COMPARING TWO PLACES
Timpson vs Kilgore
PLACE A
Timpson, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Kilgore, Texas
Timpson is 93% smaller than Kilgore. Kilgore earns more, with a median household income $35,045 higher. Kilgore has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -14%).
TIMPSONKILGOREDIFFERENCE
Total population99513,531−93% vs Kilgore
Population density396727−331
Population growth-14.4%3.1%−17.5 pts
Median age41.735.3+6.4
Male42.2%50.2%−7.9 pts
Female57.8%49.8%+7.9 pts
Foreign-born4.3%9.7%−5.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic61.4%49.5%+11.9 pts
Black30.4%14.0%+16.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.5%26.9%−19.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other0.7%8.8%−8.2 pts
Median household income$31,250$66,295−$35,045
Per capita income$20,123$27,812−$7,689
Poverty rate36.6%17.4%+19.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4330.453−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.2%19.2%−3.1 pts
Graduate degree4.0%4.3%−0.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%3.3%+1.4 pts
Labor force participation48.4%60.2%−11.8 pts
Median home value$82,000$171,600−$89,600
Median gross rent$619$1,010−$391
Owner-occupied40.0%71.4%−31.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.3%13.6%+13.7 pts
Rent-burdened households28.0%51.6%−23.6 pts
Average commute26.624.0+2.6
Worked from home12.8%5.6%+7.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured13.5%19.3%−5.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025