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METRO AREA · 2010 ACS

Killeen Metro

Killeen-Temple, TX · 3 counties · 405,300 residents · 2,819 sq mi
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Killeen is home to 405,300 people. The median age is 30.2, younger than the US median of 37.2. Median home value sits at $110,109. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 56% of homes are owner-occupied. 74,586 more people live here than in 2000.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $52,703
Younger
median age 30.2
US median: 37.2
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
405,300
+23%since 2000
from 330,714 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
144 / sq mi
+23%since 2000
from 117 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
30.2
+3%since 2000
from 29.3 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
2,819 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
246K314K382K449K517K19902000201020202024Killeen
2024494K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 59%(36,281)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 97.8%(31,776)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 147.2%(29,050)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 197%(28,368)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 249.5%(38,544)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3416.9%(68,634)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4412.9%(52,313)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5412.2%(49,331)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 648.7%(35,215)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 745%(20,320)
US avg: 7%
75 to 842.8%(11,196)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over1.1%(4,272)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$48,278
+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $36,637 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$22,029
+33%since 2000
from $16,580 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
26.4%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 24.8% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
13.9%
+2.4 ptssince 2000
from 11.6% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.417
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information12.1%
US avg: 11.5%
Wholesale trade8%
US avg: 7.2%
Retail trade5.9%
US avg: 10.9%
Other services4.9%
US avg: 7%
Finance & insurance4.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical3.9%
US avg: 4.2%
Public administration2.9%
US avg: 4.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.4%
US avg: 3.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2%
US avg: 2.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.8%
US avg: 1.4%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.4%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$110,109
+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $74,154 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$814
+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $539 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
56.5%
Unchangedsince 2000
from 56.5% in 2000
43.5% rent
Vacancy rate
15.7%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 14.8% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.87 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.88 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
23.1%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 22.4% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
39.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 39.6% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
2.3
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.3 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic59.2%(195,743)
Black19.3%(63,831)
Hispanic / Latino15.7%(51,802)
Asian2.2%(7,314)
Other0%
2010
White, non-Hispanic54%(218,901)
Black18.6%(75,411)
Hispanic / Latino20.3%(82,426)
Asian2.4%(9,866)
Other4.4%(17,636)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican13.7%(53,103)
Puerto Rican3.3%(12,576)
Central American0.8%(3,206)
South American0.5%(1,718)
Panamanian0.4%(1,522)
Colombian0.3%(1,110)
Spaniard0.2%(868)
Dominican0.2%(776)
Cuban0.2%(640)
Salvadoran0.1%(510)
Honduran0.1%(426)
Guatemalan0.1%(313)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.1%(255)
Nicaraguan0.1%(200)
Peruvian0.1%(188)
Argentine0%(42)
Chilean0%(41)
Bolivian0%(12)
Ancestry
German14.4%(56,252)
English9.4%(36,713)
Irish7.7%(29,821)
American4.7%(18,396)
Italian2.1%(8,359)
French2.1%(8,103)
Scotch-Irish2%(7,681)
Scottish1.7%(6,684)
Czech1.3%(4,849)
Polish1.2%(4,828)
Dutch0.9%(3,409)
+ 46 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.7%(2,563)
Norwegian0.6%(2,276)
West Indian0.5%(2,124)
Welsh0.4%(1,742)
French Canadian0.4%(1,443)
British0.3%(1,131)
Jamaican0.3%(1,046)
Russian0.3%(1,010)
Arab0.2%(891)
Portuguese0.2%(711)
Danish0.2%(632)
Greek0.1%(574)
Canadian0.1%(520)
Hungarian0.1%(456)
Swiss0.1%(363)
Ukrainian0.1%(304)
Finnish0.1%(274)
Lebanese0.1%(259)
Austrian0.1%(217)
Lithuanian0.1%(215)
Romanian0.1%(192)
Slovak0.1%(188)
Croatian0%(175)
Nigerian0.1%(166)
Belgian0%(151)
Syrian0%(137)
Turkish0%(136)
Slovene0%(109)
Ethiopian0%(101)
Guyanese0%(90)
Brazilian0%(86)
Haitian0%(84)
Serbian0%(71)
Israeli0%(65)
Egyptian0%(63)
Moroccan0%(56)
Armenian0%(53)
Iraqi0%(36)
Latvian0%(34)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
19.9%
+2.0 ptssince 2000
from 17.9% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
88.1%
+4.6 ptssince 2000
from 83.5% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
6.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2000
from 5.8% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
19.4 min
+34%since 2000
from 14.5 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
80.4%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 79.9% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
11.6%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 12.3% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
0.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
2.7%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
3.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 3.4% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
4.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
15.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 15.3% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
30.8%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 29.6% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.7% in 2009
Female
50.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.3% in 2009
Foreign born
7.7%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 7.1% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
21.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 21.5% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married34.6%(65,951)
Married53.5%(102,026)
Widowed2.4%(4,534)
Divorced9.6%(18,281)
Women 15+
Never married28.6%(55,452)
Married50%(97,003)
Widowed7.8%(15,039)
Divorced13.7%(26,512)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
13.4%
−2.2 ptssince 2013
from 15.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
45.7%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 43.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
9.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 9.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
15.4%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 14.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
18.0%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 16.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
9.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 8.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
67.2%
−1.3 ptssince 2020
from 68.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
36.4%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 33.7% 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)56.3%(34,815)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)42.6%(26,294)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era17.7%(10,924)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.6%(1,000)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(188)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 61,791 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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In this metro

Largest cities

KilleenCENTRAL161,883TempleCENTRAL98,412Copperas Cove40,118Harker Heights35,195Fort Hood26,814Belton25,964Gatesville16,422Lampasas7,988Nolanville7,983McGregor6,405Morgan's Point Resort4,746Troy3,585Salado2,565Little River-Academy2,020Bartlett1,678Kempner1,297Holland1,188Rogers1,101Lometa794Pendleton649Evant467Oglesby445South Mountain409Flat354Mound57
What's inside

3 component counties

Bell CountyCENTRAL402,248Coryell CountyCENTRAL85,592Lampasas County23,657
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Killeen-Temple, TX?

Killeen-Temple, TX has about 405,300 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Killeen-Temple, TX?

The typical household in Killeen-Temple, TX earns about $48,278 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Killeen-Temple, TX expensive?

In Killeen-Temple, TX, the median home is worth about $110,109, and the typical rent is about $814 a month.

How educated are people in Killeen-Temple, TX?

About 19.9% of adults age 25 and over in Killeen-Temple, TX hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Killeen-Temple, TX?

About 13.9% of people in Killeen-Temple, TX live below the federal poverty line.

Has Killeen-Temple, TX grown since 1990?

Yes, Killeen-Temple, TX has grown since 1990. The population has added about 136,478 residents, a change of about 51 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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