Kerr County vs Medina County

A side-by-side comparison of Kerr County and Medina County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kerr County has the higher population (53,166 vs 52,419 in Medina County). Medina County has the higher median household income ($73,462 vs $67,927 in Kerr County). Kerr County has the higher median home value ($285,100 vs $220,000 in Medina County).

Population, income & housing

	Kerr County	Medina County
Population	53,166	52,419
Median age	48.6 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$67,927	$73,462
Median home value	$285,100	$220,000
Median gross rent	$1,079	$1,091
Housing units	25,439	19,758
Homeownership rate	70.4%	82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.2%	22.2%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kerr County	Medina County
Population	51,843 → 53,166 (+2.6%)	50,057 → 52,419 (+4.7%)
Median household income	$55,990 → $67,927 (+21.3%)	$62,599 → $73,462 (+17.4%)
Median home value	$180,600 → $285,100 (+57.9%)	$137,800 → $220,000 (+59.7%)
Median gross rent	$874 → $1,079 (+23.5%)	$842 → $1,091 (+29.6%)

Kerr County

Population

51,84353,166

Median household income

$55,990$67,927

Median home value

$180,600$285,100

Median gross rent

$874$1,079

Medina County

Population

50,05752,419

Median household income

$62,599$73,462

Median home value

$137,800$220,000

Median gross rent

$842$1,091

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kerr County	Medina County
Under 5	4.8%	5.6%
5 to 17	13.6%	17.1%
18 to 24	8.1%	9.3%
25 to 34	10.2%	11.9%
35 to 44	9.8%	12.1%
45 to 54	10.5%	13.3%
55 to 64	14.3%	13.5%
65 to 74	15.4%	10.4%
75 and over	13.2%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kerr County	Medina County
White (non-Hispanic)	67.9%	42.3%
Black or African American	1.5%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.4%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	26.4%	51.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kerr County	Medina County
No high school diploma	9.7%	14.0%
High school graduate	29.1%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kerr County	Medina County
Drove alone	71.8%	72.3%
Carpooled	13.3%	11.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	2.7%	2.0%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	9.8%	11.8%
Other means	1.2%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kerr County	Medina County
1-unit, detached	66.1%	66.5%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	1.6%
20 or more units	4.2%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	18.0%	26.6%

Poverty & households

	Kerr County	Medina County
Poverty rate	11.7%	11.3%
Average household size	2.29	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	20	30
Median year structure built	1987	1994