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Kermit, TX

5,689 Population
2.5 square miles 2,246 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.3 ±3.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Winkler County: 35.1 ±1.8
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 35.6 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$33,995 ±$3,725 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Winkler County: $35,418 ±$2,940
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $40,752 ±$159
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$81,170 ±$21,635 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Winkler County: $86,900 † ±$18,475
  • a little higher than the amount in Texas: $78,476 ±$263
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

16.9% ±6.2% (959  ±356) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Winkler County: 16.2% † 1,196 (±5.1% / ±372)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,074,940 (±0.1% / ±38,425)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

30.9 minutes ±5.8 (83,890  ±17,176) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Winkler County: 28.6 † 99,755 (±4.6 / ±17,062)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,138 ±160 Number of households
  • Winkler County: 2,762 ±136
  • Texas: 10,992,816 ±15,813
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.2 (5,689  ±197) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Winkler County: 2.7 7,345 (±0.1 / ±10)
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,571,696
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.3% ±5.6% (66  ±71) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Winkler County: 7.3% † 118 (±4.8% / ±79)
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 5.6% 417,420 (±0.1% / ±5,681)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,563 ±92 Number of housing units
  • Winkler County: 3,227 ±27
  • Texas: 12,128,515 ±1,574
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$151,600 ±$33,938 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Winkler County: $148,200 † ±$29,382
  • about half the amount in Texas: $283,800 ±$738
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.4% ±4.2% (418  ±236.4) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Winkler County: 7.4% † 545 (±3.5% / ±261.4)
  • about half the rate in Texas: 14% 4,185,730 (±0.1% / ±31,449.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

67.8% ±8.2% (2,412  ±319.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Winkler County: 72.7% 3,394 (±7.2% / ±347)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 86% 16,951,277 (±0.2% / ±43,005)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
8% ±3% (284  ±106.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Winkler County: 10.6% † 496 (±3.1% / ±143.2)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Texas: 33.8% 6,669,107 (±0.1% / ±27,455.2)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

17.8% ±4.9% (1,015  ±278) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Winkler County: 15.3% 1,140
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 17.6% 5,302,466
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.1% ±2.1% (168  ±88) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Winkler County: 3.9% † 205 (±1.7% / ±92)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 6.2% 1,402,357 (±0.1% / ±10,216)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
168 Total veterans ±88 163 Male ±90 5 Female ±15

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