $50,796 (+6.2%)
Median home value	$182,000 → $271,000 (+48.9%)	$142,200 → $219,900 (+54.6%)
Median gross rent	$991 → $1,286 (+29.8%)	$834 → $950 (+13.9%)

Joshua

Population

7,4778,279

Median household income

$57,042$60,466

Median home value

$182,000$271,000

Median gross rent

$991$1,286

Keene

Population

6,3966,574

Median household income

$47,813$50,796

Median home value

$142,200$219,900

Median gross rent

$834$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Joshua	Keene
Under 5	3.3%	4.7%
5 to 17	24.5%	16.4%
18 to 24	8.9%	17.6%
25 to 34	11.7%	12.1%
35 to 44	12.1%	9.6%
45 to 54	12.8%	13.7%
55 to 64	11.5%	8.9%
65 to 74	11.1%	6.2%
75 and over	4.1%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Joshua	Keene
White (non-Hispanic)	78.2%	58.2%
Black or African American	4.3%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.7%	1.1%
Two or more races	1.5%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	13.4%	30.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Joshua	Keene
No high school diploma	14.2%	13.7%
High school graduate	20.3%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	36.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Joshua	Keene
Drove alone	86.3%	81.5%
Carpooled	5.7%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.3%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	7.0%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Joshua	Keene
1-unit, detached	63.3%	50.2%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	17.2%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	7.6%
20 or more units	11.8%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	17.3%

Poverty & households

	Joshua	Keene
Poverty rate	18.7%	13.1%
Average household size	2.70	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	32	26
Median year structure built	1993	1985