Demographics of Kleberg County, Texas

Kleberg County, Texas had 30,315 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −671 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.

Kleberg County, in four figures

30,315
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.2%
Change since July 2020: −671 people.; 29.0 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,292 ±$4,466
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.

Kleberg County, Texas's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Kleberg 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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Kleberg County, Texas's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Kleberg 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	30,986	100.0	100.0
2021	30,637	98.9	100.2
2022	30,437	98.2	100.7
2023	30,327	97.9	101.6
2024	30,329	97.9	102.5
2025	30,315	97.8	103.1

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Population of Kleberg County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	30,986	−57	+24	+1	−77
2021	30,637	−349	−16	+13	−343
2022	30,437	−200	+61	+68	−332
2023	30,327	−110	+90	+98	−301
2024	30,329	+2	+115	+131	−247
2025	30,315	−14	+113	+92	−219

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 29.0 ±0.5: for men 29.2 ±0.6 and for women 28.7 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Kleberg County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	2,047 ±115	6.7% ±0.4	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,316 ±363	17.4% ±1.2	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	6,117 ±707	20.0% ±2.3	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,580 ±431	24.8% ±1.4	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,467 ±345	17.9% ±1.1	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,052 ±336	13.3% ±1.1	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,292 ±$4,466, and income per person $26,395 ±$1,609, 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 Kleberg County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	2,748 ±510	23.2% ±4.2	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,310 ±461	19.5% ±3.8	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,014 ±524	17.0% ±4.4	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,397 ±299	11.8% ±2.5	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,291 ±460	19.3% ±3.8	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	679 ±193	5.7% ±1.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	414 ±153	3.5% ±1.3	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

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 Kleberg County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	8,077 ±1,250	28.1% ±4.3	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,868 ±509	39.8% ±5.7	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,364 ±739	26.6% ±4.2	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	845 ±208	16.4% ±3.9	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Kleberg County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Kleberg County	Texas	United States
Housing units	14,012 ±136	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.6% ±2.7	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.4% ±2.6	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	52.5% ±3.1	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	47.5% ±3.9	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$161,300 ±$13,189	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,043 ±$68	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

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 Kleberg County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	21,825 ±0	71.4% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,362 ±76	20.8% ±0.2	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,110 ±131	3.6% ±0.4	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	390 ±176	1.3% ±0.6	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	17 to 101	0.1% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 31	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	25 to 151	0.1% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	745 ±228	2.4% ±0.7	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 Kleberg County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	24,321 ±635	79.5% ±2.1	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,264 ±548	13.9% ±1.8	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	103 to 379	0.3% to 1.2%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,753 ±329	5.7% ±1.1	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	637 ±246	2.1% ±0.8	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,116 ±336	3.6% ±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%.

Kleberg County among the counties of Texas

96th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Kleberg County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Bee County	32,515	+4.7%
Hale County	31,819	−2.0%
Titus County	31,563	+0.8%
Palo Pinto County	30,791	+8.2%
Howard County	30,504	−12.4%
Kleberg County	30,315	−2.2%
San Jacinto County	29,488	+7.1%
Cass County	28,651	+0.7%
Gillespie County	28,527	+6.6%
Milam County	26,258	+6.0%
Aransas County	26,146	+9.3%

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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