Karnes County, Texas

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 14,819
Median household income: $59,103
Median home value: $136,900

Karnes County is a county in Texas with a population of 14,819. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. At $59,103, its median household income sits below Texas's $76,292.

Between 2019 and 2023, Karnes County's population declined 4.7% from 15,545 to 14,819, while its median household income rose 5.3% from $56,127 to $59,103.

The largest age group is 35 to 44, 17.4% of residents. Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 53.1% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,819
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $59,103
Median home value: $136,900
Median gross rent: $872
Housing units: 5,892
Homeownership rate: 65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,54514,819

Median household income

$56,127$59,103

Median home value

$102,300$136,900

Median gross rent

$807$872

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,545	$56,127	$102,300	$807
2020	15,547	$52,896	$109,500	$752
2021	14,823	$49,526	$111,900	$783
2022	14,805	$57,798	$137,800	$868
2023	14,819	$59,103	$136,900	$872

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3416.8%

35 to 4417.4%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	749	5.1%
5 to 17	2,234	15.1%
18 to 24	1,340	9.0%
25 to 34	2,495	16.8%
35 to 44	2,581	17.4%
45 to 54	1,494	10.1%
55 to 64	1,720	11.6%
65 to 74	1,291	8.7%
75 and over	915	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,198	35.1%
Black or African American	1,027	6.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.0%
Asian	243	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	473	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,863	53.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.8%

High school graduate36.8%

Some college or associate's24.4%

Bachelor's degree10.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,396	22.8%
High school graduate	3,860	36.8%
Some college or associate's	2,559	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,107	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	574	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone79.6%

Carpooled12.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,956	79.6%
Carpooled	600	12.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	135	2.7%
Bicycle	29	0.6%
Worked from home	201	4.0%
Other means	48	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,158	45.3%
15 to 29 min	1,349	28.3%
30 to 44 min	599	12.6%
45 to 59 min	294	6.2%
60+ min	368	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 21.3% (2,419 of 11,353)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,050	65.7%
Nonfamily households	1,593	34.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,643	78.8%
Vacant	1,249	21.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,033	65.3%
Renter-occupied	1,610	34.7%

1-unit, detached67.4%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other17.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,973	67.4%
1-unit, attached	98	1.7%
2 to 4 units	504	8.6%
5 to 19 units	230	3.9%
20 or more units	87	1.5%
Mobile home & other	1,000	17.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 48255
State: Texas
Land area: 748 sq mi
Water area: 5.8 sq mi
Center point: 28.9090, -97.8522

Cities & places

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