MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Kingsville Micro

Kingsville, TX · 1 counties · 30,274 residents · 881 sq mi

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Kingsville is home to 30,274 people. 27.4% of people across the metro live below the federal poverty line. The median age is 27.7, younger than the US median of 33.0. Median home value sits at $41,000. The average commute runs 15 minutes. Median household income is $21,887, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 27.7

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% 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

30,274

−4%vs 2000

vs 31,549 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

34 / sq mi

−4%vs 2000

vs 36 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

27.7

−5%vs 2000

vs 29.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

881 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202431K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.3%(2,517)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.9%(2,689)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(2,223)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.5%(2,880)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2411.3%(3,423)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(4,714)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.4%(3,746)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(2,901)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.2%(2,165)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.9%(1,788)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.2%(959)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(269)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,887

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,313 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,580

−29%vs 2000

vs $13,542 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

27.4%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,000

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $50,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$341

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $447 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

59.7%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.6% in 2000

40.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic28.5%(8,997)

Black3.5%(1,091)

Hispanic / Latino65.4%(20,635)

Asian1.4%(444)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic68%(20,575)

Black3.4%(1,026)

Hispanic / Latino61.1%(18,483)

Asian1.5%(441)

Other27.2%(8,232)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican63.6%(19,450)

Central American0.3%(102)

South American0.3%(90)

Spaniard0.3%(82)

Guatemalan0.2%(76)

Puerto Rican0.2%(66)

Peruvian0.1%(32)

Argentine0.1%(24)

Colombian0.1%(18)

Nicaraguan0%(13)

Salvadoran0%(13)

Ecuadorian0%(12)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Dominican0%(10)

Cuban0%(8)

Chilean0%(4)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.3%(106)

Filipino0.3%(96)

Chinese0.3%(79)

Japanese0.1%(32)

Vietnamese0.1%(32)

Taiwanese0.1%(24)

Thai0%(15)

Korean0%(9)

Cambodian0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.3%(104)

Ancestry

German6.3%(1,920)

English5.8%(1,763)

Irish4.2%(1,273)

American1.9%(594)

Scottish0.8%(242)

Italian0.7%(208)

Polish0.4%(131)

Czech0.3%(85)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(82)

Norwegian0.3%(77)

West Indian0.2%(76)

Swedish0.2%(72)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

French0.2%(66)

Slovak0.2%(52)

Subsaharan African0.2%(51)

Jamaican0.1%(44)

Austrian0.1%(41)

French Canadian0.1%(38)

Ukrainian0.1%(29)

Russian0.1%(24)

Australian0.1%(21)

Welsh0.1%(19)

British0.1%(18)

Dutch0.1%(17)

Iranian0.1%(17)

Haitian0.1%(17)

Portuguese0.1%(16)

Barbadian0%(15)

Arab0%(12)

Greek0%(12)

Serbian0%(6)

Lithuanian0%(5)

Nigerian0%(5)

Danish0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.9%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.3%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.1%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.8 min

+5%vs 2000

vs 14.1 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 married46.6%(5,667)

Married44.7%(5,432)

Widowed2.3%(283)

Divorced6.3%(766)

Women 15+

Never married41.3%(5,040)

Married43.9%(5,360)

Widowed7%(853)

Divorced7.9%(964)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

16.2%

−5.9 ptssince 2013

from 22.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.3%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 43.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.0%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 11.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.4%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.4%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 23.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.8%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 4.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.3%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 57.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.4%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 37.2% 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)28.6%(570)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)33.6%(668)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.2%(621)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.4%(47)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(12)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,991 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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