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Kenedy County, TX: population growth, jobs and income

Kenedy County had an estimated 319 residents in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes56.7%2020–24
  • Median gross rentIn the report
  • New homes permitted, last 12 monthsIn the report
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  1. 1 Summary, headline numbers and ranks (free preview)
  2. 2 Ranks and the neighbouring-county table
  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
  5. 5 Every source and the methods
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What the numbers say

Net domestic migration was negative in 2025: 8 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in.

Private employers had 133 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −8.9% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 8.2% in 2025, 3.5 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Median household income was $38,882 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, −3.0% since 2016–20.

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Kenedy County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
2025319−4
2024323−24
2023347−9
2022356+16
2021340−9
2020349–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Kenedy County

Kenedy County lost 30 people since 2020; the biggest drag was domestic migration (−40).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−2−3
International migrationfrom and to other countries+6+12
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties−8−40
Census adjustmentbalancing residual+0+1
Total change−4−30

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

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Neighbouring counties

Its median household income ($38,882, 2020–24) is lower than in all 4 of its neighbouring counties.

Kenedy County, TX and its 4 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Kenedy County, TX This county319–––$38,882
Willacy County, TX19,971−0.8%−7.62.2$54,180
Kleberg County, TX30,315−2.2%−7.20.6$61,292
Brooks County, TX6,579−7.3%−17.30.0$47,764
Hidalgo County, TX921,549+5.6%−1.47.9$54,338

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

How many people moved to Kenedy County?

On net, none in 2025: about 8 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Kenedy County?

It averaged 8.2% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Kenedy County?

About 319 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Kenedy County?

Private employers there had 133 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −8.9% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

What is the median household income in Kenedy County?

$38,882 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

What Beacon CRE covers in Texas

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.