Kilgore, Texas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 11,301. Estimated population in July 2024: 11,858 (+4.9% change)
Males: 5,486 (48.5%), Females: 5,815 (51.5%)
Zip codes: 75662.
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $33,910
Median house value: $57,700
Population by Race
Races in Kilgore:
- White Non-Hispanic (74.8%)
- Black (12.3%)
- Hispanic (11.1%)
- Other race (6.9%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (16.1%), Irish (9.8%), English (8.8%), German (8.5%), Scottish (2.4%), French (2.1%).
Land area: 15.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Kilgore
- High school or higher: 76.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
- Unemployed: 7.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Kilgore city
- Never married: 20.1%
- Now married: 57.6%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 10.9%
6.5% Foreign born (5.5% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -41 (-0.4%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Kilgore:
- ROY H LAIRD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1612 SOUTH HENDERSON BLVD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Kilgore:
- GOOD SHEPHERD MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; LONGVIEW, TX)
- LONGVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; LONGVIEW, TX)
- HENDERSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; HENDERSON, TX)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kilgore:
- EAST TEXAS RGNL (about 12 miles; LONGVIEW, TX; Abbreviation: GGG)
- TYLER POUNDS RGNL (about 37 miles; TYLER, TX; Abbreviation: TYR)
- SHREVEPORT REGIONAL (about 73 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; Abbreviation: SHV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kilgore:
- GLADEWATER MUNI (about 12 miles; GLADEWATER, TX; Abbreviation: 07F)
- RUSK COUNTY (about 18 miles; HENDERSON, TX; Abbreviation: F12)
- FOX STEPHENS FIELD – GILMER MUNI (about 21 miles; GILMER, TX; Abbreviation: 4F4)
Amtrak station near Kilgore:
- 13 miles: LONGVIEW (905 PACIFIC AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Kilgore:
- KILGORE COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,814; Location: 1100 BROADWAY; Public; Website: www.kilgore.cc.tx.us)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Kilgore:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER (about 30 miles; TYLER, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,433)
- TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 40 miles; TYLER, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,872)
- STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; NACOGDOCHES, TX; Full-time enrollment: 10,217)
- TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; ATHENS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,858)
- ANGELINA COLLEGE (about 73 miles; LUFKIN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,773)
- BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; Full-time enrollment: 2,743)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 86 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; Full-time enrollment: 3,059)
Schools
Public high schools in Kilgore:
- KILGORE H S (Students: 1,066; Location: 301 N KILGORE ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
- DANVILLE ALTERNATIVE H S (Students: 29; Location: 301 N KILGORE ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Kilgore:
- MAUDE LAIRD MIDDLE (Students: 820; Location: 301 N KILGORE ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- CHANDLER EL (Students: 753; Location: 301 N KILGORE ST; Grades: 01 – 03)
- KILGORE INT (Students: 547; Location: 301 N KILGORE ST; Grades: 04 – 05)
- KILGORE HEIGHTS EL (Students: 454; Location: 301 N KILGORE ST; Grades: PK – KG)
- ELDER COOP ALTER SCHOOL (Location: 301 N KILGORE ST; Grades: KG – 12)
Libraries
Library in Kilgore:
- KILGORE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $252,490; Location: 301 N HENDERSON BLVD; 32,559 books; 1,108 audio materials; 921 video materials; 79 serial subscriptions)