Kilgore, TX (Texas) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 12,010 (Urban population: 11,539 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 471 (all nonfarm))

Kilgore, Texas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,687 (4,349 occupied: 2,971 owner occupied, 1,378 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	32%
State:	36%

Housing density: 305 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $160,760.

Median contract rent in 2007: $485 (lower quartile is $375, upper quartile is $585)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $496

Median gross rent in Kilgore, TX in 2007: $624

Housing units in Kilgore with a mortgage: 1,215 (15 second mortgage, 93 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,402

Kilgore,TX index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $80,678 (it was $55,600 in 2000)

Kilgore:	$80,678
Texas:	$120,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $45,852 - $126,863

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,777

In family households: 9,181 (2,379 male householders, 581 female householders)
2,211 spouses, 3,071 children (2,788 natural, 93 adopted, 190 stepchildren), 385 grandchildren, 98 brothers or sisters, 58 parents, 212 other relatives, 186 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,596 (544 male householders (412 living alone)), 859 female householders (815 living alone)), 193 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 393 (59 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,414 2-persons, 684 3-persons, 468 4-persons, 233 5-persons, 89 6-persons, 72 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,227 1-person, 149 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

1,735 married couples with children.
671 single-parent households (168 men, 503 women).

90.4% of residents of Kilgore speak English at home.
8.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 63% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 731 (6.5%)
(16.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kilgore, Texas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 68 3 rooms: 113 4 rooms: 372 5 rooms: 1,002 6 rooms: 683 7 rooms: 385 8 rooms: 201 9 or more rooms: 147

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kilgore, Texas:
	1 room: 30 2 rooms: 164 3 rooms: 268 4 rooms: 345 5 rooms: 266 6 rooms: 202 7 rooms: 80 8 rooms: 17 9 or more rooms: 6

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 24
1995 to 1998: 172
1990 to 1994: 99
1980 to 1989: 641
1970 to 1979: 816
1960 to 1969: 811
1950 to 1959: 916
1940 to 1949: 679
1939 or earlier: 529

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Kilgore:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 112 2 bedrooms: 868 3 bedrooms: 1,633 4 bedrooms: 317 5 or more bedrooms: 35

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kilgore:
	no bedroom: 52 1 bedroom: 380 2 bedrooms: 558 3 bedrooms: 388 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Kilgore in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 184 1 vehicle: 981 2 vehicles: 1,393 3 vehicles: 329 4 vehicles: 77 5 or more vehicles: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Kilgore in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 192 1 vehicle: 704 2 vehicles: 432 3 vehicles: 43 4 vehicles: 7 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Kilgore, TX:

Less than $10,000: 106
$10,000 to $14,999: 58
$15,000 to $19,999: 105
$20,000 to $24,999: 102
$25,000 to $29,999: 102
$30,000 to $34,999: 110
$35,000 to $39,999: 115
$40,000 to $49,999: 230
$50,000 to $59,999: 218
$60,000 to $69,999: 179
$70,000 to $79,999: 235
$80,000 to $89,999: 226
$90,000 to $99,999: 158
$100,000 to $124,999: 401
$125,000 to $149,999: 373
$150,000 to $174,999: 129
$175,000 to $199,999: 110
$200,000 to $249,999: 126
$250,000 to $299,999: 41
$300,000 to $399,999: 29
$400,000 to $499,999: 3
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Kilgore rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Kilgore:

Less than $100: 43 people
$100 to $149: 19
$150 to $199: 20
$200 to $249: 61
$250 to $299: 66
$300 to $349: 92
$350 to $399: 120
$400 to $449: 129
$450 to $499: 148
$500 to $549: 155
$550 to $599: 143
$600 to $649: 109
$650 to $699: 91
$700 to $749: 40
$750 to $799: 21
$800 to $899: 27
$900 to $999: 7
$1,000 to $1,249: 23
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 127

