Chambers County vs Kendall County

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

Chambers 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.

Chambers County has the higher population (49,178 vs 46,971 in Kendall County). Kendall County has the higher median household income ($110,498 vs $108,114 in Chambers County). Kendall County has the higher median home value ($489,800 vs $289,900 in Chambers County).

Population, income & housing

	Chambers County	Kendall County
Population	49,178	46,971
Median age	35.3 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$108,114	$110,498
Median home value	$289,900	$489,800
Median gross rent	$1,548	$1,576
Housing units	18,144	18,797
Homeownership rate	82.4%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.0%	49.1%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chambers County	Kendall County
Population	41,305 → 49,178 (+19.1%)	43,769 → 46,971 (+7.3%)
Median household income	$91,141 → $108,114 (+18.6%)	$84,747 → $110,498 (+30.4%)
Median home value	$200,400 → $289,900 (+44.7%)	$348,500 → $489,800 (+40.5%)
Median gross rent	$918 → $1,548 (+68.6%)	$1,196 → $1,576 (+31.8%)

Chambers County

Population

41,30549,178

Median household income

$91,141$108,114

Median home value

$200,400$289,900

Median gross rent

$918$1,548

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)

	Chambers County	Kendall County
Under 5	6.7%	4.4%
5 to 17	20.8%	18.3%
18 to 24	8.9%	8.0%
25 to 34	13.1%	9.0%
35 to 44	15.2%	13.1%
45 to 54	12.8%	13.2%
55 to 64	10.0%	14.1%
65 to 74	8.7%	11.6%
75 and over	3.9%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chambers County	Kendall County
White (non-Hispanic)	63.1%	71.0%
Black or African American	7.2%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.5%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	25.3%	23.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chambers County	Kendall County
No high school diploma	10.5%	6.4%
High school graduate	26.6%	16.6%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	31.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	17.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chambers County	Kendall County
Drove alone	80.3%	68.1%
Carpooled	12.3%	8.2%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	5.4%	20.9%
Other means	0.4%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chambers County	Kendall County
1-unit, detached	81.4%	79.9%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	3.2%
20 or more units	2.1%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	13.4%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Chambers County	Kendall County
Poverty rate	13.1%	5.1%
Average household size	2.96	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	33	29
Median year structure built	2001	2002