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Moving to Kerens, Texas

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Population: 1,681. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,803 (+7.3% change)
Males: 765 (45.5%), Females: 916 (54.5%)

Navarro County

Zip code: 75144

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.7 years
Median household income: $27,969
Median house value: $41,800

Population by Race

Races in Kerens:

  • White Non-Hispanic (68.9%)
  • Black (22.1%)
  • Hispanic (7.6%)
  • Other race (5.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)

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

Ancestries: United States (15.2%), English (6.8%), German (6.2%), Irish (5.0%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%), French (1.4%).

Elevation: 366 feet

Land area: 2.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Kerens

  • High school or higher: 72.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
  • Unemployed: 11.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kerens city

  • Never married: 20.9%
  • Now married: 52.9%
  • Separated: 3.5%
  • Widowed: 13.2%
  • Divorced: 9.5%

3.0% Foreign born (3.0% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -21 (-1.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Kerens:

  • NAVARRO REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; CORSICANA, TX)
  • EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER – FAIRFIELD (about 27 miles; FAIRFIELD, TX)
  • EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER ATHENS (about 27 miles; ATHENS, TX)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kerens:

  • TYLER POUNDS RGNL (about 60 miles; TYLER, TX; Abbreviation: TYR)
  • DALLAS LOVE FIELD (about 65 miles; DALLAS, TX; Abbreviation: DAL)
  • DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL (about 76 miles; DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX; Abbreviation: DFW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Kerens:

  • C DAVID CAMPBELL FIELD-CORSICANA MUNI (about 14 miles; CORSICANA, TX; Abbreviation: CRS)
  • HALL (about 26 miles; KAUFMAN, TX; Abbreviation: K00)
  • ATHENS MUNI (about 29 miles; ATHENS, TX; Abbreviation: F44)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kerens:

  • NAVARRO COLLEGE (about 16 miles; CORSICANA, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,842)
  • TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; ATHENS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,858)
  • EASTFIELD COLLEGE (about 55 miles; MESQUITE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,457)
  • SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; DALLAS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 8,231)
  • EL CENTRO COLLEGE (about 60 miles; DALLAS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,359)
  • MOUNTAIN VIEW COLLEGE (about 62 miles; DALLAS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,029)
  • DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; DALLAS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,496)

Public primary/middle school in Kerens:

  • KERENS SCHOOL (Students: 734; Location: 200 BOBCAT LN; Grades: PK – 12)

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