Kountze

Population: 1,982
Median household income: $65,568
Median home value: $130,500

Kountze, a community in Hardin County, Texas, has 1,982 residents. At $65,568, its median household income sits below Hardin County's $72,532.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kountze's population held roughly steady from 1,972 to 1,982, while its median home value rose 47.8% from $88,300 to $130,500.

The typical home was built around 1991. 12.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,982
Median age: 34.8 yrs
Median household income: $65,568
Median home value: $130,500
Median gross rent: $875
Housing units: 832
Homeownership rate: 70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9721,982

Median household income

$53,804$65,568

Median home value

$88,300$130,500

Median gross rent

$796$875

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,972	$53,804	$88,300	$796
2020	2,047	$56,573	$101,000	$857
2021	1,900	$58,578	$107,400	$774
2022	2,042	$52,226	$110,900	$812
2023	1,982	$65,568	$130,500	$875

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1720.8%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	136	6.9%
5 to 17	412	20.8%
18 to 24	143	7.2%
25 to 34	306	15.4%
35 to 44	193	9.7%
45 to 54	213	10.7%
55 to 64	193	9.7%
65 to 74	247	12.5%
75 and over	139	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,395	70.4%
Black or African American	441	22.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	10	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	64	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	72	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.8%

High school graduate41.9%

Some college or associate's28.7%

Bachelor's degree12.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	126	9.8%
High school graduate	541	41.9%
Some college or associate's	371	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	166	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	87	6.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone87.4%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	705	87.4%
Carpooled	68	8.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	21	2.6%
Other means	13	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	211	26.8%
15 to 29 min	131	16.7%
30 to 44 min	212	27.0%
45 to 59 min	96	12.2%
60+ min	136	17.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 12.8% (247 of 1,925)

	Count	Share
Family households	550	77.8%
Nonfamily households	157	22.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	707	85.0%
Vacant	125	15.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	500	70.7%
Renter-occupied	207	29.3%

1-unit, detached58.2%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units7.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other31.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	484	58.2%
1-unit, attached	14	1.7%
2 to 4 units	10	1.2%
5 to 19 units	62	7.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	262	31.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4839868
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.98 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 30.3725, -94.3157