Moving to Kempner, Texas

Population: 1,004. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,117 (+11.3% change)
Males: 507 (50.5%), Females: 497 (49.5%)

Lampasas County

Zip code: 76539

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.2 years
Median household income: $37,981
Median house value: $79,700

Population by Race

Races in Kempner:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.2%)
  • Hispanic (8.0%)
  • Black (6.4%)
  • Other race (3.3%)
  • Two or more races (2.6%)
  • American Indian (2.1%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (21.5%), Irish (10.2%), United States (10.0%), English (5.8%), French (4.0%), Polish (3.0%).

Elevation: 876 feet

Land area: 2.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Kempner

  • High school or higher: 87.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kempner city

  • Never married: 21.3%
  • Now married: 62.4%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 5.6%
  • Divorced: 8.3%

7.0% Foreign born (5.4% Europe, 0.8% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +509 (+102.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Kempner:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kempner:

  • ROBERT GRAY AAF (about 12 miles; FORT HOOD/KILLEEN, TX; Abbreviation: GRK)
  • KILLEEN MUNI (about 21 miles; KILLEEN, TX; Abbreviation: ILE)
  • DRAUGHON-MILLER CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL (about 41 miles; TEMPLE, TX; Abbreviation: TPL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Kempner:

  • LAMPASAS (about 14 miles; LAMPASAS, TX; Abbreviation: T28)
  • HOOD AAF (about 20 miles; FORT HOOD(KILLEEN), TX; Abbreviation: HLR)
  • CITY-COUNTY (about 28 miles; GATESVILLE, TX; Abbreviation: 05F)

Amtrak stations near Kempner:

  • 16 miles: FORT HOOD (BLDG. 108, 76 TANK BATTALION AVE.) – Bus Station
  • 18 miles: KILLEEN (ARROW TRAILWAYS, 200 E. AVENUE C) – Bus Station

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kempner:

  • CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 14 miles; KILLEEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,777)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR (about 35 miles; BELTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,257)
  • TEMPLE COLLEGE (about 44 miles; TEMPLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,054)
  • AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; AUSTIN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 12,819)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (about 58 miles; AUSTIN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 46,503)
  • SAINT EDWARD’S UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; AUSTIN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,870)
  • MCLENNAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; WACO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,658)