Kent County vs Roberts County

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

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

Roberts County has the higher population (785 vs 727 in Kent County). Kent County has the higher median household income ($71,420 vs $66,118 in Roberts County). Roberts County has the higher median home value ($176,800 vs $108,900 in Kent County).

Population, income & housing

	Kent County	Roberts County
Population	727	785
Median age	57.6 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$71,420	$66,118
Median home value	$108,900	$176,800
Median gross rent	$856	$769
Housing units	484	392
Homeownership rate	77.0%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kent County	Roberts County
Population	647 → 727 (+12.4%)	805 → 785 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$44,688 → $71,420 (+59.8%)	$68,750 → $66,118 (-3.8%)
Median home value	$35,000 → $108,900 (+211.1%)	$133,000 → $176,800 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	$475 → $856 (+80.2%)	$780 → $769 (-1.4%)

Kent County

Population

647727

Median household income

$44,688$71,420

Median home value

$35,000$108,900

Median gross rent

$475$856

Roberts County

Population

805785

Median household income

$68,750$66,118

Median home value

$133,000$176,800

Median gross rent

$780$769

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kent County	Roberts County
Under 5	1.7%	2.5%
5 to 17	15.8%	25.5%
18 to 24	4.8%	5.5%
25 to 34	5.8%	6.5%
35 to 44	10.2%	20.9%
45 to 54	5.9%	7.8%
55 to 64	22.6%	14.5%
65 to 74	16.4%	11.5%
75 and over	16.9%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kent County	Roberts County
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	86.5%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	11.8%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kent County	Roberts County
No high school diploma	10.1%	2.5%
High school graduate	25.1%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kent County	Roberts County
Drove alone	84.9%	83.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	7.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	0.3%
Other means	7.3%	4.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kent County	Roberts County
1-unit, detached	81.6%	88.0%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.1%	11.2%

Poverty & households

	Kent County	Roberts County
Poverty rate	8.4%	6.4%
Average household size	2.42	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	16	17
Median year structure built	1974	1966