Caldwell County vs Kendall County

A side-by-side comparison of Caldwell County and Kendall County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Caldwell County has the higher population (47,184 vs 46,971 in Kendall County). Kendall County has the higher median household income ($110,498 vs $68,503 in Caldwell County). Kendall County has the higher median home value ($489,800 vs $215,600 in Caldwell County).

Population, income & housing

	Caldwell County	Kendall County
Population	47,184	46,971
Median age	38.2 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$68,503	$110,498
Median home value	$215,600	$489,800
Median gross rent	$1,145	$1,576
Housing units	17,013	18,797
Homeownership rate	73.2%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	49.1%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caldwell County	Kendall County
Population	42,144 → 47,184 (+12.0%)	43,769 → 46,971 (+7.3%)
Median household income	$54,152 → $68,503 (+26.5%)	$84,747 → $110,498 (+30.4%)
Median home value	$144,800 → $215,600 (+48.9%)	$348,500 → $489,800 (+40.5%)
Median gross rent	$920 → $1,145 (+24.5%)	$1,196 → $1,576 (+31.8%)

Caldwell County

Population

42,14447,184

Median household income

$54,152$68,503

Median home value

$144,800$215,600

Median gross rent

$920$1,145

Kendall County

Population

43,76946,971

Median household income

$84,747$110,498

Median home value

$348,500$489,800

Median gross rent

$1,196$1,576

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caldwell County	Kendall County
Under 5	6.2%	4.4%
5 to 17	17.2%	18.3%
18 to 24	9.8%	8.0%
25 to 34	13.6%	9.0%
35 to 44	13.3%	13.1%
45 to 54	12.3%	13.2%
55 to 64	12.4%	14.1%
65 to 74	9.4%	11.6%
75 and over	5.8%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caldwell County	Kendall County
White (non-Hispanic)	35.6%	71.0%
Black or African American	4.1%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.3%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	56.3%	23.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caldwell County	Kendall County
No high school diploma	19.7%	6.4%
High school graduate	38.4%	16.6%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	31.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	17.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caldwell County	Kendall County
Drove alone	79.7%	68.1%
Carpooled	8.8%	8.2%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	8.4%	20.9%
Other means	1.3%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caldwell County	Kendall County
1-unit, detached	59.6%	79.9%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	3.2%
20 or more units	1.2%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	26.7%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Caldwell County	Kendall County
Poverty rate	13.9%	5.1%
Average household size	2.78	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	34	29
Median year structure built	1988	2002