Karnes County, TX Demographic Data
Karnes County, TX Summary
Karnes County is located in Texas
- Population: 14,936
- Area: 753.55 sq. miles
- Land Area: 747.56 sq. miles
- Water Area: 5.99 sq. miles
- Population Density: 19.82 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 339.90 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Karnes County, TX Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
6,051
40%
50.8
Male
8,933
60%
49.2
Total Population
14,984
323,128,000
Karnes County, TX Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
818
5.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
867
5.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
877
5.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
819
5.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,292
8.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,662
17.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,984
13.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,841
12.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
941
6.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
717
4.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,105
7.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
712
4.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
349
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
11,920
79.6%
77.2
Female
4,555
38.2%
51.3
Male
7,365
61.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
11,365
75.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,508
16.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,166
14.5%
15.2
Female
1,183
54.6%
55.8
Male
983
45.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Karnes County, TX Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
14,866
99.2%
96.8
White
9,298
62.1%
72.6
Black or African American
1,370
9.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
6
0.0%
0.8
Asian
20
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
9
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
11
0.1%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
4,172
27.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
118
0.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
7,818
52.2%
17.8
Mexican
7,146
47.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
11
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
661
4.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
7,166
47.8%
82.2
Karnes County, TX Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
999
9.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,423
13.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,865
37.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,101
20.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
659
6.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
942
9.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
322
3.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,422
23.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
7,889
76.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,264
12.2%
31.2
Karnes County, TX Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,605
37.1%
33.7%
Now Married
5,260
42.3%
47.5
Divorced
1,433
11.5%
11.0%
Separated
339
2.7%
2.0
Widowed
785
6.3
5.8%
Karnes County, TX Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
9,991
70.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
4,175
29.5%
21.6%
Spanish
3,980
28.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
124
0.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
65
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
6
0.0%
1.1%
Karnes County, TX Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
422
9.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
426
9.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
380
8.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
513
12.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
573
13.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
617
14.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
445
10.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
489
11.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
182
4.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
241
5.6%
6.4
Median household income
46,058
57,617
Per capita income
25,306
31,128
Karnes County, TX Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
772
14.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
256
4.8%
9.8
Construction
508
9.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,162
21.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
167
3.1%
6.6
Information
24
0.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
316
5.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
275
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
217
4.1%
11.4
Public administration
486
9.1%
4.6
Retail trade
736
13.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
334
6.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
91
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
904
16.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,532
28.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
690
12.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,218
22.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,000
18.7%
18.1%
Karnes County, TX Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,266
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,335
82.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
689
13.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
8
0.2%
5.1
Walked
68
1.3%
2.7
Other means
50
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
116
2.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.8
26.6
Karnes County, TX Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
247
5.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,532
35.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,472
34.3%
37.1
3 or more
1,037
24.2%
21.0
Karnes County, TX Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
4,288
73.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,197
74.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,091
25.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,521
26.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
22
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.5
Karnes County, TX Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,809
1 room
491
8.5%
2.4
2 rooms
188
3.2%
2.7
3 rooms
309
5.3%
9.1
4 rooms
1,031
17.7%
16.5
5 rooms
1,653
28.5%
19.8
6 rooms
1,220
21.0%
17.8
7 rooms
476
8.2%
12.0
8 rooms
237
4.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
204
3.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Karnes County, TX Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,809
1-unit, detached
4,225
72.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
37
0.6%
5.9
2-units
150
2.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
132
2.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
198
3.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
80
1.4%
4.4
20 or more units
57
1.0%
9.0
Mobile home
847
14.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
83
1.4%
0.1
Karnes County, TX Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
755
13.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
485
8.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
772
13.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
698
12.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
954
16.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
636
10.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
645
11.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
520
9.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
232
4.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
112
1.9%
1.4%
Karnes County, TX Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,169
27.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
332
7.7%
4.7
Electricity
2,781
64.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
2
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
4
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Karnes County, TX Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
997
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
2
0.2%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
3
0.3%
7.0%
Less than $500
27
2.7%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
33
3.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
69
6.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
283
28.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
580
58.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
612
62.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
51
5.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
44
4.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
41
4.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
236
24.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
13
0.0%
0.0%
Karnes County, TX Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
936
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
29
3.1%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
161
17.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
294
31.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
452
48.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
155
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
662
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
168
18.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
152
16.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
43
4.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
145
15.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
136
14.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
287
30.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
160
0.0%
0.0%
Karnes County, TX Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,197
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
807
25.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
998
31.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
487
15.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
237
7.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
360
11.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
180
5.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
74
2.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
54
1.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
90,000
205,000
