Moving to Kennedale, Texas

Population: 5,850. Estimated population in July 2024: 6,547 (+11.9% change)
Males: 2,870 (49.1%), Females: 2,980 (50.9%)

Tarrant County

Zip code: 76060

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.7 years
Median household income: $49,091
Median house value: $101,900

Population by Race

Races in Kennedale:

  • White Non-Hispanic (83.8%)
  • Hispanic (9.9%)
  • Other race (4.3%)
  • Black (3.5%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)

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

Ancestries: United States (17.1%), German (14.8%), English (13.7%), Irish (11.3%), French (3.5%), Scotch-Irish (3.1%).

Land area: 6.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Kennedale

  • High school or higher: 81.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 5.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kennedale city

  • Never married: 21.8%
  • Now married: 57.0%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 5.2%
  • Divorced: 13.6%

3.1% Foreign born (2.5% Latin America, 0.3% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,751 (+42.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Kennedale:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kennedale:

  • FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTL (about 15 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; Abbreviation: FTW)
  • FORT WORTH NAS JRB/CARSWELL FIELD (about 17 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; Abbreviation: NFW)
  • DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL (about 21 miles; DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX; Abbreviation: DFW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Kennedale:

Amtrak station near Kennedale:

  • 11 miles: FORT WORTH (1501 JONES ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Kennedale:

  • TEXAS STATE HORSESHOEING SCHOOL (Location: 603 NEW HOPE RD S; Private, for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kennedale:

  • TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,403)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON (about 7 miles; ARLINGTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 15,467)
  • TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,032)
  • SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (about 10 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,253)
  • TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 15,454)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS (about 22 miles; IRVING, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,400)
  • NORTH LAKE COLLEGE (about 23 miles; IRVING, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,554)

Schools

Public high school in Kennedale:

  • KENNEDALE H S (Students: 854; Location: 120 W MANSFIELD HWY; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Kennedale:

  • JAMES F DELANEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 520; Location: 120 W MANSFIELD HWY; Grades: PK – 03)
  • KENNEDALE J H (Students: 516; Location: 120 W MANSFIELD HWY; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • JAMES A ARTHUR MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 399; Location: 120 W MANSFIELD HWY; Grades: 04 – 06)
  • KENNEDALE ALTER ED PROG (Location: 120 W MANSFIELD HWY; Grades: 04 – 12)

Libraries

Library in Kennedale:

  • THE KENNEDALE LIBRARY (Operating income: $67,612; Location: 201 N NEW HOPE RD; 14,149 books; 679 audio materials; 454 video materials; 14 serial subscriptions)