COMPARING TWO PLACES
Arp vs Kilgore
PLACE A
Arp, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Kilgore, Texas
Arp is 92% smaller than Kilgore. Arp earns more, with a median household income $6,205 higher. Kilgore has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -8%).
ARPKILGOREDIFFERENCE
Total population1,02013,531−92% vs Kilgore
Population density390727−337
Population growth-8.0%3.1%−11.1 pts
Median age36.635.3+1.3
Male45.2%50.2%−5.0 pts
Female54.8%49.8%+5.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%9.7%−9.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.1%49.5%+34.6 pts
Black2.8%14.0%−11.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.2%26.9%−23.7 pts
Asian0.2%0.8%−0.6 pts
Other9.7%8.8%+0.9 pts
Median household income$72,500$66,295+$6,205
Per capita income$25,174$27,812−$2,638
Poverty rate9.8%17.4%−7.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3830.453−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.0%19.2%−4.2 pts
Graduate degree3.7%4.3%−0.6 pts
Unemployment rate10.6%3.3%+7.3 pts
Labor force participation57.1%60.2%−3.1 pts
Median home value$106,100$171,600−$65,500
Median gross rent$1,037$1,010+$27
Owner-occupied81.3%71.4%+9.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.6%13.6%+2.9 pts
Rent-burdened households40.3%51.6%−11.3 pts
Average commute25.424.0+1.4
Worked from home10.1%5.6%+4.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured22.0%19.3%+2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025