Keene, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Keene is a Census city of 6,691 people across 5.22 square miles of land, in Johnson County. Median household income is $51,695, 50.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Keene
What Keene is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.22 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,283
- County holding the largest share of its areaJohnson County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Keene
How many people live in Keene
- Population6,691
- Median age33.7 plus or minus 7.1
- Population under 181,628 plus or minus 470
- Share under 1824.3 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Population 65 and over1,069 plus or minus 344
- Share 65 and over16.0 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Households2,384
- Family households1,415
- Share of households that are families59.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Keene
Income and work in Keene
- Median household income$51,695
- Per capita income$24,461
- Civilian labor force3,047
- Employed2,888
- Unemployed159 plus or minus 100
- Unemployment rate5.2 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over4,120
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.1 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.1 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Keene
- Housing units2,697
- Occupied units2,384
- Vacant units313 plus or minus 146
- Vacancy rate11.6 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Owner occupied1,210 plus or minus 275
- Renter occupied1,174 plus or minus 315
- Ownership rate50.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$225,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$969
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.5 percent
- Single family units1,395 plus or minus 299
- Share single family51.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more871 plus or minus 289
- Share in buildings of two or more32.3 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Mobile homes409 plus or minus 160
- Median year structure built1985
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Keene gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,750
- Commuting under 15 minutes678 plus or minus 245
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.7 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,436 plus or minus 308
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more52.2 percent
- Drove alone82.4 percent
- Carpooled9.2 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked2.2 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home6.0 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Keene
SBA loans in Keene (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,359,800
- Average approval$453,267
- Median approval$209,000
- Largest approval$1,025,800
- Jobs supported26
- Jobs per approval8.7
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises33.3 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Keene, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
Keene
Flood risk in Keene
- NFIP communityCity of Keene
- NFIP community number481107
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/04/12
The City of Keene participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 481107 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.
Johnson County, not Keene
Johnson County context, not Keene figures
- Establishments in Johnson County3,465
- Covered employment, Johnson County59,977
- Average annual pay, Johnson County$57,550
- Housing units permitted, Johnson County2,183
Every figure in this section is published for Johnson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Keene.
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
Keene questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Keene, Texas?
6,691, in 2,384 households. Keene city covers 5.22 square miles of land, which is 1,283 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Keene in?
Johnson County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Keene?
$51,695. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $225,300. Median gross rent is $969 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Keene businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $1.4 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $209,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Keene, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Keene borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Keene. Only 0 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 Keene in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Keene appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Keene, city of, community 481107, 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 Keene figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Johnson 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 Keene.
Is zoning published for Keene?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.