Kenedy County vs Kent County

A side-by-side comparison of Kenedy County and Kent County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kent County has the higher population (727 vs 52 in Kenedy County). Since 2019, Kent County's population has grown faster (+12.4% vs -90.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Kenedy County	Kent County
Population	52	727
Median age	65.5 yrs	57.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$71,420
Median home value	—	$108,900
Median gross rent	—	$856
Housing units	69	484
Homeownership rate	35.3%	77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	26.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kenedy County	Kent County
Population	568 → 52 (-90.8%)	647 → 727 (+12.4%)
Median household income	$38,021 → $45,455 (+19.6%)	$44,688 → $71,420 (+59.8%)
Median home value	—	$35,000 → $108,900 (+211.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$475 → $856 (+80.2%)

Kenedy County

Population

56852

Median household income

$38,021$45,455

Kent County

Population

647727

Median household income

$44,688$71,420

Median home value

$35,000$108,900

Median gross rent

$475$856

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kenedy County	Kent County
Under 5	0.0%	1.7%
5 to 17	5.8%	15.8%
18 to 24	3.8%	4.8%
25 to 34	9.6%	5.8%
35 to 44	21.2%	10.2%
45 to 54	0.0%	5.9%
55 to 64	9.6%	22.6%
65 to 74	38.5%	16.4%
75 and over	11.5%	16.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kenedy County	Kent County
White (non-Hispanic)	3.8%	83.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.9%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	90.4%	11.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kenedy County	Kent County
No high school diploma	53.2%	10.1%
High school graduate	19.1%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	17.0%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	12.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kenedy County	Kent County
Drove alone	88.0%	84.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	7.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kenedy County	Kent County
1-unit, detached	91.3%	81.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	17.1%

Poverty & households

	Kenedy County	Kent County
Poverty rate	5.9%	8.4%
Average household size	2.71	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	—	16
Median year structure built	1955	1974