Kinney County, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Kinney County, Texas had an estimated 3,191 residents on July 1, 2024, up 1.9 percent since the 2020 census base of 3,131, across 1,360 square miles. County output reached $162.4 m in 2024, 28 establishments operate here.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Kinney County
How many people live in Kinney County
- Population, American Community Survey 2020-20243,157
- Households1,152
- Average household size2.74
- Median household income$70,000
- Median age50.3
- Median gross rent$1,272 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$82,000
- Home value to household income1.2 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over2,556
- Population under 18230
- Share under 187.3 percent
- Population 65 and over836
- Share 65 and over26.5 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 642,091
- Civilian labor force1,612
- Unemployment rate0.9 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over55.1 percent
- Rank by population among Texas counties222nd of 254
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents, Puerto Rico included3028th of 3,222
Kinney County is the 222nd largest of 254 Texas counties by population. A median home costs 1.2 times median household income, which is affordable by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 26.5 percent against 7.3 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.
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Is Kinney County's population growing?
- Population, July 1, 20243,191
- Census 2020 base population3,131
- Population change since the 2020 census base1.92 percent
- Population change, 2023 to 2024-13
- Births, 202435
- Deaths, 202436
- Natural change, 2024-1
- Net domestic migration, 2024-50
- Net international migration, 202440
- Total net migration, 2024-10
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 202419
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents1189th of 3,144
The county has grown 1.92 percent since the 2020 census base. The population fell in 2024 from both sources: deaths exceeded births and more people left than moved in.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
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Where are people moving to Kinney County from?
- Tax returns filed by households arriving66
- People arriving, from those returns116
- Tax returns filed by households leaving52
- Net household movement14
- Adjusted gross income arriving$3.8 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$1.3 m
- Average income of an arriving household$58,121
- Average income of a leaving household$49,096
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|
Households arriving report $9,025 more average income than households leaving, so the migration is raising local spending power rather than just moving it around.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
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What is the Kinney County economy?
- County GDP, 2024$162.4 m
- County GDP, 2023$146.5 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 202410.9 percent
- GDP change over five years32.0 percent
- Rank by GDP among the Texas areas BEA publishes238th of 254
- Rank by GDP among the US county areas BEA publishes2957th of 3,127
- GDP per resident$51,457
Output grew 10.9 percent in the latest year and 32.0 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.
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Employment by industry in Kinney County
- Covered employment, annual average947
- Establishments reporting76
- Average annual pay$55,513
- Average weekly wage$1,068
- Retail trade, employment92
- Retail trade, average annual pay$18,239
- Health care and social assistance, employment18
- Health care and social assistance, average annual pay$39,014
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 92 | 8 | $18,239 |
| Health care and social assistance | 18 | 4 | $39,014 |
Retail trade is the largest private sector at 92 jobs, 9.7 percent of covered employment.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
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How many businesses are in Kinney County?
- Establishments, all industries28
- Employment at those establishments353
- Annual payroll$15.8 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents8.9
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.
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Building permits in Kinney County
- Housing units authorized by permit, 20242
- Declared construction value permitted$589,074
- Single family units authorized2
- Multifamily units authorized0
- Multifamily share of units0.0 percent
- Average declared value per unit$294,537
- Units authorized per 1,000 households1.7
Single-family homes are 100.0 percent of units authorized, so the pipeline is predominantly single-family.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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How large is Kinney County?
- Land area1,360 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Texas counties27th of 254
- Width, east to west41.2 mi
- Height, north to south37.3 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary4
- Residents per square mile of land2
- Establishments per square mile0.02
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.
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Flood risk in Kinney County
- Participation of the county's own NFIP community Kinney County, unincorporated areasParticipating, community 481176
- Communities in the county in the NFIP Community Status Book2
- Of those, participating in the NFIP2
- NFIP participation rate100.0 percent
- Communities carrying a CRS class0
- Radon levels in Kinney 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 Kinney County (community 481176), participates in the National Flood Insurance Program and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies there. The EPA places Kinney 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.
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Feasibility studies
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- Population, American Community Survey 2020-20243,157
- Households1,152
- Average household size2.74
- Median household income$70,000
- Median age50.3
Common questions
Kinney County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Kinney County, Texas?
The Census Bureau estimates 3,191 residents on July 1, 2024 (US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024). The American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimate is 3,157, in 1,152 households, ranking 222nd of 254 Texas counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Kinney County's population growing?
The population has grown 1.92 percent since the 2020 census base of 3,131, to 3,191 on July 1, 2024. In 2024 there were 35 births against 36 deaths, with net migration of -10. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Kinney County?
$70,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $82,000, which is 1.2 times income, and median gross rent is $1,272 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are in Kinney County?
28 establishments, employing 353 people with an annual payroll of $15.8 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 Kinney County?
Retail trade is the largest private sector at 92 jobs, 9.7 percent of covered employment. Covered employment averages 947 jobs at an average annual pay of $55,513, or $1,068 a week. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How many building permits were issued in Kinney County?
2 housing units were authorized by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $589,074. Multifamily was 0.0 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Kinney 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 Kinney 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 Kinney 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.
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Cities and places in Kinney.
3 Census places lie wholly or partly in Kinney County. All 3 carry enough published place level data for a page of their own and are linked.
| Place | Type | Population | SBA 7(a) approvals, projects in this county | Lies in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brackettville | city | 1,595 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Fort Clark Springs | CDP | 1,048 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Spofford | city | 29 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
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