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Temple

Texas · 98,412 residents (2025 est.) · 72.9 sq mi
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With 89,602 people, Temple is a city in Texas. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 35,088 people. This skews young, with a median age of 33.8. 52% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $239,000, having roughly tripled since 2000. 81% were living in the same home a year earlier.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,204, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.8
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 76%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Temple

What changed most since 1990

  • Population46,109 → 89,602 (+94%)US over the same years: +35%
  • Hispanic share13.2% → 29.0% (+15.8 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
  • Black share17.1% → 12.1% (−5.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts

Among the 25 cities and towns in the Killeen metro

  • 10th in household income$68,204
  • 4th in share with a bachelor's degree30.6%
  • 8th in home value$239,000
  • 6th in diversity score79.2

Its weight in Bell County

Temple's population equals 23% of Bell County's. Its number of veterans equals 16% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
89,602
+64%since 2000
from 54,514 in 2000
98,412 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,228 / sq mi
+64%since 2000
from 747 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
33.8
−4%since 2000
from 35.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
72.9 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
42K55K68K81K94K19902000201020202024Temple
202490K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 57.9%(7,084)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.4%(6,626)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.5%(6,679)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.3%(5,642)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.7%(5,974)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3416.2%(14,476)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.9%(11,556)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.3%(9,203)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 649.8%(8,815)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.1%(7,291)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.8%(4,326)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.2%(1,930)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$68,204
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $35,135 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$34,319
+77%since 2000
from $19,360 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
44.8%
+18.9 ptssince 2009
from 25.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
16.0%
+2.1 ptssince 2000
from 13.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.452
−4%since 2010
from 0.471 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade10.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade7.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance6.4%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services5.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical5.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1%
US avg: 1.6%
Arts, entertainment, food0.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.4%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$239,000
+76%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $74,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,231
+29%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $522 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
52.3%
−3.6 ptssince 2000
from 55.9% in 2000
47.7% rent
Vacancy rate
7.5%
−7.1 ptssince 2009
from 14.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.55 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.60 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 19.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
46.8%
+3.0 ptssince 2009
from 43.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.5
+52%since 2009
from 2.3 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
60
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic62.7%(34,176)
Black16.2%(8,818)
Hispanic / Latino17.8%(9,716)
Asian1.5%(805)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic51.4%(46,071)
Black12.1%(10,820)
Hispanic / Latino29%(25,964)
Asian2%(1,803)
Other5.5%(4,944)
Diversity Score
79
+15%since 2009
from 69 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican23.7%(21,257)
Puerto Rican2%(1,781)
Honduran0.3%(308)
Cuban0.3%(305)
Salvadoran0.3%(245)
Spaniard0.3%(235)
Colombian0.3%(234)
Guatemalan0.2%(171)
Dominican0.2%(139)
Venezuelan0.1%(134)
+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data
Paraguayan0.1%(108)
Panamanian0.1%(95)
Nicaraguan0.1%(87)
Peruvian0.1%(71)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.6%(504)
Filipino0.4%(371)
Chinese0.3%(305)
Korean0.3%(305)
Nepalese0.2%(175)
Burmese0.1%(57)
Vietnamese0.1%(54)
Japanese0%(41)
Pakistani0%(35)
Thai0%(27)
Cambodian0%(13)
Taiwanese0%(11)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(115)
Samoan0%(31)
Ancestry
German14.2%(12,706)
English11.5%(10,295)
Irish9%(8,024)
American4.2%(3,722)
Italian2.8%(2,537)
Czech1.9%(1,678)
Scottish1.9%(1,677)
Polish1.4%(1,215)
French1.1%(993)
Scotch-Irish1.1%(975)
Welsh0.6%(561)
Norwegian0.6%(524)
+ 34 more ancestry groups with data
Portuguese0.6%(497)
Swedish0.5%(441)
Dutch0.4%(403)
British0.4%(367)
West Indian0.4%(361)
Swiss0.2%(224)
Brazilian0.2%(209)
Lithuanian0.2%(175)
Kenyan0.2%(149)
Ukrainian0.2%(142)
Russian0.2%(141)
Jamaican0.1%(127)
Danish0.1%(107)
Canadian0.1%(98)
Austrian0.1%(81)
Hungarian0.1%(59)
Arab0.1%(53)
Belgian0.1%(50)
Slovene0%(44)
Finnish0%(41)
Israeli0%(30)
Turkish0%(27)
Greek0%(26)
Iranian0%(26)
Nigerian0%(26)
Haitian0%(25)
Lebanese0%(24)
Egyptian0%(21)
Croatian0%(20)
Armenian0%(18)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
30.6%
+7.7 ptssince 2000
from 22.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
87.9%
+8.1 ptssince 2000
from 79.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
11.5%
+3.1 ptssince 2000
from 8.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
21.0 min
+62%since 2000
from 12.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
74.2%
−9.8 ptssince 2009
from 84.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
11.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 11.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
11.4%
+9.8 ptssince 2009
from 1.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.5%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.7%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 7.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.6%
+2.0 ptssince 2011
from 4.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.4%
+1.9 ptssince 2011
from 61.5% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.3%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 69.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 14.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
39.3%
+3.3 ptssince 2009
from 36.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.7%
+1.8 ptssince 2009
from 46.9% in 2009
Female
51.3%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 53.1% in 2009
Foreign born
8.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 8.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
11.9%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 15.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
15.1%
+2.0 ptssince 2012
from 13.1% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
13.9%
−2.4 ptssince 2013
from 16.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.3%
+14.3 ptssince 2017
from 76.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.4%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 91.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
81.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 80.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
83.1%
+1.7 ptssince 2016
from 81.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
13.9%
−1.7 ptssince 2016
from 15.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married32%(10,710)
Married52.2%(17,469)
Widowed3.2%(1,056)
Divorced12.6%(4,216)
Women 15+
Never married29.6%(10,592)
Married47.3%(16,905)
Widowed8.3%(2,957)
Divorced14.8%(5,308)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
13.9%
−2.4 ptssince 2013
from 16.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
51.9%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 50.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 11.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
17.0%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 17.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
18.0%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 19.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
5.4%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 5.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
64.6%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 63.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
34.7%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 35.9% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)42.4%(3,285)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.7%(2,374)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24.7%(1,910)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.4%(340)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.4%(111)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 7,740 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

Temple, decade by decade

Temple population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199046,109$55,667$131,04420.4%60.6
200054,514$64,004$135,53122.9%68.6
201066,102$67,958$154,07124.9%76.1
202082,073$65,114$176,83628.8%80.8
202489,602$68,204$239,00030.6%79.2

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Temple, Texas?

Temple, Texas has about 89,602 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Temple, Texas?

The typical household in Temple, Texas earns about $68,204 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Temple, Texas expensive?

In Temple, Texas, the median home is worth about $239,000, and the typical rent is about $1,231 a month.

How educated are people in Temple, Texas?

About 30.6% of adults age 25 and over in Temple, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Temple, Texas?

About 16.0% of people in Temple, Texas live below the federal poverty line.

Has Temple, Texas grown since 1990?

Yes, Temple, Texas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 43,493 residents, a change of about 94 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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