COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kress vs Hereford
PLACE A
Kress, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Hereford, Texas
Kress is 96% smaller than Hereford. Hereford earns more, with a median household income $26,511 higher. Hereford has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -17%).
KRESSHEREFORDDIFFERENCE
Total population56914,976−96% vs Hereford
Population density1,0222,368−1,347
Population growth-16.6%-2.6%−14.1 pts
Median age44.729.4+15.3
Male54.0%50.5%+3.6 pts
Female46.0%49.5%−3.6 pts
Foreign-born14.0%17.4%−3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic22.7%13.7%+9.0 pts
Black1.7%1.0%+0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino73.7%84.5%−10.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other1.9%0.8%+1.1 pts
Median household income$30,357$56,868−$26,511
Per capita income$16,756$23,802−$7,046
Poverty rate38.0%15.7%+22.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4160.405+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher8.4%8.4%Even
Graduate degree3.5%2.5%+1.0 pts
Unemployment rate8.2%4.1%+4.0 pts
Labor force participation54.4%67.3%−12.9 pts
Median home value$87,600$109,700−$22,100
Median gross rent$770$953−$183
Owner-occupied88.1%66.4%+21.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.2%11.8%+2.4 pts
Rent-burdened households38.7%36.4%+2.3 pts
Average commute17.815.9+1.9
Worked from home0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured22.6%21.8%+0.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025