Kilgore is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 13,523 people and five associated neighborhoods, Kilgore is the 213th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Kilgore is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Kilgore is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kilgore who work in sales jobs (11.12%), management occupations (7.90%), and office and administrative support (7.80%). Being a small city, Kilgore does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Kilgore is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.32% of adults 25 and older in Kilgore have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Kilgore in 2022 was $27,323, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $109,292 for a family of four. However, Kilgore contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Kilgore is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kilgore home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kilgore residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Kilgore also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.13% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Kilgore include English, German, Irish, French, and European. The most common language spoken in Kilgore is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
