Kinney County vs Shackelford County

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

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

Shackelford County has the higher population (3,169 vs 3,140 in Kinney County). Kinney County has the higher median household income ($66,341 vs $64,659 in Shackelford County). Shackelford County has the higher median home value ($176,900 vs $88,500 in Kinney County).

Population, income & housing

	Kinney County	Shackelford County
Population	3,140	3,169
Median age	50.4 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$66,341	$64,659
Median home value	$88,500	$176,900
Median gross rent	$771	$485
Housing units	1,548	1,572
Homeownership rate	76.6%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	34.6%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kinney County	Shackelford County
Population	3,659 → 3,140 (-14.2%)	3,296 → 3,169 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$26,738 → $66,341 (+148.1%)	$46,935 → $64,659 (+37.8%)
Median home value	$68,800 → $88,500 (+28.6%)	$91,400 → $176,900 (+93.5%)
Median gross rent	$515 → $771 (+49.7%)	$758 → $485 (-36.0%)

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

Shackelford County

Population

3,2963,169

Median household income

$46,935$64,659

Median home value

$91,400$176,900

Median gross rent

$758$485

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kinney County	Shackelford County
Under 5	3.2%	5.4%
5 to 17	5.6%	17.2%
18 to 24	10.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	15.0%	9.4%
35 to 44	9.1%	11.9%
45 to 54	16.1%	11.1%
55 to 64	14.7%	16.9%
65 to 74	12.6%	11.9%
75 and over	13.8%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kinney County	Shackelford County
White (non-Hispanic)	44.6%	82.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	53.4%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kinney County	Shackelford County
No high school diploma	11.3%	7.6%
High school graduate	24.9%	25.2%
Some college or associate's	44.3%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	27.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kinney County	Shackelford County
Drove alone	81.0%	77.2%
Carpooled	9.0%	8.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	10.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kinney County	Shackelford County
1-unit, detached	78.1%	81.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	17.2%	12.5%

Poverty & households

	Kinney County	Shackelford County
Poverty rate	11.3%	11.6%
Average household size	2.39	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	18	24
Median year structure built	1978	1974