Kilgore, TX Housing Market & City Data

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14,852
Population Estimate
$115,352
Median Home Value
92.8%
Employment Rate
17.4%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$154
Median Listing Price$294,375
Median Days on Market75
Active Listings87
New Listings30
Total Listings (Active + Pending)111
Avg Listing Price$346,031
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-6%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-3%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.31
Family Dual Income54.6
Median Household Income$56,715
Median Individual Income$26,519
Home Ownership64.2%
Home Value$115,352
Median Rent$833
Rent Burden24.2%
Poverty15.3%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED20.7%
  • Highschool Education25.1%
  • Some College36.9%
  • Bachelors Degree10.0%
  • Graduate Degree7.4%
  • Total College or Above17.4%
  • Stem Degree38.9%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male49.3%
  • Female50.7%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married44.1%
  • Divorced17.5%
  • Never Married30.8%
  • Widowed7.6%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityKilgore
State IDTX
Population14,852

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1828.1%
19–2918.0%
30–3911.9%
40–498.3%
Age Group% of Population
50–5913.2%
60–698.7%
70–796.7%
80+5.0%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation63.9%
Unemployment Rate7.2%
Disabled13.5%

ETHNICITY

White79.7%
Black12.8%
Asian1.4%
Native American0.2%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other1.9%
Multiple3.9%

OTHER

Hispanic20.1%
Limited English5.5%
Health Uninsured17.5%
Veteran9.2%

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