City safety & data profile

KingsvilleTX

Kingsville, TX is a 26K-resident city in Kleberg County with a median household income of $58,148.

Kleberg County, Texas. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Kingsville, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Kingsville has a population larger than 58% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $149,400, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-08-21

26K
Population (place)
Top 42%
By size
$58,148
Median income (place)
$149,400
Median home (place)
30.8%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Kingsville

Kingsville posts a median household income higher than 19% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Kingsville area.

Bottom 20%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Kingsville

Where Kingsville income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$58,148 Bottom 19% higher than 19% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Kingsville $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in TX

Population among 244 TX places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Houston is the largest TX city on this list; Southlake leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in TX

Median household income among the same 244-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Southlake posts the highest place-level median income in TX; Houston is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Kingsville, TX beyond the headline numbers

Kingsville sits inside Kleberg County, Texas, at roughly 27.52°N, -97.86°W. Population 26,225, $58,148 median household income. Median home value $149,400, median rent $1,037. Poverty rate 30.8%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Kingsville, 2/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

30.8% of Kingsville, TX residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Kingsville runs about 2.6 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Only 6% of Kingsville workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 28.5% in Kingsville, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0.1% of Kingsville workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Kingsville's median age is 26.3 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Kingsville from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
26,225
Kingsville · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$58,148
-35% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$149,400
-64% vs avg
Median Age (place)
26.3
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Kleberg County): Kingsville's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
31K-5%
Median Income
$61,292+51%
Median Home Value
$161,300+117%
Poverty Rate
28.1%+15%
Unemployment
7.5%-26%

Economics

Economics indicators for Kingsville, TX
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,037/mo
Poverty Rate
30.8% +148% vs avg
Unemployment 8.4%
Bachelor's Degree+ 21.1%
Work From Home 6%
Public Transit 0.1%

Population

White 41.6%
African American 4.3%
Asian 1.5%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
39%
Obesity
38.3%
Physical Inactivity
35.6%
High Blood Pressure
32.6%
Lack of Health Insurance
28.5%
Frequent Mental Distress
18.4%
Binge Drinking
16.4%
Frequent Physical Distress
15.3%
Diabetes
15.1%
Current Smoking
13%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 46.1%
Annual Checkup 71.4%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
9.2%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.3%
Stroke
3.4%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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Average Rating
2/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
CHRISTUS SPOHN HOSPITAL KLEBERG
KINGSVILLE · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★☆☆☆

Alerts & News - Kingsville Area

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Kingsville right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Kingsville, TX? ▼
Kingsville, TX has a population of 26,225 people, located in Kleberg County, Texas.
What is the median household income in Kingsville? ▼
The median household income in Kingsville, TX is $58,148 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 30.8%.
What is the median home value in Kingsville? ▼
The median home value in Kingsville, TX is $149,400. Median rent is $1,037/month.
What are the top health concerns in Kingsville? ▼
The top health indicators in Kingsville include Short Sleep Duration (39%), Obesity (38.3%), Physical Inactivity (35.6%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Kingsville? ▼
Kingsville has 1 hospital with an average rating of 2/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Kingsville? ▼
The median age in Kingsville, TX is 26.3 years. 21.1% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Safety Context

Kingsville, TX is located in Kleberg County, Texas. With a population of 26K and a $58,148 median household income, the community faces health challenges including short sleep duration and obesity. Residents have access to 1 hospital with an average rating of 2/5 stars. Safety alerts for the Kingsville area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.

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Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Kingsville, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside TX (30.8% here).

Gainesville, FL 30.8% Lumberton, NC 30.8% Selma, AL 30.8% Brunswick, GA 30.9%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside TX ($58,148 here).

Bristol, TN $58,162 Muscatine, IA $58,117 Houma, LA $58,194 North Platte, NE $58,097

Nearby Cities 8

Alice, TX 19K Robstown, TX 12K Corpus Christi, TX 316K Portland, TX 16K Beeville, TX 13K Rockport, TX 10K Raymondville, TX 11K Edinburg, TX 84K
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Using Kingsville's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Kingsville area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Kingsville against Texas peers on any ranking lens. Explore Texas

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Kleberg County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.