Kosse vs Mexia

A side-by-side comparison of Kosse and Mexia: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mexia has the higher population (6,867 vs 475 in Kosse). Kosse has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $36,589 in Mexia). Kosse has the higher median home value ($122,300 vs $92,900 in Mexia).

Population, income & housing

	Kosse	Mexia
Population	475	6,867
Median age	33.7 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$58,750	$36,589
Median home value	$122,300	$92,900
Median gross rent	$1,071	$786
Housing units	245	2,846
Homeownership rate	85.1%	57.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	11.1%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kosse	Mexia
Population	664 → 475 (-28.5%)	7,356 → 6,867 (-6.6%)
Median household income	$53,958 → $58,750 (+8.9%)	$36,565 → $36,589 (+0.1%)
Median home value	$71,300 → $122,300 (+71.5%)	$73,200 → $92,900 (+26.9%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $1,071 (+61.5%)	$707 → $786 (+11.2%)

Kosse

Population

664475

Median household income

$53,958$58,750

Median home value

$71,300$122,300

Median gross rent

$663$1,071

Mexia

Population

7,3566,867

Median household income

$36,565$36,589

Median home value

$73,200$92,900

Median gross rent

$707$786

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kosse	Mexia
Under 5	3.8%	5.9%
5 to 17	17.9%	18.1%
18 to 24	8.8%	9.0%
25 to 34	20.4%	13.0%
35 to 44	2.7%	11.7%
45 to 54	13.1%	12.1%
55 to 64	21.5%	13.5%
65 to 74	7.4%	10.0%
75 and over	4.4%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kosse	Mexia
White (non-Hispanic)	83.2%	32.3%
Black or African American	3.2%	29.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	9.3%	36.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kosse	Mexia
No high school diploma	10.9%	16.3%
High school graduate	33.6%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	44.5%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kosse	Mexia
Drove alone	90.9%	85.6%
Carpooled	2.0%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.1%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	5.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kosse	Mexia
1-unit, detached	84.5%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.5%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	6.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	13.5%	11.7%

Poverty & households

	Kosse	Mexia
Poverty rate	13.6%	34.6%
Average household size	2.35	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	25	20
Median year structure built	1959	1978