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Killeen Independent School District Overview

Texas A&M University-Central Texas located in Killeen Independent School District area. A total of 71,216 households are located in Killeen Independent School District area. Among them, 30,427 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.36 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 71,952 and 63,712 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

4.41% (8,758) of residents are non-citizens and 21.63% (42,982) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Killeen Independent School District, Texas
Household	71,216
Population	198,705
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	30,427 (42.72%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	71,952
Total Students	63,712
Pre-Kindergarten	4,170
Kindergarten	3,613
Grade 1-8	24,533
Grade 9-12	11,410
College/Graduate School	19,986
Veterans	128,445
Non-citizen	8,758
Non-English Home Language	42,982
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

157,468 residents are over the age of 16 and 108,696 people are in labor force. Among them, 85,427 people are in civilian labor force and 23,269 are in armed labor force. 77,134 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 9.70%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Killeen Independent School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	97,500	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	75,526	77.46%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	11,612	11.91%
Public transportation	611	0.63%
Walked	4,654	4.77%
Other method	1,319	1.35%
Worked from home	3,778	3.87%
Average Commute Time	21 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	77,134	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	24,141	31.30%
Service	16,245	21.06%
Sales and office	18,545	24.04%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	7,859	10.19%
Production, transportation, and material moving	10,344	13.41%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	77,134	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	495	0.64%
Construction	5,589	7.25%
Manufacturing	2,780	3.60%
Wholesale trade	1,125	1.46%
Retail trade	9,461	12.27%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	3,378	4.38%
Information	947	1.23%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	3,736	4.84%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	8,328	10.80%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	17,875	23.17%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	8,269	10.72%
Other services, except public administration	3,956	5.13%
Public administration	11,195	14.51%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	77,134	-
Private wage and salary workers	52,645	68.25%
Government workers	21,280	27.59%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	3,125	4.05%
Unpaid family workers	84	0.11%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $64,658 for the 71,216 households in Killeen Independent School District area, Texas. The average income of a single worker is $27,854. 164,860 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 88.53%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	71,216	-
Less than $10,000	5,016	7.04%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,776	3.90%
$15,000 - $24,999	6,349	8.92%
$25,000 - $34,999	8,347	11.72%
$35,000 - $49,999	11,316	15.89%
$50,000 - $74,999	15,020	21.09%
$75,000 - $99,999	9,811	13.78%
$100,000 - $149,999	8,826	12.39%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,290	3.22%
More than $200,000	1,465	2.06%
Median Household Income	$52,182	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$64,658	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	50,485	-
Less than $10,000	2,394	4.74%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,522	3.01%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,432	6.80%
$25,000 - $34,999	6,025	11.93%
$35,000 - $49,999	7,500	14.86%
$50,000 - $74,999	11,143	22.07%
$75,000 - $99,999	7,924	15.70%
$100,000 - $149,999	7,325	14.51%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,058	4.08%
More than $200,000	1,162	2.30%

Median Family Income	$58,164	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$71,131	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$27,854	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$38,403	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$38,403	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	186,210	-
With health insurance coverage	164,860	88.53%
Public coverage	57,703	30.99%
Private health insurance	132,440	71.12%
Without health insurance coverage	21,350	11.47%

Housing

There are 84,321 housing units in Killeen Independent School District area, Texas with 71,216 units (84.46%) occupied. 32,765 houses (46.01%) are occupied by owner and 38,451 houses (53.99%) are rented. The average housing value is $139,100 and the average rental cost is $961. 4,195 houses (4.98%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 997 houses (1.18%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	84,321	-
Occupied	71,216	84.46%
Owner Occupied	32,765	46.01%
Renter Occupied	38,451	53.99%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	50,239	59.58%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	7,843	9.30%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	21,289	25.25%
Mobile Homes	4,814	5.71%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	136	0.16%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	84,321	-
Built 2014 or later	4,195	4.98%
Built 2010 - 2013	7,046	8.36%
Built 2000 - 2009	21,546	25.55%
Built 1990 - 1999	13,690	16.24%
Built 1980 - 1989	12,309	14.60%
Built 1970 - 1979	15,822	18.76%
Built 1960 - 1969	5,967	7.08%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,749	3.26%
Built 1949 or earlier	997	1.18%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	84,321	-
1 room	1,336	1.58%
2 rooms	3,329	3.95%
3 rooms	9,562	11.34%
4 rooms	12,415	14.72%
5 rooms	21,953	26.04%
6 rooms	16,677	19.78%
7 rooms	9,126	10.82%
8 rooms	5,137	6.09%
9 rooms or more	4,786	5.68%
Median Number of Rooms	5.2 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	84,321	-
no bedroom	1,398	1.66%
1 bedroom	7,431	8.81%
2 bedrooms	15,063	17.86%
3 bedrooms	35,541	42.15%
4 bedrooms	22,431	26.60%
5 bedrooms or more	2,457	2.91%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	32,765	-
Less than $50,000	2,348	7.17%
$50,000 - $99,999	6,849	20.90%
$100,000 - $149,999	8,987	27.43%
$150,000 - $199,999	6,877	20.99%
$200,000 - $299,999	5,460	16.66%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,600	4.88%
$500,000 - $999,999	524	1.60%
$1,000,000 or more	120	0.37%
Median House Value	$139,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	37,257	-
Less than $500	2,112	5.67%
$500 - $999	18,134	48.67%
$1,000 - $1,499	13,335	35.79%
$1,500 - $1,999	3,318	8.91%
$2,000 - $2,499	358	0.96%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$961	-

Demographic

A total of 211,900 people lives in Killeen Independent School District area, Texas with 109,579 male and 102,321 female. The males to female ratio is 51.71 to 48.29. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	211,900	-
Male	109,579	51.71%
Female	102,321	48.29%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	211,900	-
Under 5 years	19,308	9.11%
5 - 9 years	16,913	7.98%
10 - 14 years	15,265	7.20%
15 - 19 years	15,318	7.23%
20 - 24 years	25,152	11.87%
25 - 34 years	41,016	19.36%
35 - 44 years	27,580	13.02%
45 - 54 years	20,988	9.90%
55 - 59 years	9,220	4.35%
60 - 64 years	7,409	3.50%
65 - 74 years	9,077	4.28%
75 - 84 years	3,682	1.74%
85 years and older	972	0.46%
Median Age	28.0 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	211,900	-
One Race	198,080	93.48%
White	107,674	50.81%
Black or African American	71,597	33.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,483	0.70%
Asian	8,496	4.01%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	2,256	1.06%
Other	6,574	3.10%

Two or more races	13,820	6.52%
White and Black or African American	4,579	2.16%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,192	0.56%
White and Asian	2,645	1.25%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	637	0.30%