Kennedale vs Richland Hills

A side-by-side comparison of Kennedale and Richland Hills: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kennedale has the higher population (8,954 vs 8,473 in Richland Hills). Kennedale has the higher median household income ($117,853 vs $67,628 in Richland Hills). Kennedale has the higher median home value ($356,300 vs $232,800 in Richland Hills).

Population, income & housing

	Kennedale	Richland Hills
Population	8,954	8,473
Median age	40.7 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$117,853	$67,628
Median home value	$356,300	$232,800
Median gross rent	$1,215	$1,327
Housing units	3,292	3,375
Homeownership rate	75.0%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.9%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kennedale	Richland Hills
Population	8,197 → 8,954 (+9.2%)	8,051 → 8,473 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$77,763 → $117,853 (+51.6%)	$62,549 → $67,628 (+8.1%)
Median home value	$215,500 → $356,300 (+65.3%)	$149,400 → $232,800 (+55.8%)
Median gross rent	$944 → $1,215 (+28.7%)	$955 → $1,327 (+39.0%)

Kennedale

Population

8,1978,954

Median household income

$77,763$117,853

Median home value

$215,500$356,300

Median gross rent

$944$1,215

Richland Hills

Population

8,0518,473

Median household income

$62,549$67,628

Median home value

$149,400$232,800

Median gross rent

$955$1,327

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kennedale	Richland Hills
Under 5	4.8%	4.3%
5 to 17	18.3%	12.4%
18 to 24	6.4%	9.5%
25 to 34	11.6%	17.8%
35 to 44	15.5%	10.5%
45 to 54	14.0%	11.9%
55 to 64	14.4%	16.5%
65 to 74	8.5%	12.5%
75 and over	6.5%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kennedale	Richland Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	56.4%	63.5%
Black or African American	19.0%	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	2.3%
Asian	4.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.8%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	17.6%	26.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kennedale	Richland Hills
No high school diploma	15.9%	9.9%
High school graduate	23.4%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	41.9%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kennedale	Richland Hills
Drove alone	81.2%	74.2%
Carpooled	8.1%	7.4%
Public transit	0.1%	0.5%
Walked	0.5%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	15.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kennedale	Richland Hills
1-unit, detached	71.5%	74.3%
1-unit, attached	11.5%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	12.7%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Kennedale	Richland Hills
Poverty rate	5.0%	8.4%
Average household size	2.94	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	30	23
Median year structure built	1995	1959