COMPARING TWO PLACES
Poteet vs Kirby
PLACE A
Poteet, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Kirby, Texas
Poteet is 63% smaller than Kirby. Kirby earns more, with a median household income $6,782 higher. Kirby has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -14%).
POTEETKIRBYDIFFERENCE
Total population3,0108,211−63% vs Kirby
Population density1,7374,106−2,369
Population growth-14.3%1.8%−16.0 pts
Median age37.438.1−0.7
Male39.7%53.0%−13.4 pts
Female60.3%47.0%+13.4 pts
Foreign-born0.3%21.1%−20.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic5.8%19.2%−13.4 pts
Black0.2%11.0%−10.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino93.6%61.5%+32.1 pts
Asian0.3%1.6%−1.2 pts
Other0.0%6.7%−6.7 pts
Median household income$48,750$55,532−$6,782
Per capita income$19,866$26,230−$6,364
Poverty rate17.0%13.5%+3.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3810.395−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher0.9%15.8%−14.9 pts
Graduate degree0.4%4.6%−4.2 pts
Unemployment rate6.4%5.1%+1.3 pts
Labor force participation55.3%61.0%−5.7 pts
Median home value$119,200$165,500−$46,300
Median gross rent$734$1,182−$448
Owner-occupied64.9%66.1%−1.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.2%6.5%+9.7 pts
Rent-burdened households30.5%35.5%−5.1 pts
Average commute19.724.4−4.7
Worked from home10.0%5.2%+4.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
Uninsured25.9%21.3%+4.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025