The following is demographic information for the labor market commute area of Kilgore. This area consists of some or all of the following counties: Gregg, Cherokee, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Smith, Upshur, and Wood.
Household Income
| Households(1) |
Census |
Estimates |
| 1990 |
% |
2000 |
% |
2009 estimate
|
% |
2014 projection |
% |
| Household Income Distribution |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Under $15,000 |
20,090 |
30.6% |
13,926 |
19.5 |
11,347 |
14.7% |
11,072 |
13.5% |
| $15,000 - $24,999 |
12,693 |
19.3% |
10,972 |
15.3% |
9,665 |
12.6% |
9,400 |
11.4% |
| $25,000 - $34,999 |
10,508 |
16% |
10,722 |
15% |
9,213 |
12% |
9,199 |
11.2% |
| $35,000 - $49,999 |
11,504 |
17.5% |
12,388 |
17.3% |
12,689 |
16.5% |
12,813 |
15.6% |
| $50,000 - 74,999 |
7,588 |
11.5% |
12,995 |
18.2% |
14,719 |
19.1% |
16,237 |
19.7% |
| $75,000 - $99,999 |
1,806 |
2.8% |
5,757 |
8% |
9,010 |
11.7% |
9,844 |
12% |
| $100,000 - Above |
1,492 |
2.3% |
4,880 |
6.8% |
10,298 |
13.4% |
13,702 |
16.6% |
| Median Hhold Income |
$25,045 |
|
$35,226 |
|
$44,309 |
|
$48,101 |
|
| Per Capita Income |
$11,645 |
|
$17, 402 |
|
$20,882 |
|
$23,171 |
|
| (1) Sites on Texas
*The Labor Market Commute Area comprises some or all of the following counties: Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Smith, Upshur and Wood. |
Workforce Education
| Workforce Education Attainment (1) |
Census |
Estimates |
| 1990 |
% |
2000 |
% |
2009 estimate |
% |
2014 projection |
% |
| Age 25+ Pop. |
110,073 |
|
121,920 |
|
132,271 |
|
134,154 |
|
| Under Grade 9 |
10,778 |
9.8% |
7,130 |
5.9% |
8,962 |
6.8% |
9,306 |
6.9% |
| Grade 9 - 12 |
18,981 |
17.2% |
18,232 |
15% |
12,544 |
9.5% |
11,153 |
8.3% |
| High School |
31,091 |
28.3% |
35,738 |
29.3% |
44,340 |
33.5% |
44,283 |
33% |
| Some College |
24,690 |
22.4% |
30,069 |
24.7% |
30,594 |
23.1% |
31,987 |
23.8% |
| Associates Degree |
8,030 |
7.3% |
8,333 |
6.8% |
9,532 |
7.2% |
9,885 |
7.4% |
| Bachelors Degree |
10,821 |
9.8% |
13,822 |
11.3% |
18,121 |
13.7% |
18,978 |
14.2% |
| Graduate Degree |
5,651 |
5.1% |
6,752 |
5.5% |
8,179 |
6.2% |
8,562 |
6.4% |
| (1) Sites on Texas
*The Labor Market Commute Area is comprised of some or all of the following counties: Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Smith, Upshur and Wood. |
