Demographics of Kermit city, Texas

Kermit city, Texas had 6,019 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −216 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Kermit city, in four figures

6,019
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,689 ±197.; −3.5%
Change since July 2020: −216 people.; 35.3 ±3.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $81,170 ±$21,635
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Kermit city, Texas's population shrank 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Kermit city, 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 — incorporated places and New England towns

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Kermit city, Texas's population shrank 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Kermit city, 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	6,235	100.0	100.0
2021	5,930	95.1	100.2
2022	5,925	95.0	100.7
2023	6,115	98.1	101.6
2024	6,057	97.1	102.5
2025	6,019	96.5	103.1

Population of Kermit city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,235	—
2021	5,930	−305
2022	5,925	−5
2023	6,115	+190
2024	6,057	−58
2025	6,019	−38

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.3 ±3.1: for men 32.1 ±2.7 and for women 37.6 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Kermit city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	382 ±39	6.7% ±0.6	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,216 ±214	21.4% ±3.7	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	534 ±193	9.4% ±3.4	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,658 ±268	29.1% ±4.6	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,142 ±171	20.1% ±2.9	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	757 ±146	13.3% ±2.5	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $81,170 ±$21,635, and income per person $33,995 ±$3,725, 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 Kermit city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	366 ±140	17.1% ±6.4	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	396 ±162	18.5% ±7.4	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	210 ±92	9.8% ±4.3	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	273 ±106	12.8% ±4.9	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	652 ±195	30.5% ±8.8	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	94 to 284	4.4% to 13.2%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	19 to 85	0.9% to 4.0%	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 Kermit city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	959 ±356	16.9% ±6.2	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	439 ±189	27.5% ±10.7	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	391 ±177	13.0% ±5.7	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	60 to 198	5.9% to 18.1%	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 Kermit city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Kermit city	Texas	United States
Housing units	2,563 ±92	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.4% ±5.5	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.6% ±5.2	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	84.5% ±5.4	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	15.5% ±5.8	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$151,600 ±$33,938	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,071 ±$76	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1968 ±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 Kermit city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,219 ±138	74.2% ±3.5	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,121 ±187	19.7% ±3.2	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	255 ±74	4.5% ±1.3	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.5%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1 to 121	< 0.1% to 2.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 39	0% to 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 Kermit city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	3,548 ±382	62.4% ±6.4	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,038 ±279	18.2% ±4.9	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	7 to 169	0.1% to 3.0%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,015 ±278	17.8% ±4.8	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	350 ±135	6.2% ±2.4	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	665 ±254	11.7% ±4.4	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%.

Kermit city among the places of Texas

399th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Kermit city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
McGregor city	5,761 ±19
Slaton city	5,761 ±25
Livingston town	5,718 ±21
Shady Hollow CDP	5,709 ±962
Elsa city	5,697 ±17
Kermit city	5,689 ±197
Muleshoe city	5,667 ±542
Hickory Creek town	5,611 ±28
Sinton city	5,584 ±17
Luling city	5,531 ±19
Rockdale city	5,523 ±16

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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