Kilgore is a city of 13,470 people in Texas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. The typical home is worth $171,600, having roughly tripled since 2000. This skews young, with a median age of 35.3. 2,169 more people live here than in 2000. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,295, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 69%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Kilgore
What changed most since 1990
White share82.6% → 49.5%(−33.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share4.6% → 26.9%(+22.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)43.3%(285)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24%(158)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.2%(179)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.3%(22)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.8%(25)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 658 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Kilgore, decade by decade
Kilgore population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
11,116
$59,147
$109,203
17.7%
37.5
2000
11,301
$61,772
$101,284
17.1%
51.6
2010
12,975
$63,297
$121,415
18.5%
66.9
2020
13,376
$67,644
$142,778
20.1%
74.0
2024
13,470
$66,295
$171,600
19.2%
81.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
