Kirby

Population: 8,100
Median household income: $58,700
Median home value: $159,000

Kirby is a community in Bexar County, Texas, home to 8,100 residents. The median household income of $58,700 is below the Bexar County median ($70,571).

Between 2019 and 2023, Kirby's population declined 6.5% from 8,664 to 8,100, while its median home value rose 73.0% from $91,900 to $159,000.

78.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1977.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,100
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $58,700
Median home value: $159,000
Median gross rent: $1,114
Housing units: 3,041
Homeownership rate: 70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,6648,100

Median household income

$45,918$58,700

Median home value

$91,900$159,000

Median gross rent

$978$1,114

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,664	$45,918	$91,900	$978
2020	8,709	$43,565	$109,800	$967
2021	8,134	$48,657	$124,300	$921
2022	8,134	$58,880	$144,300	$1,061
2023	8,100	$58,700	$159,000	$1,114

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

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 7415.1%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	644	8.0%
5 to 17	1,325	16.4%
18 to 24	767	9.5%
25 to 34	750	9.3%
35 to 44	1,070	13.2%
45 to 54	866	10.7%
55 to 64	922	11.4%
65 to 74	1,220	15.1%
75 and over	536	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,847	22.8%
Black or African American	1,003	12.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	176	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	321	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,753	58.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.0%

High school graduate33.0%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree10.2%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,236	23.0%
High school graduate	1,772	33.0%
Some college or associate's	1,629	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	548	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	179	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone75.1%

Carpooled15.4%

Public transit2.5%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,740	75.1%
Carpooled	561	15.4%
Public transit	91	2.5%
Walked	57	1.6%
Bicycle	18	0.5%
Worked from home	156	4.3%
Other means	27	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	756	21.6%
15 to 29 min	1,675	47.9%
30 to 44 min	545	15.6%
45 to 59 min	397	11.4%
60+ min	121	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.78
Poverty rate: 9.6% (781 of 8,100)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,063	70.8%
Nonfamily households	849	29.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,912	95.8%
Vacant	129	4.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,051	70.4%
Renter-occupied	861	29.6%

1-unit, detached78.0%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units3.2%

Mobile home & other9.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,372	78.0%
1-unit, attached	39	1.3%
2 to 4 units	164	5.4%
5 to 19 units	97	3.2%
20 or more units	96	3.2%
Mobile home & other	273	9.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4839448
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 29.4617, -98.3853