Demographics of Killeen city, Texas

Killeen city, Texas had 161,883 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +8,098 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Killeen city, in four figures

161,883
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 158,159 ±50.; +5.3%
Change since July 2020: +8,098 people.; 30.3 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,977 ±$1,928
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.

Killeen city, Texas's population grew 5.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Killeen 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Killeen city, Texas's population grew 5.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Killeen 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	153,785	100.0	100.0
2021	157,135	102.2	100.2
2022	159,358	103.6	100.7
2023	159,786	103.9	101.6
2024	160,388	104.3	102.5
2025	161,883	105.3	103.1

Population of Killeen city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	153,785	—
2021	157,135	+3,350
2022	159,358	+2,223
2023	159,786	+428
2024	160,388	+602
2025	161,883	+1,495

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 30.3 ±0.4: for men 29.1 ±0.6 and for women 31.5 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Killeen city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	14,361 ±837	9.1% ±0.5	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	32,002 ±1,558	20.2% ±1.0	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	17,424 ±1,167	11.0% ±0.7	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	51,553 ±1,771	32.6% ±1.1	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	29,504 ±1,200	18.7% ±0.8	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	13,315 ±898	8.4% ±0.6	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,977 ±$1,928, and income per person $29,531 ±$1,089, 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 Killeen city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	10,468 ±903	17.5% ±1.5	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	13,777 ±1,227	23.1% ±2.0	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	12,101 ±988	20.2% ±1.6	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	9,758 ±1,040	16.3% ±1.7	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	8,468 ±854	14.2% ±1.4	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,201 ±438	5.4% ±0.7	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,996 ±384	3.3% ±0.6	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 Killeen city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	27,481 ±2,506	17.4% ±1.6	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	11,955 ±1,298	26.0% ±2.5	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	13,174 ±1,259	14.3% ±1.3	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,352 ±437	12.1% ±2.1	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Killeen city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Killeen city	Texas	United States
Housing units	65,793 ±839	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.8% ±1.1	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.2% ±0.9	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	49.5% ±1.3	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	50.5% ±1.7	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$215,400 ±$5,314	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,208 ±$27	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1996 ±1	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 Killeen city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	43,045 ±2,002	27.2% ±1.3	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	40,443 ±1,722	25.6% ±1.1	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	56,168 ±2,374	35.5% ±1.5	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	6,119 ±942	3.9% ±0.6	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	169 ±74	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	483 to 1,463	0.3% to 0.9%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	997 ±469	0.6% ±0.3	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	10,245 ±1,608	6.5% ±1.0	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 Killeen city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	60,533 ±2,447	38.3% ±1.5	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	69,606 ±2,507	44.0% ±1.6	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	12,833 ±1,297	8.1% ±0.8	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	15,187 ±1,265	9.6% ±0.8	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	8,772 ±861	5.5% ±0.5	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	6,415 ±912	4.1% ±0.6	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Killeen city among the places of Texas

19th 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 Killeen city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Frisco city	219,304 ±67
McKinney city	210,600 ±70
Amarillo city	201,885 ±74
Grand Prairie city	201,883 ±335
Brownsville city	189,177 ±60
Killeen city	158,159 ±50
Denton city	152,866 ±90
Pasadena city	149,433 ±52
Mesquite city	149,299 ±335
McAllen city	145,385 ±95
Waco city	143,570 ±93

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Killeen city, Texas

Rankings this appears in

No. 48 Places in Texas by poverty rate
No. 170 Places in Texas by foreign-born share
No. 174 Places in Texas by median rent
No. 200 Places in Texas by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 200 Places in Texas by median household income
No. 211 Places in Texas by median home value

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026