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:
- ROLLINS BROOK COMMUNITY (about 15 miles; LAMPASAS, TX)
- METROPLEX HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; KILLEEN, TX)
- CORYELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; GATESVILLE, TX)
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)