Demographics

DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS - Labor Market Commute Area
Population (1) Census Estimates
1990 % 2000 % 2009
estimate
% 2014
projection
%
Population by Age Group                
19 and Under 54,310 31 57,386 30 57,060 28.1 57,976 28.3
20 - 34 38,858 22.2 36,410 19.1 42,483 21 40,980 20
35 - 54 42,961 24.5 55,351 28.9 56,017 26.2 51,484 25.1
55 - 74 28,461 16.2 30,660 16 37,019 18.3 41,304 20.2
75 - Older 10,756 6.2 11,677 6.1 12,968 6.4 13,102 6.4
Total 175,346   191,484   202,544   204,839  
Median Age 33.1   35.7   35.6   36.2  
(1) Sites on Texas - The labor market commute area consists of all or portions of the following counties: Gregg, Harrison, Smith, Rusk, Upshur and Wood

 

Total Households
  2000 Census 2009 Estimate 2014 Projection
Kilgore 4,455 5,009 5,165
Kilgore Area MSA 73,349 78,529 83,876