Because there are quite a few people attending college in Kingsville, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Kingsville provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
Kingsville is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
Kingsville is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The population of Kingsville overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Kingsville, 22.29% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Kingsville in 2022 was $24,713, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $98,852 for a family of four. However, Kingsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Kingsville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.13% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Kingsville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kingsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Kingsville, accounting for 75.07% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Kingsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Kingsville include German, English, Irish, European, and Afghan.
The most common language spoken in Kingsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
