Combine vs Kemp

A side-by-side comparison of Combine and Kemp: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Combine has the higher population (2,780 vs 1,389 in Kemp). Combine has the higher median household income ($92,360 vs $69,875 in Kemp). Combine has the higher median home value ($267,500 vs $168,300 in Kemp).

Population, income & housing

	Combine	Kemp
Population	2,780	1,389
Median age	38.8 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$92,360	$69,875
Median home value	$267,500	$168,300
Median gross rent	$1,663	$1,080
Housing units	889	531
Homeownership rate	91.5%	64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Combine	Kemp
Population	2,222 → 2,780 (+25.1%)	982 → 1,389 (+41.4%)
Median household income	$78,942 → $92,360 (+17.0%)	$39,038 → $69,875 (+79.0%)
Median home value	$180,700 → $267,500 (+48.0%)	$70,000 → $168,300 (+140.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,236 → $1,663 (+34.5%)	$692 → $1,080 (+56.1%)

Combine

Population

2,2222,780

Median household income

$78,942$92,360

Median home value

$180,700$267,500

Median gross rent

$1,236$1,663

Kemp

Population

9821,389

Median household income

$39,038$69,875

Median home value

$70,000$168,300

Median gross rent

$692$1,080

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Combine	Kemp
Under 5	4.0%	9.1%
5 to 17	22.6%	19.8%
18 to 24	8.7%	3.8%
25 to 34	6.0%	14.6%
35 to 44	18.8%	12.2%
45 to 54	13.9%	11.3%
55 to 64	10.9%	9.0%
65 to 74	11.7%	6.5%
75 and over	3.5%	13.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Combine	Kemp
White (non-Hispanic)	66.8%	73.1%
Black or African American	2.6%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.9%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	2.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	22.7%	22.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Combine	Kemp
No high school diploma	24.5%	19.3%
High school graduate	30.3%	37.4%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Combine	Kemp
Drove alone	75.6%	83.0%
Carpooled	13.5%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	9.1%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Combine	Kemp
1-unit, detached	73.2%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	14.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.1%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Combine	Kemp
Poverty rate	7.7%	11.1%
Average household size	3.34	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	44	45
Median year structure built	1991	1977