Kenedy County vs McMullen County

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

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

McMullen County has the higher population (623 vs 52 in Kenedy County). Since 2019, McMullen County's population has grown faster (-19.5% vs -90.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Kenedy County	McMullen County
Population	52	623
Median age	65.5 yrs	32.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$45,833
Median home value	—	$108,800
Housing units	69	326
Homeownership rate	35.3%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kenedy County	McMullen County
Population	568 → 52 (-90.8%)	774 → 623 (-19.5%)
Median household income	$38,021 → $45,455 (+19.6%)	$62,000 → $45,833 (-26.1%)
Median home value	—	$110,900 → $108,800 (-1.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$826 → $732 (-11.4%)

Kenedy County

Population

56852

Median household income

$38,021$45,455

McMullen County

Population

774623

Median household income

$62,000$45,833

Median home value

$110,900$108,800

Median gross rent

$826$732

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kenedy County	McMullen County
Under 5	0.0%	8.7%
5 to 17	5.8%	29.4%
18 to 24	3.8%	5.1%
25 to 34	9.6%	13.0%
35 to 44	21.2%	13.8%
45 to 54	0.0%	5.8%
55 to 64	9.6%	7.9%
65 to 74	38.5%	11.4%
75 and over	11.5%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kenedy County	McMullen County
White (non-Hispanic)	3.8%	44.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.9%	0.6%
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%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	90.4%	54.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kenedy County	McMullen County
No high school diploma	53.2%	11.6%
High school graduate	19.1%	44.1%
Some college or associate's	17.0%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kenedy County	McMullen County
Drove alone	88.0%	81.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	7.5%
Other means	0.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kenedy County	McMullen County
1-unit, detached	91.3%	69.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.9%
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%	25.2%

Poverty & households

	Kenedy County	McMullen County
Poverty rate	5.9%	9.1%
Average household size	2.71	3.71
Mean commute (minutes)	—	27
Median year structure built	1955	1989