King County, Texas
Demographics & Population
Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 · 5-Year Estimates
Household Income
Population Profile
Educational Attainment
Employment Overview
- Income gap: Households earn meaningfully less than the national median, which directly affects retail demand, housing absorption, and tax base.
- Below the state median: Median household income runs $31,831 (40.6%) under the Texas median, so statewide income averages overstate local household buying power.
- Elevated poverty: At 23.7%, the rate is in economically distressed territory and supports federal funding narratives (CDFI, NMTC, EDA).
- Aging population: Median age of 49 is materially above the U.S. norm; succession planning and senior-services demand are real factors.
Economy & Industry
Bureau of Labor Statistics QCEW · Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Largest private-sector industry: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting employs 77 workers, at an average wage of $62,134. Every industry figure on this page is private sector; government employs a further 59 and is counted separately.
- Economic scale: Regional GDP of $114M (2024).
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Housing & Affordability
Census ACS · HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026
Housing Overview
for rent or sale
HUD Fair Market Rents
- Affordable market: Home value to income ratio of 1.1x is well below the ~4.1x national average; supports talent attraction and family settlement narratives.
- Elevated vacancy: 41.3% of housing units are vacant, above the Texas rate of 9.4%, and up from 37.9% in 2019.
- Mostly second homes: seasonal, recreational and occasional-use units are 72.6% of vacant units, so the headline rate is not available supply.
- Genuinely available supply: units listed for rent or for sale are 0% of the vacant stock, or 0% of all housing units against the 41.3% headline vacancy rate. Absorbable supply for an incoming employer is thin, and the gap between the two is the redevelopment and conversion opportunity.
- Broadly affordable rents: All 5 HUD Fair Market Rent bedroom sizes shown above sit below what a household on the median renter income of $95,481 can pay without cost burden (~$2,387/mo), and 0% of renter households are measured as cost-burdened; a cost-of-living advantage for workforce attraction.
Workforce Pipeline
Labor force readiness, commuting, and workforce composition
Labor Market Overview
Education & Talent Pipeline
Aging Workforce
Workforce by Occupation
- Succession risk is real: 24.3% of working-age residents are 55-64. Plan for retirements over the next decade and pair attraction strategy with talent retention.
- Low participation: 55.6% labor force participation. The labor force itself fell 20.6% between 2019 and 2024, from 126 to 100.
- Talent pipeline: no college, university, or technical school is located in King County per the IPEDS institutional directory, so any training pipeline serving it runs through institutions outside the county.
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Updated from official federal government data.
American Community Survey figures on this page are 2020-2024 five-year averages rather than single-year counts. A five-year estimate pools 60 months of survey responses, so each value describes the period as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Key economic and demographic figures for King County, Texas, from federal data sources.
What is the population of King County, Texas?
211 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).
What is the median household income in King County, Texas?
$46,645 in nominal dollars (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates). Adjusted for local prices using the BEA all-items regional price parity for Texas (97.1 against a national average of 100), that is $48,038 at national average prices. BEA publishes regional price parity at state level; there is no county-level figure.
What is the unemployment rate in King County, Texas?
2.7% (2025 annual average, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS).
What is the GDP of King County, Texas?
$114M (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP2).
