Kenedy County, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Kenedy County, Texas had an estimated 330 residents on July 1, 2024, down 6.0 percent since the 2020 census base of 351, across 1,458 square miles. County output reached $266.7 m in 2024, 15 establishments operate here.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Kenedy County
How many people live in Kenedy County
- Population, American Community Survey 2020-2024145
- Households55
- Average household size2.64
- Median household income$38,882
- Median age54.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over123
- Population under 1820
- Share under 1813.8 percent
- Population 65 and over57
- Share 65 and over39.3 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 6468
- Civilian labor force56
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over44.8 percent
- Rank by population among Texas counties253rd of 254
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents, Puerto Rico included3220th of 3,222
Kenedy County is the 253rd largest of 254 Texas counties by population. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 39.3 percent against 13.8 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single story product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kenedy County
Is Kenedy County's population growing?
- Population, July 1, 2024330
- Census 2020 base population351
- Population change since the 2020 census base-5.98 percent
- Population change, 2023 to 2024-21
- Births, 20246
- Deaths, 20240
- Natural change, 20246
- Net domestic migration, 2024-26
- Net international migration, 20240
- Total net migration, 2024-26
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-30
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents3045th of 3,144
The county has lost 5.98 percent of its population since the 2020 census base. More people left than moved in during 2024 and births over deaths did not make up the difference, so the population fell.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Kenedy County
What is the Kenedy County economy?
- County GDP, 2024$266.7 m
- County GDP, 2023$313.4 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 2024-14.9 percent
- GDP change over five years51.3 percent
- Rank by GDP among the Texas areas BEA publishes225th of 254
- Rank by GDP among the US county areas BEA publishes2768th of 3,127
- GDP per resident$1,839,634
Output grew -14.9 percent in the latest year and 51.3 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Kenedy County
Employment by industry in Kenedy County
- Covered employment, annual average266
- Establishments reporting30
- Average annual pay$64,197
- Average weekly wage$1,235
- Unclassified establishments, employment3
- Unclassified establishments, average annual pay$116,144
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unclassified establishments | 3 | 1 | $116,144 |
Unclassified establishments is the largest private sector at 3 jobs, 1.1 percent of covered employment.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Kenedy County
How many businesses are in Kenedy County?
- Establishments, all industries15
- Employment at those establishments133
- Annual payroll$12.1 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents103.4
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against. County Business Patterns counts private establishments with paid employees in March 2023, while the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages above counts every unemployment-insured employer, public ones included, as a 2024 annual average, so the two establishment and employment counts differ.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Kenedy County
How large is Kenedy County?
- Land area1,458 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Texas counties25th of 254
- Width, east to west51.3 mi
- Height, north to south83.9 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary4
- Residents per square mile of land0
- Establishments per square mile0.01
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Kenedy County
Flood risk in Kenedy County
- Participation of the county's own NFIP community Kenedy County, unincorporated areasParticipating, community 481230
- Communities in the county in the NFIP Community Status Book1
- Of those, participating in the NFIP1
- NFIP participation rate100.0 percent
- Communities carrying a CRS class0
- Radon levels in Kenedy County, EPA zone predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/LZone 3
The county's own community in the status book, unincorporated Kenedy County (community 481230), participates in the National Flood Insurance Program and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies there. The EPA places Kenedy County in radon zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. The zone is a screening prediction for the county and does not substitute for a test at an address. 100.0 percent of the county's listed communities participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, per Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26. US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
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Feasibility studies
When a Kenedy County site needs a document a lender will accept.
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- Population, American Community Survey 2020-2024145
- Households55
- Average household size2.64
- Median household income$38,882
- Median age54.8
Common questions
Kenedy County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Kenedy County, Texas?
The Census Bureau estimates 330 residents on July 1, 2024 (US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024). The American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimate is 145, in 55 households, ranking 253rd of 254 Texas counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Kenedy County's population growing?
The population has fallen 5.98 percent since the 2020 census base of 351, to 330 on July 1, 2024. In 2024 there were 6 births against 0 deaths, with net migration of -26. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Kenedy County?
$38,882. The median owner-occupied home is valued at null, which is null times income, and median gross rent is null per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are in Kenedy County?
15 establishments, employing 133 people with an annual payroll of $12.1 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is employment by industry in Kenedy County?
Unclassified establishments is the largest private sector at 3 jobs, 1.1 percent of covered employment. Covered employment averages 266 jobs at an average annual pay of $64,197, or $1,235 a week. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
What is the radon zone for Kenedy County?
Zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Are traffic counts available for Kenedy County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Kenedy County?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame, to be confirmed locally.
Kenedy County
Cities and places in Kenedy.
1 Census place lies wholly or partly in Kenedy County. It carries enough published place level data for a page of its own and is linked.
| Place | Type | Population | SBA 7(a) approvals, projects in this county | Lies in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarita | CDP | 92 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
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