COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pittsburg vs Kilgore
PLACE A
Pittsburg, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Kilgore, Texas
Pittsburg is 65% smaller than Kilgore. Kilgore earns more, with a median household income $21,987 higher. Kilgore has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -4%).
PITTSBURGKILGOREDIFFERENCE
Total population4,67613,531−65% vs Kilgore
Population density1,299727+572
Population growth-3.6%3.1%−6.7 pts
Median age34.535.3−0.8
Male49.5%50.2%−0.6 pts
Female50.5%49.8%+0.6 pts
Foreign-born14.6%9.7%+4.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic33.3%49.5%−16.2 pts
Black23.4%14.0%+9.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.6%26.9%+13.7 pts
Asian0.6%0.8%−0.2 pts
Other2.1%8.8%−6.7 pts
Median household income$44,308$66,295−$21,987
Per capita income$24,171$27,812−$3,641
Poverty rate24.7%17.4%+7.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4190.453−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher13.5%19.2%−5.7 pts
Graduate degree3.8%4.3%−0.5 pts
Unemployment rate6.6%3.3%+3.3 pts
Labor force participation60.4%60.2%+0.2 pts
Median home value$119,200$171,600−$52,400
Median gross rent$777$1,010−$233
Owner-occupied55.0%71.4%−16.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.5%13.6%+1.9 pts
Rent-burdened households47.0%51.6%−4.6 pts
Average commute19.124.0−4.9
Worked from home0.0%5.6%−5.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured27.0%19.3%+7.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025