Kilgore, Texas demographics

Kilgore, TX demographics: median age 35.3; 19.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Kilgore city, Texas · Incorporated city · GEOID 4839124. The survey estimates a population of 13,470 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Kilgore is 35.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.0 years. There are 4,502 households (±299). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	35.3 ±2.0	35.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,470
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Under 18	3,794 ±505	28.2% ±3.7 pp	25.0%	22.0%
18–34	2,880 ±437	21.4% ±3.2 pp	24.2%	22.8%
35–64	5,246 ±598	38.9% ±4.4 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	1,550 ±280	11.5% ±2.1 pp	13.4%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,470
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Male	6,756 ±390	50.2% ±2.9 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	6,714 ±388	49.8% ±2.9 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,470
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
White alone	7,248 ±839	53.8% ±6.2 pp	48.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,881 ±466	14.0% ±3.5 pp	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	110 ±106 · low precision	0.8% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.9%
Asian alone	107 ±75 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 pp · low precision	5.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	502 ±287 · low precision	3.7% ±2.1 pp · low precision	9.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	3,622 ±810	26.9% ±6.0 pp	23.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,470
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,844 ±692	73.1% ±5.1 pp	60.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3,626 ±688	26.9% ±5.1 pp	39.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,502
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,289 ±246	50.8% ±4.3 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	293 ±146	6.5% ±3.2 pp	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	557 ±224	12.4% ±4.9 pp	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,233 ±276	27.4% ±5.9 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	130 ±107 · low precision	2.9% ±2.4 pp · low precision	6.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,502
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,718 ±188	38.2% ±3.3 pp	34.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,784 ±376	61.8% ±7.3 pp	65.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,502
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,233 ±276	27.4% ±5.9 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,373 ±260	30.5% ±5.4 pp	31.4%	33.8%
Three-person households	442 ±168	9.8% ±3.7 pp	16.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	532 ±174	11.8% ±3.8 pp	14.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	551 ±174	12.2% ±3.8 pp	7.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	120 ±89 · low precision	2.7% ±2.0 pp · low precision	2.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	251 ±122	5.6% ±2.7 pp	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,470
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Native	12,169 ±364	90.3% ±2.7 pp	82.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,301 ±365	9.7% ±2.7 pp	17.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 12,539
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
English only	9,964 ±563	79.5% ±4.1 pp	64.9%	77.7%
Spanish	2,389 ±520	19.1% ±4.1 pp	28.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	10 ±18 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	9 ±37 · low precision	0.1% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	47 ±55 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	18 ±31 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	11 ±19 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	1 ±2 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	52 ±56 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	38 ±75 · low precision	0.3% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 8,291
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,361 ±324	16.4% ±3.8 pp	14.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,725 ±462	32.9% ±5.3 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,912 ±384	23.1% ±4.5 pp	20.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	699 ±283	8.4% ±3.4 pp	7.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,238 ±331	14.9% ±3.9 pp	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	356 ±152	4.3% ±1.8 pp	12.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 13,303
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Same house	11,769 ±437	88.5% ±3.2 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	562 ±302 · low precision	4.2% ±2.3 pp · low precision	7.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	754 ±318	5.7% ±2.4 pp	3.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	142 ±129 · low precision	1.1% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	76 ±57 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

19.3% of Kilgore residents (±3.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 17.1% in Texas and 8.4% nationally. 83.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Kilgore	Texas	U.S.	Compared with Texas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	19.3% ±3.8 pp	17.1%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	83.3% ±3.8 pp	91.4%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.9% ±2.2 pp	6.2%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Kilgore . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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