Demographics of Kent County, Texas

Kent County, Texas had 674 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −84 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.

Kent County, in four figures

674
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −11.1%
Change since July 2020: −84 people.; 60.0 ±4.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $72,889 ±$17,672
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

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.

Kent County, Texas's population shrank 11.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Kent 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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Kent County, Texas's population shrank 11.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Kent 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 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	758	100.0	100.0
2021	744	98.2	100.2
2022	740	97.6	100.7
2023	727	95.9	101.6
2024	699	92.2	102.5
2025	674	88.9	103.1

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Population of Kent County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From elsewhere in the country
2020	758	+8	−1	+10
2021	744	−14	−12	−1
2022	740	−4	−12	+8
2023	727	−13	−12	−1
2024	699	−28	−10	−20
2025	674	−25	−10	−12

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 60.0 ±4.6: for men 45.2 ±15.1 and for women 67.8 ±5.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Kent County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	0 to 36	0% to 4.8%	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	26 to 118	3.7% to 15.9%	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1 to 79	0.2% to 10.7%	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	123 ±49	16.8% ±6.2	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	208 ±61	28.3% ±7.0	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	274 ±80	37.3% ±9.1	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $72,889 ±$17,672, and income per person $38,774 ±$9,360, 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 Kent County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	28 to 94	19.8% ±9.7	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	20 to 108	7.1% to 34.5%	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	23 to 111	8.3% to 35.2%	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	18 to 74	6.5% to 23.4%	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	20 to 68	7.1% to 21.5%	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2 to 28	0.8% to 8.9%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1 to 21	0.4% to 6.7%	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

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%.

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 Kent County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	26 to 108	4.1% to 15.6%	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 26	0% to 30.9%	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	11 to 73	5.0% to 25.3%	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 53	0% to 16.5%	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Kent County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Kent County	Texas	United States
Housing units	523 ±79	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	58.9% ±9.7	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	41.1% ±8.7	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.2% ±15.7	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	9.7% to 31.9%	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$122,200 ±$44,831	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$675 ±$127	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±4	1992 ±1	1980 ±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 Kent County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	49 to 187	7.0% to 25.1%	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	580 ±119	79.0% ±10.2	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 3.5%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 2.0%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 2.0%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 2.0%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 2.0%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	10 to 48	1.4% to 6.5%	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

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%.

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 Kent County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	610 ±117	83.1% ±8.9	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	105 ±39	14.3% ±4.8	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 38	0% to 5.2%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 8	0% to 1.1%	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 15	0% to 2.0%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 8	0% to 1.1%	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

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%.

Kent County among the counties of Texas

249th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Kent County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Glasscock County	1,128	+1.0%
Foard County	1,044	−4.2%
Motley County	1,043	−1.8%
Roberts County	867	+5.2%
Terrell County	702	−6.6%
Kent County	674	−11.1%
Borden County	567	−11.8%
McMullen County	544	−9.0%
Kenedy County	319	−8.6%
King County	192	−28.1%
Loving County	52	−17.5%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026