Temple

Population: 86,358
Median household income: $64,945
Median home value: $220,300

Temple, a community in Bell County, Texas, has 86,358 residents. The median household income of $64,945 is in line with the Bell County median ($66,051).

From 2019 to 2023, Temple's population grew 15.5% from 74,762 to 86,358, while its median home value rose 53.6% from $143,400 to $220,300.

29.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 52.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 86,358
Median age: 33.8 yrs
Median household income: $64,945
Median home value: $220,300
Median gross rent: $1,174
Housing units: 35,228
Homeownership rate: 52.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

74,76286,358

Median household income

$54,873$64,945

Median home value

$143,400$220,300

Median gross rent

$889$1,174

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	74,762	$54,873	$143,400	$889
2020	76,590	$53,723	$145,900	$911
2021	80,793	$56,058	$158,000	$968
2022	83,473	$61,003	$191,300	$1,088
2023	86,358	$64,945	$220,300	$1,174

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

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1719.6%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,877	8.0%
5 to 17	16,907	19.6%
18 to 24	7,601	8.8%
25 to 34	13,566	15.7%
35 to 44	11,502	13.3%
45 to 54	8,467	9.8%
55 to 64	8,379	9.7%
65 to 74	6,929	8.0%
75 and over	6,130	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	43,724	50.6%
Black or African American	10,995	12.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	91	0.1%
Asian	1,849	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	97	0.1%
Some other race	142	0.2%
Two or more races	4,303	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	25,157	29.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.9%

High school graduate25.7%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree18.5%

Graduate or professional degree11.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,558	11.9%
High school graduate	14,140	25.7%
Some college or associate's	18,064	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	10,164	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6,047	11.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone77.3%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home9.3%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	28,618	77.3%
Carpooled	4,095	11.1%
Public transit	124	0.3%
Walked	230	0.6%
Bicycle	72	0.2%
Worked from home	3,460	9.3%
Other means	423	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14,529	43.3%
15 to 29 min	10,861	32.4%
30 to 44 min	4,532	13.5%
45 to 59 min	1,927	5.7%
60+ min	1,713	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 17.3% (14,637 of 84,851)

	Count	Share
Family households	20,625	63.5%
Nonfamily households	11,863	36.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	32,488	92.2%
Vacant	2,740	7.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	17,199	52.9%
Renter-occupied	15,289	47.1%

1-unit, detached65.4%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units9.6%

5 to 19 units11.1%

20 or more units8.8%

Mobile home & other2.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	23,045	65.4%
1-unit, attached	799	2.3%
2 to 4 units	3,367	9.6%
5 to 19 units	3,920	11.1%
20 or more units	3,104	8.8%
Mobile home & other	993	2.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4872176
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 73 sq mi
Water area: 4.84 sq mi
Center point: 31.1049, -97.3885