Kerr County vs Wilson County

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

Kerr County and Wilson 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 51,501 in Wilson County). Wilson County has the higher median household income ($92,461 vs $67,927 in Kerr County). Wilson County has the higher median home value ($286,300 vs $285,100 in Kerr County).

Population, income & housing

	Kerr County	Wilson County
Population	53,166	51,501
Median age	48.6 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$67,927	$92,461
Median home value	$285,100	$286,300
Median gross rent	$1,079	$1,069
Housing units	25,439	19,259
Homeownership rate	70.4%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.2%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kerr County	Wilson County
Population	51,843 → 53,166 (+2.6%)	49,173 → 51,501 (+4.7%)
Median household income	$55,990 → $67,927 (+21.3%)	$76,692 → $92,461 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$180,600 → $285,100 (+57.9%)	$199,600 → $286,300 (+43.4%)
Median gross rent	$874 → $1,079 (+23.5%)	$921 → $1,069 (+16.1%)

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

Wilson County

Population

49,17351,501

Median household income

$76,692$92,461

Median home value

$199,600$286,300

Median gross rent

$921$1,069

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kerr County	Wilson County
Under 5	4.8%	5.5%
5 to 17	13.6%	18.1%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.8%
25 to 34	10.2%	10.9%
35 to 44	9.8%	13.4%
45 to 54	10.5%	13.7%
55 to 64	14.3%	14.0%
65 to 74	15.4%	10.4%
75 and over	13.2%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kerr County	Wilson County
White (non-Hispanic)	67.9%	55.6%
Black or African American	1.5%	1.8%
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%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.4%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	26.4%	39.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kerr County	Wilson County
No high school diploma	9.7%	10.4%
High school graduate	29.1%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kerr County	Wilson County
Drove alone	71.8%	77.0%
Carpooled	13.3%	8.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	2.7%	0.5%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	9.8%	12.9%
Other means	1.2%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kerr County	Wilson County
1-unit, detached	66.1%	69.3%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	1.6%
20 or more units	4.2%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	18.0%	25.3%

Poverty & households

	Kerr County	Wilson County
Poverty rate	11.7%	9.8%
Average household size	2.29	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	20	35
Median year structure built	1987	1999