Bee County vs Kleberg County

A side-by-side comparison of Bee County and Kleberg County: population, income, housing, and more.

Bee County and Kleberg County are counties in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bee County has the higher population (31,000 vs 30,629 in Kleberg County). Kleberg County has the higher median household income ($57,612 vs $56,075 in Bee County). Kleberg County has the higher median home value ($152,200 vs $102,800 in Bee County).

Population, income & housing

	Bee County	Kleberg County
Population	31,000	30,629
Median age	35.8 yrs	29.3 yrs
Median household income	$56,075	$57,612
Median home value	$102,800	$152,200
Median gross rent	$1,028	$1,022
Housing units	10,607	13,984
Homeownership rate	72.1%	53.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bee County	Kleberg County
Population	32,611 → 31,000 (-4.9%)	30,974 → 30,629 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$44,578 → $56,075 (+25.8%)	$43,730 → $57,612 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$90,600 → $102,800 (+13.5%)	$91,900 → $152,200 (+65.6%)
Median gross rent	$868 → $1,028 (+18.4%)	$859 → $1,022 (+19.0%)

Bee County

Population

32,61131,000

Median household income

$44,578$56,075

Median home value

$90,600$102,800

Median gross rent

$868$1,028

Kleberg County

Population

30,97430,629

Median household income

$43,730$57,612

Median home value

$91,900$152,200

Median gross rent

$859$1,022

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bee County	Kleberg County
Under 5	5.1%	6.7%
5 to 17	15.4%	17.4%
18 to 24	10.2%	19.3%
25 to 34	18.2%	13.8%
35 to 44	16.5%	11.6%
45 to 54	11.8%	9.1%
55 to 64	10.3%	9.0%
65 to 74	7.6%	7.5%
75 and over	5.0%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bee County	Kleberg County
White (non-Hispanic)	27.9%	21.0%
Black or African American	6.0%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.7%
Asian	0.6%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	61.9%	71.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bee County	Kleberg County
No high school diploma	18.4%	16.2%
High school graduate	36.9%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bee County	Kleberg County
Drove alone	83.8%	75.6%
Carpooled	7.3%	12.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.3%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	5.9%	5.7%
Other means	1.7%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bee County	Kleberg County
1-unit, detached	70.5%	64.9%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	8.4%
20 or more units	2.1%	9.1%
Mobile home & other	16.6%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Bee County	Kleberg County
Poverty rate	17.0%	28.8%
Average household size	2.80	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1976	1979