Karnes City, TX Housing Market & City Data

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3,383
Population Estimate
$68,020
Median Home Value
94.4%
Employment Rate
16.1%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$131
Median Listing Price$178,125
Median Days on Market79
Active Listings8
New Listings4
Total Listings (Active + Pending)10
Avg Listing Price$227,425
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-0%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-6%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.79
Family Dual Income53
Median Household Income$54,844
Median Individual Income$16,037
Home Ownership69.4%
Home Value$68,020
Median Rent$829
Rent Burden22.6%
Poverty23.2%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED31.6%
  • Highschool Education36.3%
  • Some College16.0%
  • Bachelors Degree11.5%
  • Graduate Degree4.6%
  • Total College or Above16.1%
  • Stem Degree41.6%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.5%
  • Female51.5%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married37.8%
  • Divorced15.1%
  • Never Married39.6%
  • Widowed7.6%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityKarnes City
State IDTX
Population3,383

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1827.9%
19–2916.7%
30–3916.8%
40–4911.7%
Age Group% of Population
50–5910.7%
60–697.8%
70–794.7%
80+3.9%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation38.9%
Unemployment Rate5.6%
Disabled14.4%

ETHNICITY

White77.3%
Black5.4%
Asian0.2%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other12.9%
Multiple4.1%

OTHER

Hispanic73.3%
Limited English10.1%
Health Uninsured29.0%
Veteran4.3%

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