COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Kent County

Texas · 1,010 residents · 903 sq mi

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Kent County is a county of 1,010 people in Texas. The median age is 40.4, about 7 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $27,700. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. That trails the Texas median by roughly 28%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,010

+18%vs 2000

vs 859 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.4

−14%vs 2000

vs 47.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

903 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024734

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(67)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(77)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(77)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(63)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.9%(29)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412%(121)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.3%(124)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.7%(118)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.6%(117)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.5%(116)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.1%(82)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(19)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,508

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,433 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,087

−43%vs 2000

vs $17,626 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.6%

+11.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$27,700

+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$242

+29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $247 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.4%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.3% in 2000

25.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.5%(777)

Black0.2%(2)

Hispanic / Latino9.1%(78)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic88.4%(893)

Black0.6%(6)

Hispanic / Latino12.6%(127)

Asian0%(0)

Other11%(111)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican13.8%(101)

Puerto Rican1.4%(10)

Ancestry

English11.2%(82)

Irish8%(59)

Scottish6.4%(47)

American5.7%(42)

German4.5%(33)

Czech1.8%(13)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(9)

Dutch0.5%(4)

Italian0.4%(3)

Norwegian0.4%(3)

French0.3%(2)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scottish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.3%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.4%

−14.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.6%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.6 min

+45%vs 2000

vs 14.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.3%(103)

Married58.6%(187)

Widowed1.9%(6)

Divorced7.2%(23)

Women 15+

Never married9.8%(33)

Married49.3%(166)

Widowed19.9%(67)

Divorced21.1%(71)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.8%

−14.5 ptssince 2013

from 18.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.9%

−8.9 ptssince 2020

from 70.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.4%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 13.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

39.3%

+10.1 ptssince 2020

from 29.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.4%

+9.9 ptssince 2020

from 5.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 0.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.1%

−12.5 ptssince 2020

from 82.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.9%

+14.1 ptssince 2020

from 32.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)21.7%(5)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.1%(6)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era56.5%(13)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 23 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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