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.
One of the nice things about Kingsville is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.27 minutes getting to work every day.
The citizens of Kingsville are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.47% of adults in Kingsville having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Kingsville in 2022 was $24,114, which is lower middle income relative to Texas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $96,456 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 30.99% 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 72.66% 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.
