Kilgore

Population: 13,444
Median household income: $58,141
Median home value: $154,600

Located in Gregg County, Texas, Kilgore is a community with a population of 13,444. The median household income of $58,141 is below the Gregg County median ($64,809).

From 2019 to 2023, Kilgore's population declined 9.3% from 14,827 to 13,444, while its median home value rose 26.5% from $122,200 to $154,600.

83.1% of workers drive to work alone. 80.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,444
Median age: 33.2 yrs
Median household income: $58,141
Median home value: $154,600
Median gross rent: $1,082
Housing units: 5,190
Homeownership rate: 69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,82713,444

Median household income

$56,715$58,141

Median home value

$122,200$154,600

Median gross rent

$833$1,082

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,827	$56,715	$122,200	$833
2020	14,824	$55,810	$117,800	$855
2021	13,364	$53,849	$125,000	$922
2022	13,400	$58,439	$146,300	$962
2023	13,444	$58,141	$154,600	$1,082

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

Age distribution

Under 58.4%

5 to 1720.7%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 745.4%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,130	8.4%
5 to 17	2,780	20.7%
18 to 24	1,455	10.8%
25 to 34	1,684	12.5%
35 to 44	1,809	13.5%
45 to 54	1,358	10.1%
55 to 64	1,652	12.3%
65 to 74	724	5.4%
75 and over	852	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,814	50.7%
Black or African American	1,826	13.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.1%
Asian	118	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	894	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,782	28.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.1%

High school graduate30.3%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree14.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,546	19.1%
High school graduate	2,444	30.3%
Some college or associate's	2,496	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,163	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	430	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone83.1%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,893	83.1%
Carpooled	578	9.8%
Public transit	18	0.3%
Walked	107	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	241	4.1%
Other means	48	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,405	42.6%
15 to 29 min	1,569	27.8%
30 to 44 min	859	15.2%
45 to 59 min	233	4.1%
60+ min	578	10.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.86
Poverty rate: 19.6% (2,511 of 12,802)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,955	66.2%
Nonfamily households	1,507	33.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,462	86.0%
Vacant	728	14.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,085	69.1%
Renter-occupied	1,377	30.9%

1-unit, detached80.7%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other7.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,189	80.7%
1-unit, attached	34	0.7%
2 to 4 units	208	4.0%
5 to 19 units	235	4.5%
20 or more units	151	2.9%
Mobile home & other	373	7.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4839124
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 32.3967, -94.8600