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Kilgore, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Kilgore is a Census city of 13,470 people across 18.61 square miles of land, lying across Gregg County and Rusk County. Median household income is $66,295, 71.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 24 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $28.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Kilgore
What Kilgore is
- Census place typecity
- Land area18.61 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land724
- County holding the largest share of its areaGregg County, 87.8 percent
- Counties this place lies inGregg County 87.8 percent, Rusk County 12.2 percent
Kilgore crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kilgore
How many people live in Kilgore
- Population13,470
- Median age35.3
- Population under 183,794
- Share under 1828.2 percent
- Population 65 and over1,550
- Share 65 and over11.5 percent
- Households4,502
- Family households3,139
- Share of households that are families69.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kilgore
Income and work in Kilgore
- Median household income$66,295
- Per capita income$27,812
- Civilian labor force6,222
- Employed6,017
- Unemployed205 plus or minus 128
- Unemployment rate3.3 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over8,291
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.2 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.3 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kilgore
Housing in Kilgore
- Housing units5,213
- Occupied units4,502
- Vacant units711 plus or minus 213
- Vacancy rate13.6 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Owner occupied3,214
- Renter occupied1,288 plus or minus 282
- Ownership rate71.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$171,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,010
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.3 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Single family units4,174
- Share single family80.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more671 plus or minus 231
- Share in buildings of two or more12.9 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Mobile homes368 plus or minus 129
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kilgore
How Kilgore gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,688
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,449
- Share commuting under 15 minutes43.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,578 plus or minus 342
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.7 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Drove alone82.2 percent
- Carpooled7.8 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked1.8 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home5.6 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kilgore
SBA loans in Kilgore (7(a))
- Approvals24
- Gross approval$28,566,500
- Average approval$1,190,271
- Median approval$817,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,613,350
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported352
- Jobs per approval14.7
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full6
- Charged off0
- Median term236 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises16.7 percent
- Distinct lenders17
- Distinct industries by NAICS14
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kilgore, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Kilgore
SBA loans in Kilgore (504)
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$2,803,000
- Average approval$400,429
- Median approval$306,000
- Largest approval$809,000
- Jobs supported22
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kilgore, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Kilgore
Flood risk in Kilgore
- NFIP communityCity of Kilgore
- NFIP community number480263
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/03/14
The City of Kilgore participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480263 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Gregg County, not Kilgore
Gregg County context, not Kilgore figures
- Establishments in Gregg County4,040
- Covered employment, Gregg County74,876
- Average annual pay, Gregg County$58,579
- Housing units permitted, Gregg County192
Every figure in this section is published for Gregg County as a whole and is not a measurement of Kilgore.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Kilgore questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Kilgore, Texas?
13,470, in 4,502 households. Kilgore city covers 18.61 square miles of land, which is 724 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Kilgore in?
Kilgore lies in more than one. By area it is 87.8 percent in Gregg County, 12.2 percent in Rusk County. This page sits under Gregg County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Kilgore?
$66,295. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $171,600. Median gross rent is $1,010 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Kilgore businesses?
24 7(a) approvals totaling $28.6 m since FY2020, across 17 lenders, median approval $817,000, plus 7 504 approvals worth $2.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kilgore, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Kilgore borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Kilgore. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Kilgore in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Kilgore appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Kilgore, city of, community 480263, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Kilgore figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Gregg County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Kilgore.
Is zoning published for Kilgore?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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