Kleberg County, Texas

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 30,629
Median household income: $57,612
Median home value: $152,200

Kleberg County, Texas counts 30,629 residents. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $57,612 is below the Texas median ($76,292).

Between 2019 and 2023, Kleberg County's population declined 1.1% from 30,974 to 30,629, while its median household income rose 31.7% from $43,730 to $57,612.

64.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1979.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 30,629
Median age: 29.3 yrs
Median household income: $57,612
Median home value: $152,200
Median gross rent: $1,022
Housing units: 13,984
Homeownership rate: 53.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,97430,629

Median household income

$43,730$57,612

Median home value

$91,900$152,200

Median gross rent

$859$1,022

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,974	$43,730	$91,900	$859
2020	30,725	$47,301	$98,500	$898
2021	31,015	$49,986	$98,000	$914
2022	30,860	$52,487	$128,300	$978
2023	30,629	$57,612	$152,200	$1,022

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 2419.3%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,039	6.7%
5 to 17	5,325	17.4%
18 to 24	5,908	19.3%
25 to 34	4,223	13.8%
35 to 44	3,567	11.6%
45 to 54	2,776	9.1%
55 to 64	2,747	9.0%
65 to 74	2,289	7.5%
75 and over	1,755	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,436	21.0%
Black or African American	995	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	203	0.7%
Asian	395	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	82	0.3%
Two or more races	688	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21,830	71.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.2%

High school graduate32.8%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree15.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,807	16.2%
High school graduate	5,697	32.8%
Some college or associate's	4,735	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,602	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,516	8.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone75.6%

Carpooled12.5%

Public transit0.1%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,196	75.6%
Carpooled	1,683	12.5%
Public transit	8	0.1%
Walked	514	3.8%
Bicycle	106	0.8%
Worked from home	774	5.7%
Other means	211	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,202	56.6%
15 to 29 min	2,591	20.4%
30 to 44 min	1,254	9.9%
45 to 59 min	748	5.9%
60+ min	923	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 28.8% (8,329 of 28,876)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,344	62.3%
Nonfamily households	4,450	37.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,794	84.3%
Vacant	2,190	15.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,360	53.9%
Renter-occupied	5,434	46.1%

1-unit, detached64.9%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units8.5%

5 to 19 units8.4%

20 or more units9.1%

Mobile home & other7.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,082	64.9%
1-unit, attached	180	1.3%
2 to 4 units	1,183	8.5%
5 to 19 units	1,180	8.4%
20 or more units	1,272	9.1%
Mobile home & other	1,087	7.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 48273
State: Texas
Land area: 881 sq mi
Water area: 209 sq mi
Center point: 27.4387, -97.6606

Cities & places

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