Kennedale vs River Oaks

A side-by-side comparison of Kennedale and River Oaks: population, income, housing, and more.

Kennedale and River Oaks 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 7,516 in River Oaks). Kennedale has the higher median household income ($117,853 vs $65,582 in River Oaks). Kennedale has the higher median home value ($356,300 vs $202,800 in River Oaks).

Population, income & housing

	Kennedale	River Oaks
Population	8,954	7,516
Median age	40.7 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$117,853	$65,582
Median home value	$356,300	$202,800
Median gross rent	$1,215	$1,220
Housing units	3,292	2,427
Homeownership rate	75.0%	77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.9%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kennedale	River Oaks
Population	8,197 → 8,954 (+9.2%)	7,685 → 7,516 (-2.2%)
Median household income	$77,763 → $117,853 (+51.6%)	$62,326 → $65,582 (+5.2%)
Median home value	$215,500 → $356,300 (+65.3%)	$101,000 → $202,800 (+100.8%)
Median gross rent	$944 → $1,215 (+28.7%)	$1,116 → $1,220 (+9.3%)

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

River Oaks

Population

7,6857,516

Median household income

$62,326$65,582

Median home value

$101,000$202,800

Median gross rent

$1,116$1,220

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kennedale	River Oaks
Under 5	4.8%	10.0%
5 to 17	18.3%	18.4%
18 to 24	6.4%	8.3%
25 to 34	11.6%	11.1%
35 to 44	15.5%	13.1%
45 to 54	14.0%	13.3%
55 to 64	14.4%	12.7%
65 to 74	8.5%	7.5%
75 and over	6.5%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kennedale	River Oaks
White (non-Hispanic)	56.4%	29.9%
Black or African American	19.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
Asian	4.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	17.6%	67.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kennedale	River Oaks
No high school diploma	15.9%	26.1%
High school graduate	23.4%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	21.8%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kennedale	River Oaks
Drove alone	81.2%	66.2%
Carpooled	8.1%	21.6%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	7.7%
Other means	0.0%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kennedale	River Oaks
1-unit, detached	71.5%	88.9%
1-unit, attached	11.5%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	6.6%
20 or more units	1.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kennedale	River Oaks
Poverty rate	5.0%	13.7%
Average household size	2.94	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1995	1953