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 328 1990 to 1994: 180 1985 to 1989: 57 1980 to 1984: 56 1975 to 1979: 26 1970 to 1974: 21 1970 to 1974: 16 1965 to 1969: 47

Kilgore, TX Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 71.1%
Number of people working at home: 73 (1.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 264
5 to 9 minutes: 1065
10 to 14 minutes: 1074
15 to 19 minutes: 620
20 to 24 minutes: 660
25 to 29 minutes: 188
30 to 34 minutes: 372
35 to 39 minutes: 36
40 to 44 minutes: 35
45 to 59 minutes: 146
60 to 89 minutes: 85
90 or more minutes: 68

Kilgore mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,776 (81%)
Carpooled: 678 (14%)
Walked: 58 (1%)
Other means: 101 (2%)
Worked at home: 73 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 554
$10,000 to $14,999: 422
$15,000 to $19,999: 361
$20,000 to $24,999: 321
$25,000 to $29,999: 244
$30,000 to $34,999: 358
$35,000 to $39,999: 296
$40,000 to $44,999: 222
$45,000 to $49,999: 246
$50,000 to $59,999: 404
$60,000 to $74,999: 374
$75,000 to $99,999: 357
$100,000 to $124,999: 63
$125,000 to $149,999: 52
$150,000 to $199,999: 74
$200,000 or more: 15

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 2685

United States or American: 1814

English: 734

Irish: 726

German: 702

Scottish: 216

Subsaharan African:: 179

African: 163

French (except Basque): 158

Italian: 134

Scotch-Irish: 123

Dutch: 66

Hungarian: 29

French Canadian: 29

Polish: 21

Welsh: 19

Czech: 14

Finnish: 13

British: 12

Celtic: 11

Other Subsaharan African: 10

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 9

Dutch West Indian: 9

Belgian: 8

Arab:: 6

Syrian: 6

Scandinavian: 6

Nigerian: 6

Czechoslovakian: 5

Acadian/Cajun: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (83%)
Canada (4%)
Germany (3%)
Japan (2%)
Philippines (2%)
France (1%)
Ireland (1%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 8048
Northeast: 114
Midwest: 491
South: 1393
West: 344

54% of Kilgore residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Texas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 76
Nursery to 4th grade: 45
5th and 6th grade: 57
7th and 8th grade: 98
9th grade: 117
10th grade: 168
11th grade: 84
12th grade, no diploma: 123
High school graduate (or equivalency): 764
Less than 1 year of college: 228
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 598
Associate degree: 305
Bachelor's degree: 412
Master's degree: 161
Professional school degree: 17
Doctorate degree: 32

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 50
Nursery to 4th grade: 32
5th and 6th grade: 61
7th and 8th grade: 131
9th grade: 68
10th grade: 232
11th grade: 132
12th grade, no diploma: 175
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,068
Less than 1 year of college: 315
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 633
Associate degree: 268
Bachelor's degree: 367
Master's degree: 198
Professional school degree: 13
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 8.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 15.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.1%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 27.8%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 8.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.4%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $41,048
Black householders: $27,788
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $35,467
Some other race householders: $26,826
Two or more races householders: $37,557
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $37,590

Kilgore household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Kilgore household income for Black householders

Kilgore household income for Some other race householders

Kilgore household income for Two or more races householders

Kilgore household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Kilgore marital status for males

Kilgore marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $89,673
Black or African American householders: $35,115
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $123,337
Some other race householders: $37,291
Two or more races householders: $42,805
Hispanic or Latino householders: $39,177

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,511
One, attached: 87
Two: 196
3 or 4: 131
5 to 9: 136
10 to 19: 70
20 to 49: 72
50 or more: 139
Mobile homes: 345

Median worth of mobile homes: $21,158

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Kilgore:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (70%) Electricity (28%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (59%) Utility gas (39%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 48

Here:	3.3%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	1.8%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 27

Here:	4.5%
Texas:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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