Killeen

Population: 156,144
Median household income: $58,339
Median home value: $196,000

Killeen is a community in Bell County, Texas, home to 156,144 residents. Its median household income of $58,339 runs below the Bell County figure of $66,051.

From 2019 to 2023, Killeen's population grew 7.2% from 145,686 to 156,144, while its median home value rose 55.3% from $126,200 to $196,000.

The typical home was built around 1995. 17.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 156,144
Median age: 30.0 yrs
Median household income: $58,339
Median home value: $196,000
Median gross rent: $1,147
Housing units: 65,809
Homeownership rate: 48.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.0%
Unemployment rate: 10.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

145,686156,144

Median household income

$49,630$58,339

Median home value

$126,200$196,000

Median gross rent

$923$1,147

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	145,686	$49,630	$126,200	$923
2020	148,573	$50,335	$132,000	$948
2021	150,082	$52,072	$147,400	$989
2022	153,708	$57,086	$175,400	$1,084
2023	156,144	$58,339	$196,000	$1,147

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.4%

5 to 1719.8%

18 to 2411.1%

25 to 3418.4%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 648.8%

65 to 745.5%

75 and over2.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14,625	9.4%
5 to 17	30,923	19.8%
18 to 24	17,347	11.1%
25 to 34	28,688	18.4%
35 to 44	22,123	14.2%
45 to 54	16,258	10.4%
55 to 64	13,696	8.8%
65 to 74	8,630	5.5%
75 and over	3,854	2.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	40,602	26.0%
Black or African American	54,251	34.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	193	0.1%
Asian	6,022	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1,153	0.7%
Some other race	1,037	0.7%
Two or more races	9,887	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	42,999	27.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.6%

High school graduate27.5%

Some college or associate's42.8%

Bachelor's degree16.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,118	7.6%
High school graduate	25,634	27.5%
Some college or associate's	39,937	42.8%
Bachelor's degree	15,062	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5,498	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone78.8%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	55,245	78.8%
Carpooled	7,494	10.7%
Public transit	328	0.5%
Walked	956	1.4%
Bicycle	16	0.0%
Worked from home	5,305	7.6%
Other means	758	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	20,243	31.2%
15 to 29 min	25,968	40.1%
30 to 44 min	8,290	12.8%
45 to 59 min	4,112	6.3%
60+ min	6,184	9.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 17.2% (26,698 of 155,615)

	Count	Share
Family households	38,916	65.1%
Nonfamily households	20,908	34.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	59,824	90.9%
Vacant	5,985	9.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	29,103	48.6%
Renter-occupied	30,721	51.4%

1-unit, detached60.5%

1-unit, attached4.4%

2 to 4 units15.9%

5 to 19 units11.5%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other3.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	39,806	60.5%
1-unit, attached	2,874	4.4%
2 to 4 units	10,465	15.9%
5 to 19 units	7,599	11.5%
20 or more units	2,799	4.3%
Mobile home & other	2,266	3.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4839148
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 55 sq mi
Water area: 0.65 sq mi
Center point: 31.0777, -97.7320