Kenedy County, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Kenedy County, Texas has a population of 145 across 1,458 square miles, down 6.0 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $266.7 m in 2024, 15 establishments operate here.
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Kenedy County
How many people live in Kenedy County
- Population145
- 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-equivalents3220th
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 storey product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kenedy County
Is Kenedy County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base-5.98 percent
- Census 2020 base population351
- 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
The county has lost 5.98 percent of its population since the 2020 census base. Births exceeded deaths in 2024 but more people left than arrived, so the population is being sustained internally rather than attracting.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Kenedy County
Where people moving to Kenedy County come from
- Adjusted gross income arriving$0
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Largest single originKenedy County Non-migrants (111 households)
- Largest single destination (111 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenedy County Non-migrants | 111 | 206 | $9.4 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Kenedy County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Kenedy County
What the Kenedy County economy runs on
- 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 Texas counties225th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents2768th
- 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
Who employs people in Kenedy County
- Covered employment, annual average266
- Establishments reporting30
- Average annual pay$64,197
- Average weekly wage$1,235
- Sector 99, employment3
- Sector 99, average annual pay$116,144
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 99 | 3 | 1 | $116,144 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 3 jobs, 1.1 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job exceeds median household income, which usually means single earner households and a wage base that can carry rent.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Kenedy County
What businesses operate 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.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Kenedy County
How big 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
What hazards affect Kenedy County
- EPA radon zone predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/LZone 3
- Communities in the NFIP Community Status Book1
- Of those, participating in the NFIP1
- NFIP participation rate100.0 percent
- Communities carrying a CRS class0
The EPA places the county in radon zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L.
US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001. FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- No 7(a) approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2020 onward.
- No 504 approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2010 onward.
- The Building Permits Survey does not carry a 2024 record for this county.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Kenedy County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Kenedy County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population145
- 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?
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 growing?
The population has fallen 5.98 percent since the 2020 census base. 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 there 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 the average wage in Kenedy County?
Average annual pay is $64,197, or $1,235 a week, across 266 covered jobs. 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.
Where do people moving to Kenedy County come from?
The largest single origin is Kenedy County Non-migrants, with 111 households. Arriving households report an average income of null against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
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?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.