Kress, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Kress is a Census city of 642 people across 0.56 square miles of land, in Swisher County. Median household income is $30,357, 88.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Kress
What Kress is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.56 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,154 plus or minus 402
- County holding the largest share of its areaSwisher 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.
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How many people live in Kress
- Population642 plus or minus 224
- Median age44.7 plus or minus 11.7
- Population under 18113 plus or minus 104
- Share under 1817.6 percent plus or minus 15.0
- Population 65 and over85 plus or minus 61
- Share 65 and over13.2 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Households260 plus or minus 81
- Family households185 plus or minus 75
- Share of households that are families71.2 percent plus or minus 18.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Kress
- Median household income$30,357 plus or minus $16,119
- Per capita income$16,756 plus or minus $4,693
- Civilian labor force294 plus or minus 95
- Employed270 plus or minus 89
- Unemployed24 plus or minus 26
- Unemployment rate8.2 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Adults 25 and over462 plus or minus 138
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher70.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.4 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.5 percent plus or minus 5.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Kress
- Housing units303 plus or minus 85
- Occupied units260 plus or minus 81
- Vacant units43 plus or minus 27
- Vacancy rate14.2 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Owner occupied229 plus or minus 80
- Renter occupied31 plus or minus 23
- Ownership rate88.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$87,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$770
- Annual rent as a share of median income30.4 percent plus or minus 16.3
- Single family units298 plus or minus 87
- Share single family98.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more5 plus or minus 17
- Share in buildings of two or more1.7 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Kress gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute270 plus or minus 89
- Commuting under 15 minutes98 plus or minus 59
- Share commuting under 15 minutes36.3 percent plus or minus 18.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more47 plus or minus 37
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.4 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Drove alone82.6 percent
- Carpooled16.3 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Kress
- NFIP communityCity of Kress
- NFIP community number481012
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/21/75
The City of Kress participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 481012 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.
Swisher County, not Kress
Swisher County context, not Kress figures
- Establishments in Swisher County125
- Covered employment, Swisher County1,834
- Average annual pay, Swisher County$46,388
- Housing units permitted, Swisher County0
Every figure in this section is published for Swisher County as a whole and is not a measurement of Kress.
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.
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Common questions
Kress questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Kress, Texas?
642, in 260 households. Kress city covers 0.56 square miles of land, which is 1,154 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Kress in?
Swisher 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 Kress?
$30,357. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $87,600. Median gross rent is $770 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Kress in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Kress appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Kress, city of, community 481012, 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 Kress figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Swisher 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 Kress.
Is zoning published for Kress?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.