Kinney County vs Lipscomb County

A side-by-side comparison of Kinney County and Lipscomb County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kinney County has the higher population (3,140 vs 2,964 in Lipscomb County). Lipscomb County has the higher median household income ($71,442 vs $66,341 in Kinney County). Lipscomb County has the higher median home value ($128,400 vs $88,500 in Kinney County).

Population, income & housing

	Kinney County	Lipscomb County
Population	3,140	2,964
Median age	50.4 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$66,341	$71,442
Median home value	$88,500	$128,400
Median gross rent	$771	$807
Housing units	1,548	1,505
Homeownership rate	76.6%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kinney County	Lipscomb County
Population	3,659 → 3,140 (-14.2%)	3,398 → 2,964 (-12.8%)
Median household income	$26,738 → $66,341 (+148.1%)	$59,091 → $71,442 (+20.9%)
Median home value	$68,800 → $88,500 (+28.6%)	$100,900 → $128,400 (+27.3%)
Median gross rent	$515 → $771 (+49.7%)	$726 → $807 (+11.2%)

Kinney County

Population

3,6593,140

Median household income

$26,738$66,341

Median home value

$68,800$88,500

Median gross rent

$515$771

Lipscomb County

Population

3,3982,964

Median household income

$59,091$71,442

Median home value

$100,900$128,400

Median gross rent

$726$807

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kinney County	Lipscomb County
Under 5	3.2%	6.8%
5 to 17	5.6%	23.2%
18 to 24	10.0%	7.4%
25 to 34	15.0%	9.7%
35 to 44	9.1%	12.8%
45 to 54	16.1%	9.5%
55 to 64	14.7%	11.6%
65 to 74	12.6%	10.7%
75 and over	13.8%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kinney County	Lipscomb County
White (non-Hispanic)	44.6%	56.3%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	53.4%	36.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kinney County	Lipscomb County
No high school diploma	11.3%	16.5%
High school graduate	24.9%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	44.3%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kinney County	Lipscomb County
Drove alone	81.0%	84.8%
Carpooled	9.0%	12.1%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	4.5%	1.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kinney County	Lipscomb County
1-unit, detached	78.1%	81.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.2%	11.0%

Poverty & households

	Kinney County	Lipscomb County
Poverty rate	11.3%	13.6%
Average household size	2.39	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	18	19
Median year structure built	1978	1973