place

Temple, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Temple, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

86,358

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$68,204

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

33.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+18.1% since 2018

Temple added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone52,925 (59.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone11,342 (12.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race9,901 (11.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone6,972 (7.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races5,190 (5.8%)
  • Asian Alone1,898 (2.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish11,351
  2. 2.Other Indo-European703
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island396
  4. 4.Korean390
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic163

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

27.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

7.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

7,578

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$32,841

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care10,474
  2. 2.Retail Trade4,343
  3. 3.Manufacturing3,723
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation3,549
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management3,215

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations15,591
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations7,909
  3. 3.Service Occupations6,415
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations6,029
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,695

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.21×)10,474
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.10×)3,549
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.08×)4,343
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.06×)2,289
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.01×)3,723

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$220,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,174/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

52.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9993,142 (18.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9993,068 (17.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,402 (14.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,610 (9.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,493 (8.7%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,161 (6.8%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

29.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,749

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.5 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

7.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone28,618 (77.3%)
  • Carpooled4,095 (11.1%)
  • Worked at Home3,460 (9.3%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other423 (1.1%)
  • Walked230 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit124 (0.3%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.