Kent County vs Terrell County

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

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

Terrell County has the higher population (851 vs 727 in Kent County). Kent County has the higher median household income ($71,420 vs $46,989 in Terrell County). Terrell County has the higher median home value ($152,200 vs $108,900 in Kent County).

Population, income & housing

	Kent County	Terrell County
Population	727	851
Median age	57.6 yrs	60.9 yrs
Median household income	$71,420	$46,989
Median home value	$108,900	$152,200
Median gross rent	$856	—
Housing units	484	663
Homeownership rate	77.0%	88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	32.3%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kent County	Terrell County
Population	647 → 727 (+12.4%)	896 → 851 (-5.0%)
Median household income	$44,688 → $71,420 (+59.8%)	$43,208 → $46,989 (+8.8%)
Median home value	$35,000 → $108,900 (+211.1%)	$76,400 → $152,200 (+99.2%)
Median gross rent	$475 → $856 (+80.2%)	—

Kent County

Population

647727

Median household income

$44,688$71,420

Median home value

$35,000$108,900

Median gross rent

$475$856

Terrell County

Population

896851

Median household income

$43,208$46,989

Median home value

$76,400$152,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kent County	Terrell County
Under 5	1.7%	0.7%
5 to 17	15.8%	13.4%
18 to 24	4.8%	3.1%
25 to 34	5.8%	2.5%
35 to 44	10.2%	7.2%
45 to 54	5.9%	8.6%
55 to 64	22.6%	27.5%
65 to 74	16.4%	22.8%
75 and over	16.9%	14.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kent County	Terrell County
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	57.2%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.8%	42.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kent County	Terrell County
No high school diploma	10.1%	6.0%
High school graduate	25.1%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kent County	Terrell County
Drove alone	84.9%	73.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	19.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	7.6%
Other means	7.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kent County	Terrell County
1-unit, detached	81.6%	94.7%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.1%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Kent County	Terrell County
Poverty rate	8.4%	8.2%
Average household size	2.42	1.88
Mean commute (minutes)	16	12
Median year structure built	1974	1948