Kleberg County vs San Jacinto County

A side-by-side comparison of Kleberg County and San Jacinto County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kleberg County has the higher population (30,629 vs 27,983 in San Jacinto County). San Jacinto County has the higher median household income ($59,526 vs $57,612 in Kleberg County). San Jacinto County has the higher median home value ($183,100 vs $152,200 in Kleberg County).

Population, income & housing

	Kleberg County	San Jacinto County
Population	30,629	27,983
Median age	29.3 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$57,612	$59,526
Median home value	$152,200	$183,100
Median gross rent	$1,022	$1,018
Housing units	13,984	14,487
Homeownership rate	53.9%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.7%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kleberg County	San Jacinto County
Population	30,974 → 30,629 (-1.1%)	28,180 → 27,983 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$43,730 → $57,612 (+31.7%)	$41,614 → $59,526 (+43.0%)
Median home value	$91,900 → $152,200 (+65.6%)	$114,100 → $183,100 (+60.5%)
Median gross rent	$859 → $1,022 (+19.0%)	$788 → $1,018 (+29.2%)

Kleberg County

Population

30,97430,629

Median household income

$43,730$57,612

Median home value

$91,900$152,200

Median gross rent

$859$1,022

San Jacinto County

Population

28,18027,983

Median household income

$41,614$59,526

Median home value

$114,100$183,100

Median gross rent

$788$1,018

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kleberg County	San Jacinto County
Under 5	6.7%	5.1%
5 to 17	17.4%	16.5%
18 to 24	19.3%	8.2%
25 to 34	13.8%	10.1%
35 to 44	11.6%	10.1%
45 to 54	9.1%	12.5%
55 to 64	9.0%	16.4%
65 to 74	7.5%	12.8%
75 and over	5.7%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kleberg County	San Jacinto County
White (non-Hispanic)	21.0%	69.7%
Black or African American	3.2%	8.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.1%
Asian	1.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	71.3%	18.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kleberg County	San Jacinto County
No high school diploma	16.2%	15.6%
High school graduate	32.8%	40.6%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kleberg County	San Jacinto County
Drove alone	75.6%	79.8%
Carpooled	12.5%	11.2%
Public transit	0.1%	0.3%
Walked	3.8%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	4.7%
Other means	1.6%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kleberg County	San Jacinto County
1-unit, detached	64.9%	70.8%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	8.4%	2.1%
20 or more units	9.1%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	7.8%	23.2%

Poverty & households

	Kleberg County	San Jacinto County
Poverty rate	28.8%	17.7%
Average household size	2.45	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	21	39
Median year structure built	1979	1992