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Demographics of Kenedy County, Texas

Kenedy County, Texas had 319 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −30 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Kenedy County, in four figures

319
Population
July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.
−8.6%
Change since July 2020
−30 people.
18.8 to 90.8
Median age
ACS 2020–⁠2024.
$38,882 ±$4,589
Median household income
ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Kenedy County, Texas's population shrank 8.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Kenedy County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Kenedy County, Texas's population shrank 8.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Kenedy County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1PopulationIndexUnited States
2020349100.0100.0
202134097.4100.2
2022356102.0100.7
202334799.4101.6
202432392.6102.5
202531991.4103.1

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Population of Kenedy County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1PopulationChange
2020349−1
2021340−9
2022356+16
2023347−9
2024323−24
2025319−4

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 18.8 to 90.8: for men 18.5 to 89.9 and for women 26.0 to 99.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Kenedy County by age, ACS 2020–2024
AgePeopleShare
Under 50 to 210% to 14.6%
5 to 170 to 530% to 35.1%
18 to 240 to 420% to 28.9%
25 to 446 to 8011.7% to 47.6%
45 to 640 to 650% to 42.9%
65 and over11 to 10318.8% to 59.9%

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $38,882 ±$4,589, and income per person $22,892 ±$11,017, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Kenedy County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household incomeHouseholdsShare
Under $25,0000 to 330% to 59.0%
$25,000 to $49,9990 to 640% to 100.0%
$50,000 to $74,9990 to 200% to 35.2%
$75,000 to $99,9990 to 50% to 8.6%
$100,000 to $149,9990 to 220% to 39.5%
$150,000 to $199,9990 to 210% to 36.5%
$200,000 or more0 to 150% to 27.3%

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Kenedy County by age, ACS 2020–2024
AgeBelow povertyRate
All ages4 to 407.2% to 23.3%
Under 180 to 260% to 100.0%
18 to 590 to 180.2% to 27.0%
60 and over1 to 2710.6% to 31.8%

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Kenedy County, ACS 2020–2024
MeasureKenedy CountyTexas
Housing units127 ±5212,128,515 ±1,574
Occupied43.3% ±19.090.6% ±0.1
Vacant56.7% ±13.39.4% ±0.1
Owner occupied25.4% to 80.1%62.6% ±0.3
Renter occupied14.1% to 80.4%37.4% ±0.2
Median home valueNot computed by the Bureau$283,800 ±$738
Median gross rentNot computed by the Bureau$1,403 ±$4
Median year built1957 ±61992 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Kenedy County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
OriginPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino40 to 21688.3% ±26.1
White alone, not Hispanic1 to 252.8% to 15.1%
Black alone, not Hispanic0 to 40% to 2.7%
Asian alone, not Hispanic0 to 30% to 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0 to 30% to 2.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0 to 150% to 10.3%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0 to 150% to 10.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic0 to 40% to 2.7%

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Kenedy County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
BornPeopleShare
Born in the state20 to 11044.8% ±13.7
Born in another state1 to 232.7% to 13.9%
Born a citizen outside the states0 to 150% to 10.3%
Born abroad0 to 1415.8% to 88.0%
Naturalized citizens0 to 340% to 21.8%
Not citizens0 to 1180% to 75.2%

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Kenedy County among the counties of Texas

252nd of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Kenedy County in population, July 2025
CountyJuly 2025Change since 2020
Roberts County867+5.2%
Terrell County702−6.6%
Kent County674−11.1%
Borden County567−11.8%
McMullen County544−9.0%
Kenedy County319−8.6%
King County192−28.1%
Loving County52−17.5%

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